Philosophy and Artificial Intelligence

Educational objectives

Given for granted some basic and indispensable goals (knowledge and understanding in the field of studies; ability to apply knowledge and understanding; capability of critical analysis; communication skills on that which has been learned; capacity to undertake further studies with some autonomy), the course intends to attain the following specific objectives: knowledge of key notions of history of science and technology by means of an analysis of some classics of the discipline; improvement of: capacity of critical reading and historical-theoretical framing of scientific and philosophical texts; mastery of philosophical and scientific terminology in oral and written communication; argumentative skills.

Educational objectives

Given for granted some basic and indispensable goals commonly shared by the Bachelor in Philosophy, the course intends to attain the following specific objectives. Knowledge and ability to understand (Dublin descriptor A): basic notions of formal logic: deductive validity, connectives, quantifiers, semantics, formal systems. Application skills (descriptor B): ability to apply formal logic to scrutinize informal reasonings and to solve logical problems. Autonomy of judgment (descriptor C): ability to critically examine philosophical assumptions connected with concepts and procedures employed in formal logic. Communication skills (descriptor D): ability to use the tools of formal logic to construct arguments and to respond to the arguments of others. Learning skills (descriptor E): ability to use the acquired knowledge to deal with logical systems more advanced than first order classical predicate logic.

Educational objectives

Given for granted some basic and indispensable goals commonly shared by the Bachelor in Philosophy, the course intends to attain the following specific objectives. Knowledge and ability to understand (Dublin descriptor A): knowledge of a philosophical problem in historical and critical perspective; knowledge of a philosophical period and context with a focus on the long-term nature of the issues addressed; knowledge of key concepts and terms in historical perspective. Application skills (descriptor B): ability to understand and interpret classic texts of the discipline; ability to analyze the texts from a historical and critical perspective. Autonomy of judgment (descriptor C): ability to reconstruct a historical-philosophical context; ability to argue the topic under study (also through the stimulus to participate actively). Communication skills (descriptor D): ability to use a technical vocabulary; ability to argue the topics covered. Learning skills (descriptor E): ability to delve into philosophical questions and problems, even in a personal way (by learning a method, searching for a reference bibliography, etc.).

Educational objectives

The course provides a critical introduction to contemporary philosophy of mind and its fundamental concepts, with a particular focus on its connection to modern cognitive sciences. The course aims to achieve the following objectives: acquisition of key notions and main themes of the philosophy of mind, mastery of an adequate philosophical vocabulary, development of personal argumentative skills, ability to establish conceptual links between the technological and philosophical fields.

Educational objectives

Given for granted some basic and indispensable goals (knowledge and understanding in the field of studies; ability to apply knowledge and understanding; capability of critical analysis; communication skills on that which has been learned; capacity to undertake further studies with some autonomy), the course intends to attain the following specific objectives: knowledge of key notions of philosophy of finance by means of an analysis of some classics of the discipline; improvement of: capacity of critical reading and historical-theoretical framing of philosophical texts; mastery of philosophical terminology in oral and written communication; argumentative skills.

Educational objectives

Given for granted some basic and indispensable goals (knowledge and understanding in the field of studies; ability to apply knowledge and understanding; capability of critical analysis; communication skills on that which has been learned; capacity to undertake further studies with some autonomy), the course intends to attain the following specific objectives: knowledge of key notions of aesthetics by means of an analysis of some classics of the discipline; improvement of: capacity of critical reading and historical-theoretical framing of philosophical texts; mastery of philosophical terminology in oral and written communication; argumentative skills.

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The course provides a critical introduction to contemporary philosophy of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its fundamental concepts, with a particular focus on its connection to philosophy of mind and cognitive sciences. The course aims to achieve the following objectives: acquisition of key notions and main themes of the philosophy of AI, understanding of the main philosophical questions surrounding AI, mastery of an adequate philosophical vocabulary, development of personal argumentative skills, ability to establish conceptual links between the technological and philosophical fields.

Educational objectives

Given for granted some basic and indispensable goals (knowledge and understanding in the field of studies; ability to apply knowledge and understanding; capability of critical analysis; communication skills on that which has been learned; capacity to undertake further studies with some autonomy), the course intends to attain the following specific objectives: knowledge of XX century events and history, understanding of the key issues of historical research on this period, specific investigation of the history of Fascism in Italy and Europe.

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Students are expected to acquire a good knowledge of the main lines of early modern history through an active and lively participation in the lessons, thanks also to an accurate reading of the texts indicated in the bibliography. Special attention will be given to the enhancement of critical attitudes and to the student’s skill of communicating the acquired knowledge.

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Given for granted some basic and indispensable goals (knowledge and understanding in the field of studies; ability to apply knowledge and understanding; capability of critical analysis; ability to communicate about what has been learned; skills to undertake further studies with some autonomy), the course intends to attain the following specific objectives: knolwedge of the fundamental results and methods of Mathematical Logic with a special attention to their applications in Artificial Intelligence.

Educational objectives

Given for granted some basic and indispensable goals (knowledge and understanding in the field of studies; ability to apply knowledge and understanding; capability of critical analysis; ability to communicate about what has been learned; skills to undertake further studies with some autonomy), the course intends to attain the following specific objectives: knowledge of the main modles and methods of theoretical computer science; in particular, computability/decidability and computational complexity of problems and algorithms.

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Given for granted some basic and indispensable goals (knowledge and understanding in the field of studies; ability to apply knowledge and understanding; capability of critical analysis; ability to communicate about what has been learned; skills to undertake further studies with some autonomy), the course intends to attain the following specific objectives: knowledge of the basics of probability theory and mathematical statistics that are needed for the main applications of Arificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.

Educational objectives

Basic and indispensable goals: knowledge and understanding in the field of studies; ability to apply knowledge and understanding; capability of critical analysis; ability to communicate about what has been learned; skills to undertake further studies with some autonomy.

Educational objectives

Given for granted some basic and indispensable goals (knowledge and understanding of the discipline; ability to apply knowledge and understanding; ability of critical analysis and of expressing carefully that which has been learned; ability to undertake further studies autonomously), the course intends to attain the following specific objectives: acquisition of knowledge of key notions of Aristotle’s philosophy by means of an analysis of some of his writings; improvement of the capacity of critical reading and of historical-theoretical framing of philosophical texts; mastery of philosophical terminology in oral and written communication; improvement of argumentative skills.

Educational objectives

Given for granted some basic and indispensable goals (knowledge and understanding in the field of studies; ability to apply knowledge and understanding; capability of critical analysis; ability to communicate about what has been learned; skills to undertake further studies with some autonomy), the course intends to attain the following specific objectives: ability to explain and interpret the philosophical texts; mastery in the oral use of the philosophical lexicon, specifically that related to the topics of the course; acquisition of fundamental concepts for theoretical research; improvement of autonomous argumentation skills thanks exercises and seminars organised during the lessons.

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Given for granted some basic and indispensable goals (knowledge and understanding in the field of studies; ability to apply knowledge and understanding; capability of critical analysis; communication skills on that which has been learned; capacity to undertake further studies with some autonomy), the course intends to attain the following specific objectives: knowledge of key notions of ethics and, more broadly, moral philosophy, by means of an analysis of some classics of the discipline; improvement of: capacity of critical reading and historical-theoretical framing of philosophical texts; mastery of philosophical terminology in oral and written communication; argumentative skills.

Educational objectives

Given for granted some basic and indispensable goals (knowledge and understanding in the field of studies; ability to apply knowledge and understanding; capability of critical analysis; communication skills on that which has been learned; capacity to undertake further studies with some autonomy), the course intends to attain the following specific objectives: knowledge of key notions of aesthetics by means of an analysis of some classics of the discipline; improvement of: capacity of critical reading and historical-theoretical framing of philosophical texts; mastery of philosophical terminology in oral and written communication; argumentative skills.

Educational objectives

Given for granted some basic and indispensable goals (knowledge and understanding in the field of studies; ability to apply knowledge and understanding; capability of critical analysis; communication skills on that which has been learned; capacity to undertake further studies with some autonomy), the course intends to attain the following specific objectives: knowledge of key concepts of philosophy of science by means of an analysis of some classics of the discipline; improvement of 1) the capacity of critical reading and historical-theoretical framing of philosophical texts, 2) mastery of philosophical terminology, and 3) argumentative skills.

Educational objectives

Given for granted some basic and indispensable goals (knowledge and understanding in the field of studies; ability to apply knowledge and understanding; capability of critical analysis; ability to communicate about what has been learned; skills to undertake further studies with some autonomy), the course intends to attain the following specific objectives: study and aquisition of symbolic and subsymbolic Artificial Intelligence techniques related either to pre-existing models or to machine-learned models.

Educational objectives

Given for granted some basic and indispensable goals (knowledge and understanding in the field of studies; ability to apply knowledge and understanding; capability of critical analysis; ability to communicate about what has been learned; skills to undertake further studies with some autonomy), the course intends to attain the following specific objectives: study and acquisition of data analysis techniques based on Artificial Intelligence systems; ethical aspects and privacy preservation in data analysis.

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Given for granted some basic and indispensable goals (knowledge and understanding in the field of studies; ability to apply knowledge and understanding; capability of critical analysis; ability to communicate about what has been learned; skills to undertake further studies with some autonomy), the course intends to attain the following specific objectives: knowledge of the basics of linear algebra, in particular: vector spaces, algebra of matrices, endomorphisms, determinants and diagonalization.

Educational objectives

Basic and indispensable goals: knowledge and understanding in the field of studies; ability to apply knowledge and understanding; capability of critical analysis; ability to communicate about what has been learned; skills to undertake further studies with some autonomy.