Università Roma Tre

The course in History of Philosophy has the following learning objectives:
1. to develop knowledge of the most important concepts and authors of modern and contemporary philosophy;
2. to promote the understanding of the historical-cultural contexts in which these concepts were formed;
3. to train to the use of methodologies of historical-philosophical analysis of the most important classics of the modern and contemporary era;
4. to develop the ability to apply methods of analysis and historical-philosophical knowledge in the research activities preceding the performance of the final exam;
5. to promote learning skills and autonomy of judgment. At the end of the course, students must be able to collect, interpret and reflect on the differences or similarities of the problems and philosophers encountered during the course, demonstrating that they have acquired a scientific attitude and have critical and self-critical ability towards the texts discussed in the course. In particular, students must learn:
- ability to interpret the signs and meanings of didactic communication between teacher/student and student/student;
- ability to analyse a philosophical problem from different points of view;
- ability to identify contradictions in a philosophical argument;
- ability to control the relevance and meaning of the characteristic elements of conceptual expositions;
- ability to draw conclusions from a variety of observations and inferences. These skills are promoted during the seminar work that is an integral part of the course through writing texts and collegial debate. The seminar activity of writing and discussion in the lecture hall is also aimed at the acquisition of linguistic-communicative skills.