"G. d'Annunzio"
Knowledge of modern and contemporary philosophy
The course aims to offer a reconstruction of the debate around the role of corporeality between the 19th and 20th centuries, with particular regard to the phenomenological tradition. The aim of the course is to reflect on the main categories related to corporeality and to promote the ability to critically read the notions of the modern philosophy.
The course will focus on the centrality of the topic of corporeality between the 19th and 20th centuries. In particular, the course will focus on the Merleau-Pontyan phenomenological tradition and the reflection of the second half of the 20th century proposed by the biopolitical tradition.
In his phenomenological research, Edmund Husserl dwells on the way subjectivity is considered by the dominant psychological approach and feels the need to recover the subjective and subsequently intersubjective dimension in the structuring of experience. In the course of the twentieth century, Maurice Merleau-Ponty developed Husserl's reflections dedicating himself specifically to the theme of the body, writing his Phenomenology of Perception. The course aims to reconstruct the links and differences between Husserl's and Merleau-Ponty's proposals in order to restore the importance of corporeality in the understanding of the subject.
M. Merleau-Ponty, Phenomenology of Perception, Routledge 2011;
E. Stimilli, La filosofia dei mezzi, Neri Pozza, Milano 2023.
The methodology adopted aims to read and comment on the texts; and to lead a historical and philological analysis of the main concepts. The course will be conducted through lectures and seminar meetings aimed at directly involving the students.
The examination will consist of an oral interview with the teacher. It aims to assess the knowledge and understanding of the topics covered during the course. in the event of a large number of examination participants, the possibility of a written examination is envisaged. The grade is expressed in thirtieth
During the course, the parts of the texts subject to final examination will be specified
