Philosophies of nature and language in the Middle Ages

Be aware of the link between society, philosophical ideas and practices in the Middle Ages through the deepening of conceptual structures that characterize the increasing ability to respond appropriately to demand of rationality. Acquire for this purpose a method of critical reading and interpretation of medieval philosophical texts. In detail, achieve the following objectives:

1) Knowledge and understanding of philosophical ideas and practices formulated in the Middle Ages;

2) Ability to apply knowledge and understanding to the link between society and philosophies;

3) Autonomy of judgment in recognizing the demand for rationality;

4) Communication skills in the acquisition of a critical reading method of medieval texts;

5) Learning ability of the conceptual structures characterizing the growth of knowledge.

A. The Logic of Peter Abelard (3 UC, pp. 402):

Texts:

- Maria Teresa Beonio Brocchieri Fumagalli, La logica di Abelardo, La Nuova Italia, Firenze 1969, pp. 1-109.

- Alain de Libera, Il problema degli universali da Platone alla fine del Medioevo, La Nuova Italia, Firenze 1999, pp. 127-180.

- Concetto Martello, Le due vite di Pietro Abelardo. Appunti per una biografia intellettuale. Vol. I: Peripateticus Palatinus, Officina di Studi Medievali, Palermo 2022, pp. IX-XXX, 1-215.

- Petrus Abaelardus, Glossae super Porphyrium, Aschendorff, Münster i. W. 1919 (Beiträge zur Geschichte der Philosophie des Mittelalter, XXI, 1), pp. 7-32 (The italian translation of the Latin text will be provided at the beginning of the lessons).

 

B. Platonism and Philosophy of Nature in William of Conches (3 UC, pp. 474)

Texts:

- Concetto Martello, I princìpi e le cause. Le Glosae super Platonem di Guglielmo di Conches. Liber primus: lettura storico-critica, Officina di Studi Medievali, Palermo 2014, pp. 1-226.

- Concetto Martello, Ornatus mundi. Le Glosae super Platonem di Guglielmo di Conches. Liber primus: lettura storico-critica, Officina di Studi Medievali, Palermo 2018, pp. 1-226, 218-283 (solo dispari)

 

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