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B032104 - PHILOSOPHIES OF MEDIEVAL AGES
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Academic Year 2022-23
Coorte 2022 - Second Cycle Degree in PHILOSOPHICAL STUDIES
Course year
First year - First Semester
Belonging Department
Humanities (DILEF)
Course Type
Single education field course
Scientific Area
M-FIL/08 - HISTORY OF MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY
Credits
6
Teaching Hours
36
Teaching Term
12/09/2022 ⇒ 02/12/2022
Attendance required
Yes
Type of Evaluation
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Mutuality
Course teached as:
B032104 - FILOSOFIE DELL'ETA' MEDIEVALE
Second Cycle Degree in PHILOSOPHICAL STUDIES
Curriculum FILOSOFIA: TESTO E INTERPRETAZIONE
B032104 - FILOSOFIE DELL'ETA' MEDIEVALE
Second Cycle Degree in PHILOSOPHICAL STUDIES
Curriculum FILOSOFIA: TESTO E INTERPRETAZIONE
Teaching Language
Italian
Course Content
The course aim at giving to the students an advanced knowledge of the main themes and concepts of medieval philosophy. By an accurate analysis of the text, the student will be able to improve his critical and comprehension skills
Suggested readings (Search our library's catalogue)
The texts analyzed will be selected from the Summa theologiae by Thomas Aquinas, in Italian with Latin text opposite. Pdf will be provided to students on moodle. Other essays useful for the exam and the report will always be made available on e-learning platform
Learning Objectives
Knowledge: Students check the general knowledge gained during the three year course by reading and commenting a text under the tutor's handbook and using the specific bibliography. Competence: Through the analytical examination of the text and the comparison with the ancient tradition, students develop their own capacity for autonomous understanding and judgment by placing texts and concepts within the development of philosophical thought. Behavior: Through critical analysis and comparison with the philosophical text, students learn how to elaborate their ideas consistently and show them with the appropriate scientific language
Prerequisites
No prerequisites
Further information
Please note that a compulsory attendance is required for 2/3 of the
lessons. There are no non-attending exams unless for part-time students
(who must contact the teacher at the beginning of the course to agree on
a specific program)
lessons. There are no non-attending exams unless for part-time students
(who must contact the teacher at the beginning of the course to agree on
a specific program)
Type of Assessment
Esame scritto sui contenuti del corso. Lo studente dovrà dimostrare di
avere una capacità di scrittura e di elaborazione originale dei temi
affrontati durante le lezioni
avere una capacità di scrittura e di elaborazione originale dei temi
affrontati durante le lezioni
Course program
At the borders of medieval ontology: Thomas Aquinas’s angelology
Medieval ontology ordered in a hierarchical way between God and the material world, imposes on philosophical thought another subject of knowledge other than man. According to the biblical account, this is the angel, intermediary between God and men, immaterial, but able to know the entities of nature, man and God himself. How is it possible to philosophically conceive the immaterial angel as a substance capable of knowledge, language and movement in space, within a philosophical framework characterized by a profound assumption of Aristotelian philosophy? Through the analytical reading of some parts of the Summa theologiae, the course intends to address the fundamental traits about the angelology of Thomas Aquinas.
Medieval ontology ordered in a hierarchical way between God and the material world, imposes on philosophical thought another subject of knowledge other than man. According to the biblical account, this is the angel, intermediary between God and men, immaterial, but able to know the entities of nature, man and God himself. How is it possible to philosophically conceive the immaterial angel as a substance capable of knowledge, language and movement in space, within a philosophical framework characterized by a profound assumption of Aristotelian philosophy? Through the analytical reading of some parts of the Summa theologiae, the course intends to address the fundamental traits about the angelology of Thomas Aquinas.