Unit POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY AND PUBLIC ETHICS
- Course
- Philosophy and ethics of relationships
- Study-unit Code
- GP005060
- Curriculum
- Didattico
- Teacher
- Luca Alici
- Teachers
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- Luca Alici
- Hours
- 42 ore - Luca Alici
- CFU
- 6
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2024
- Offered
- 2025/26
- Learning activities
- Caratterizzante
- Area
- Discipline classiche, storiche, antropologiche e politico-sociali
- Sector
- SPS/01
- Type of study-unit
- Opzionale (Optional)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- Italian
- Contents
- “BEFORE” THE DIGITAL. AT THE ROOTS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REAL AND VIRTUAL. The course aims, after a brief introduction to the status of Political Philosophy, to focus on one of the possible declinations of the articulated topic of the digital. In particular, the aim is to return to the matrix of this revolution, which is the real/virtual distinction. In order to do so, starting from some studies on the scope of the digital revolution, the paper will focus on two authors, distant in time, who have more implicitly and more explicitly focused on precisely the category of “virtual,” namely Bergson and Levy. Building on their studies, an attempt will be made to focus on the theoretical and philosophical-practical scope of the category of “virtual”
- Reference texts
- 1) ADOPTED (to take the exam) a) L. Alici - R. Gatti, Filosofia politica, Scholè 2018. (second part, chapters: 1, 2) - C. Accoto, Il pianeta latente. Provocazioni della tecnica, innovazioni della cultura, Egea 2024. b) - H. Bergson, Il pensiero e il movente. Saggi e conferenze, Olschki editrice, Firenze 2001 - P. Levy, Il virtuale. La rivoluzione digitale e l’umano, Meltemi 2023. 2) RECOMMENDED (for those who want to go deeper) C. Accoto, Il mondo dato. Cinque brevi lezioni di filosofia digitale, Egea 2017. C. Accoto, Il mondo ex machina. Cinque brevi lezioni di filosofia dell’automazione, Egea 2019. C. Accoto, Il mondo in sintesi. Cinque brevi lezioni di filosofia della simulazione, Egea 2022. A. Baricco, The Game, Einaudi 2018. L. Floridi, La quarta rivoluzione. Come l’infosfera sta trasformando il mondo, Cortina 2017. A. Pessina, L’essere altrove. L’esperienza umana nell’epoca dell’intelligenza artificiale, Mimesis 2023. L. Taddio, G. Giacomini (a cura di), Filosofia del digitale, Mimesis 2020.
- Educational objectives
- The overall objectives are: to foster a critical understanding of fundamental issues in political philosophical thought, with regard to the relationship between politics and the political and with regard to the political scope of the digital revolution; to mature skills of analysis and logical argumentation; to read some issues through the classics of thought; communication skills; ability to communicate knowledge in appropriate philosophical language.; learning skills; acquisition of a rational learning method that enables the continuation of studies independently and consciously.
- Prerequisites
- Important are the basic knowledge of the fundamentals of the History of Philosophy (ancient, modern, and contemporary) acquired through the institutional courses of the first year; useful is the ability to enter into the merits of the problems addressed, constructing an itinerary of reflection and thought that is not predetermined
- Teaching methods
- dialogic and participatory frontal lectures - classroom discussion - seminars - exercises on texts - use of instrumental supports: video projector, audio-video materials
- Other information
- a) for students who ensure active attendance, study is limited to what is indicated b) the recommended texts offer additional opportunities for in-depth study, which can, however, be agreed upon, revised, expanded by agreeing with the lecturer c) students not attending or with attendance debts will be proportionately assigned, again by agreement with the lecturer, supplementary study paths d) attendance of lectures is not compulsory but highly recommended e) additional indications (reference texts and readings that will be proposed during lectures) can be found in the Unistudium portal (https://www.unistudium.unipg.it/unistudium/). You can register and log in with your University credentials: registration is mandatory.
- Learning verification modality
- Oral examination, designed to ascertain: a) quantity and quality of knowledge of the historical cultural context of reference and of the elements qualifying the thought of the authors considered b) ability to analyze and argue c) clarity and rigor of exposition.
- Extended program
- The program has two parts: 1) introduction to the discipline, status of political philosophy, distinction between the political and the political, introduction to the issues and challenges of the digital revolution 2) focus on the real/virtual distinction through readings and commentary on the works of Bergson and Levy