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cod. 0312500204

HISTORY OF POLITICAL THEORY

	0312500204
	DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL HERITAGE
	EQF6
	PHILOSOPHY
	2017/2018

PERCORSO COMUNE

	OBBLIGATORIO
	YEAR OF COURSE 1
	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2016
	SECONDO SEMESTRE

TEACHING UNITS

	SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
	SPS/02	12	60	LESSONS	BASIC COMPULSORY SUBJECTS

	Objectives
	I. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE TOPICS COVERED DURING THE COURSE: FAMILIARIZATION WITH THE CONCEPTUAL PRINCIPLES AND METHODS FOR THE STUDY OF THE 'POLITICAL PHENOMENON' IN THE WEST, FROM THE POLIS TO THE STATE FORM AND ITS ATTRITION, AIMING IN PARTICULAR TO ADEQUATE KNOWLEDGE OF THE 'POLITICAL GROUPS' AND THEIR MEANING CHANGES IN DIFFERENT HISTORICAL EPOCHS. II. APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: DEVELOP INDEPENDENCE OF JUDGMENT IN RELATION TO THE QUESTIONS RAISED IN THE COURSE AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS AIMED TO GIVE AN ACCOUNT OF KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED WITH CLARITY AND PROPERTIES

I. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE TOPICS COVERED DURING THE COURSE: FAMILIARIZATION WITH THE CONCEPTUAL PRINCIPLES AND METHODS FOR THE STUDY OF THE 'POLITICAL PHENOMENON' IN THE WEST, FROM THE POLIS TO THE STATE FORM AND ITS ATTRITION, AIMING IN PARTICULAR TO ADEQUATE KNOWLEDGE OF THE 'POLITICAL GROUPS' AND THEIR MEANING CHANGES IN DIFFERENT HISTORICAL EPOCHS.
II. APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: DEVELOP INDEPENDENCE OF JUDGMENT IN RELATION TO THE QUESTIONS RAISED IN THE COURSE AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS AIMED TO GIVE AN ACCOUNT OF KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED WITH CLARITY AND PROPERTIES

	Prerequisites
	NONE

	Contents
	UTOPIA AND REALISM IN THE MODERN AGE. AFTER THE PRESENTATION OF THE CONCEPTUAL FEATURES OF THE TERMS IN QUESTION, THE COURSE INTENDS TO TEST THE POSSIBILITY OF READING OF THEIR UNDOUBTED OPPOSITION ALSO IN THE LIGHT OF POSSIBLE, ALTOUGHT UNSUSPECTED, CONVERGENCES.

	Teaching Methods
	FONTAL LESSONS SUPPORTED BY INTERACTIVES INSTRUMENT, DISCUSSIONS ABOUT A SPECIFIC THEME AND TENDENTS TO ANALYSE DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW

	Verification of learning
	The test consists of an oral exam aimed at verifying the student's preparation to use the specific knowledge of the subject in the field of the History of Political Doctrines. The ability to know clearly the acquired content and methodological knowledge will be evaluated.

	Texts
	N. MACHIAVELLI, THE PRINCE, TRANSLATED AND EDITED BY PETER BONDANELLA, WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY MAURIZIO VIROLI, OXFORD, OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2008. T. MORE, UTOPIA, TRANSLATED WITH AN INTRODUCTIO AND NOTES BY P. TURNER, LONDON, PENGUIN BOOKS, 2003. V. I. COMPARATO, UTOPIA, BOLOGNA, IL MULINO, 2005 D. TARANTO, IL MALE CHE RESTA. ARMI E GUERRA IN UTOPIA TRA CINQUE E SEICENTO, NAPOLI, GUIDA, 2017