History of philosophical historiography

Knowledge of the main models of philosophical historiography. Ability to read and interpret philosophical and historiographical texts.

According to the Dublin descriptors, students, at the end of the course, will demonstrate:

1) knowledge and understanding skills such as to reinforce those achieved in the first cycle; ability to elaborate and / or apply original ideas, in a research context.

2) ability to apply knowledge and understanding and ability to solve problems to new or unfamiliar issues, inserted in broader (or interdisciplinary) contexts connected to one's field of study;

3) ability to integrate knowledge and to formulate judgments on the basis of information that is not necessarily complete;

4) ability to communicate one's knowledge clearly and unambiguously to specialist and non-specialist interlocutors.

5) ability to carry out research autonomously.

Knowledge of the main currents and fundamental authors of the history of philosophy.

A - Method problems (1 ECTS).

B - The origins of philosophical historiography and the problem of historicism (3 ECTS).

A - Method problems (1 ECTS).

E. Garin, L'unità nella storiografia filosofica, in La filosofia come sapere storico, Roma/Bari, Laterza, 1990, pp. 3-17.

- E. Garin, Osservazioni preliminari a una storia della filosofia, ibidem, pp. 33-86.

- M. Dal Pra, Storia della filosofia e storia della storiografia filosofica, in AA.VV., La storiografia filosofica e la sua storia, Padova, Antenore, 1982, pp. 13-37.

- E. Garin, Filosofia e storia della storiografia filosofica, ibidem, pp. 39-51.

- F. Tessitore, Weltgeschichte o Universalgeschichte? Lo storicismo dei filosofi e lo storicismo degli storici, in F. Tessitore, Contributi alla storia e alla teoria dello storicismo, Roma, Edizioni di Storia e Letteratura, vol. I, 1995, pp. 81-108.

B - The origins of philosophical historiography and the problem of historicism (3 ECTS).

- M.A. Del Torre, Le origini moderne della storiografia filosofica, Firenze, La Nuova Italia, 1976 (155 pp.).

- F. Tessitore, Introduzione allo storicismo, Roma/Bari, Laterza, 2009⁵ (230 pp.).

C - Biography and historiography in W. Dilthey (2 ECTS).

- G. Magnano San Lio, Wilhelm Dilthey, in Id. Forme del sapere e struttura della vita. Per una storia del concetto di Weltanschauung, vol. I: Tra Kant e Dilthey, Soveria Mannelli (Cz), Rubbettino, 2005, pp. 199-252.

-W. Dilthey, Federico il Grande e l’illuminismo tedesco, Soveria Mannelli (Cz), Rubbettino, 2002 (200 pp.).

Please remember that in compliance with art 171 L22.04.1941, n. 633 and its amendments, it is illegal to copy entire books or journals, only 15% of their content can be copied.

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A written or oral exam is foreseen (to be agreed with the students). The written test will consist of three open-ended questions (the duration of the test is two hours). The assessment of the test will take into account the mastery of the contents and skills acquired, linguistic accuracy and lexical properties, as well as the argumentative ability demonstrated by the candidate.

The concept of philosophical historiography.

The idea of ​​the history of philosophy.