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.
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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.
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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: acquiring key notions and main themes in philosophy of mind and cognitive sciences, developing an adequate philosophical vocabulary, enhancing personal argumentative skills, developing the ability to make conceptual connections between the technological and philosophical domains.
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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.).
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Educational objectives Without prejudice to the general learning objectives of the Bachelor's Degree in Philosophy, the course aims to achieve the following specific learning outcomes. Knowledge and understanding (Dublin descriptor A): knowledge of the major strands of modern moral philosophy, with particular attention to the universalist tradition and its critiques; understanding of the concepts of subject, universalism, social contract, and genealogy; knowledge of the historical and philosophical contexts of the works of Thomas Hobbes and Michel Foucault. Applying knowledge and understanding (descriptor B): ability to read, understand, and interpret classic texts in moral and political philosophy; ability to analyze philosophical texts critically, reconstructing their arguments and situating them within their historical and philosophical contexts. Making judgments (descriptor C): ability to critically discuss different conceptions of subjectivity, universalism, and conflict, developing independent and well-argued judgments. Communication skills (descriptor D): ability to use the technical vocabulary of moral and political philosophy and to present philosophical arguments clearly and effectively. Learning skills (descriptor E): ability to pursue further study of moral philosophy through independent reading of primary texts, the use of secondary literature, and the application of methods of philosophical analysis.
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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.).
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