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PHILOSOPHICAL ANTHROPOLOGY Single discipline educational activity
Course Sheet Academic Year of enrolment:
Professor and Collaborators:
Hours of classroom activity:
Prerequisites:
Basic knowledge of the vocabulary of philosophy may be acquired through the study of secondary school philosophy manuals.
Objectives Contents The course programme focuses on the concepts of "barbarism" and "civilization", and on their usefulness in the comprehension of the relationship between different cultures in the current global scenery. Following the thread of Todorov's reflexions, the course aims to highlight the emerging of a division of the world into countries dominated by resentment and fear respectively, and the necessity of promoting the idea of different cultures living together without identifying each other as "barbarians". The course also highlights the historical roots of this division, which may be traced back to relationships characterised by dominion and inequality.
Extended Syllabus The first part of the course (3 CFU) focuses on the concepts of civilizations and barbarism, and on their meaning in the global scenery. The reading of some passages from Todorov's work "The fear of the barbarians" will complete this first part. The second part of the course (3 CFU) will centre on the historical roots of the resentment proper to some cultures, which can be traced back to colonialism. The reading of some pages of Fanon's "The wretched of the earth" will conclude the course.
Recommended Bibliography T. Todorov, "The fear of the barbarians. Beyond the Clash of Civilizations", Chicago UP, 2010.
F. Fanon, "The Wretched of the earth", Penguin Books 2001 (100 pp.).
Further reading
C. Levi Strauss, "We are all cannibals, and other essays", Columbia UP 2017.
C. Smith, "How the world is passed: A reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America", Little Brown Blue Book 2021.
Reni Eddo-Lodge, "Why I'm no longer talking to White people about race", Bloomsbury 2018.
Methods of Provision Teaching Methods Frontal lessons, lectures and talks by experts of the area, teamwork.
Evaluation methods Verification of learning:
The final assessment consists of an oral exam on the entire syllabus. The aim is to assess the students’ skills and in particular their understanding of the issues discussed during the course, their knowledge of the bibliography in the reading list, the correct command of the specific language as well as of critical and methodological abilities. The grading scale ranges from 1 to 30 with honours (cum laude): 1-17 fail, 18-21 sufficient, 22-24 fair, 25-27 good, 28-29 very good, 30-30 with honours (cum laude) excellent. An optional individual or group project focusing on the content of the course will be taken into consideration when attributing the final mark.
Contacts/More Information The syllabus and reading list are the same for non-attending students, with the addition of one of the texts recommended for further reading (or part of it, if the book contains more than 100 pp).giulianadibiase@unich.it
