Status
A
Activity
SEM
Section number integer
401
Title (text only)
Italian Thought
Term
2023A
Subject area
COML
Section number only
401
Section ID
COML5850401
Course number integer
5850
Meeting times
T 1:45 PM-3:44 PM
Meeting location
BENN 16
Level
graduate
Instructors
Eva Del Soldato
Filippo Trentin
Filippo Trentin
Description
What is Italian philosophy? Does Italian philosophy have a peculiar character? Can we speak of "Italian philosophy" if Italy became a unified country only recently, and its history is complex and fragmented? Yet “Italian Thought” and its genealogy are central to today’s theoretical debates on concepts such as biopolitics, reproductive labor and “empire” among others. This course will offer a diachronic review of the most important Italian thinkers, highlighting the political vocation of Italian philosophy, and its engagement with history and science, while discussing the modern supporters and opponents of the “Italian Thought” category. Readings might include Dante, Machiavelli, Bruno, Vico, Beccaria, Gramsci, Cavarero and Agamben among others.
Course number only
5850
Cross listings
CIMS5850401, ITAL5850401
Use local description
No