2015/2016

2016/2017

DM270

M-FIL/07 (HISTORY OF ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY)

DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITIES

CLASSICAL AND ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN STUDIES

PERCORSO COMUNE

2°

1st semester (26/09/2016 - 11/01/2017)

6

36 lesson hours

ITALIAN

ORAL TEST

GASTALDI SILVIA (titolare) - 6 ECTS

A good knowledge of the history of Ancient Philosophy is required.
Students must have already passed an examination on this subject.

Lectures aim at the presentation of a theoretical problem in the field of Ancient Thought, which will be analysed also from the historical and cultural points of view.

Plato's Psychology: nature, structure, and fate of the soul.

Lesson aims to examine the dialogues in which Plato discusses the soul, one of the central themes of his philosophy, reading these texts according to their different perspectives. In particular, the following topics will be analyzed:
. the conflict between body and soul in the "Phaedo"
. the nature of the soul and vision of the ideas in the "Phaedrus"
. the "politicized" soul and its internal conflicts in the "Republic"
. the generation of the soul in the "Timaeus"
. myths on the fate of the soul: "Gorgias", "Phaedo", "Republic" X

After some introductory lessons, the course will be organized as a seminar. Students will be assigned some themes to be analyzed with a specific bibliography.
Students are therefore requested to attend classes.

Texts

Passages from: "Gorgias", "Phaedo", "Phaedrus", "Republic", "Timaeus"

Critical essays for all students:

M. Vegetti, Anima e corpo, in Id. ( a cura di), Il sapere degli antichi, Bollati Boringhieri, Torino 1985, pp. 201-228
M. Vegetti, Quindici lezioni su Platone, lezioni 8 e 9, pp. 119-146
J. Annas, Plato's myths of judgement, "Phronesis" 1982, pp. 119-143

Students have to discuss a report, which will be assessed by the teacher.
Those who have not discussed such a report will take an oral examination on the topics analyzed during the lectures or study an alternative program agreed with the teacher.

Students have to discuss a report, which will be assessed by the teacher.
Those who have not discussed such a report will take an oral examination on the topics analyzed during the lectures or study an alternative program agreed with the teacher.