ID:
500106
Duration (hours):
36
CFU:
6
SSD:
STORIA DELLA FILOSOFIA MEDIEVALE
Year:
2025
Overview
Date/time interval
Primo Semestre (22/09/2025 - 19/12/2025)
Syllabus
Course Objectives
Students will develop a solid understanding of the key elements of the medieval philosophical tradition and gain in-depth knowledge of the current historiographical debate on the subject. They will also learn how to approach medieval texts, and how to use philosophical terminology and modes of argumentation appropriately. Finally, they will acquire the presentation skills necessary to effectively convey their knowledge.
Course Prerequisites
No prerequisites. Students with a secondary high school education that did not include any philosophy courses will also be able to understand this introductory course in the history of medieval philosophy. Knowledge of Latin is not required, as all primary sources will be provided in Italian translation.
Teaching Methods
Lectures with PowerPoint slides. At the end of each lesson, students will have time for questions and interventions.
Assessment Methods
Oral examination only. There will be no mid-term or written examinations. Students must demonstrate their understanding of the course content. They must explain the course content in a critical and independent manner, establishing links between the various issues discussed. They will also be required to comment on the texts available on the UniPV Kiro platform, showcasing their knowledge of the authors, texts and pivotal moments in the history of medieval thought.
Texts
- C. Esposito / P. Porro, I mondi della filosofia. 1. Dalle origini alla Scolastica, Laterza, Roma-Bari, 2009, 2020(3): chapter 10 (pp. 338-379) and chapters 12-21 (pp. 400-630). The 2016 edition of the text is available, for consultation only, at the Library of Philosophy and Psychology, Piazza Botta 6, shelfmark: DIP.FIL CONS.V 54 1. - In addition, an anthology of sections of Latin medieval texts in Italian translation will be explained and commented during the course. These texts will be made available to students via the KIRO UniPv platform. Most of them, however, can be found in: - M. Bettetini, L. Bianchi, C. Marmo, P. Porro (eds.), Filosofia medievale. Testi, Cortina Editore, Milano, 2004 (available here: Biblioteca di Filosofia e psicologia, Piazza Botta 6, collocazione: STOR.FIL. B.III 1287). This course programme also applies to students who do not attend classes.
Contents
The course aims to outline the main features of medieval thought in terms of its institutional structures and its key doctrinal traditions (philosophical, scientific, and theological). Particular attention will be given to the cultural shifts that define the extensive chronological period under review (4th–14th centuries). Key passages from important medieval philosophical texts will be read and discussed to familiarise students with the main historiographical themes. The course is divided into two parts: the first examines the period between the 4th and 12th centuries, while the second covers the period between the 13th and 14th centuries.
Course Language
Italian
More information
- The distinction between modules A and B mainly applies to students within the degree programme in Literature and Linguistics. These students (for whom the examination is worth 6 CFU) will attend one term according to their interests (oriented towards the first or second period of the Middle Ages, i.e. patristic and monastic thought, 4th–12th centuries, or scholastic thought, 13th–15th centuries). - Students enrolled in the Philosophy or Philosophy and Human Sciences BA degrees who did not choose to take the 12-credit History of Medieval Philosophy course in their first year can take History of Medieval Philosophy Module A (6 CFU) in their third year. They can select this course from the group of 'related and supplementary disciplines'. If they wish, these students may later complete the course as part of the Master's Degree Programme by choosing the module B (6 CFU). The History of Medieval Philosophy C.P. course will therefore only be open to Master's students who have already completed the 12 CFU course in the three-year BA Philosophy degree programme. As indicated in the Guidelines, therefore, module B cannot be chosen by students enrolled in the Master's Degree Programme who have already taken the 12-credit course in the three-year BA programme. Those who have taken the 12-credit course will compulsorily choose the 'History of Medieval Philosophy' C.P. course.
Degrees
Degrees
PHILOSOPHY
Master’s Degree
2 years
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