The course contributes to the broader educational objective of the MA by providing the conceptual tools suitable for understanding the language and problems of philosophical research. The student will acquire: specific knowledge of the topics and texts; refinined ability to memorize, understand and use the principles, theories and discursive practices that characterize the discipline and its analytical techniques; ability to perform speculative analyzes and exercise extensive critical commentary by textual analysis procedures; improving of argumentative and descriptive skills in the reconstructing and discussing topics and texts; in-depth analysis and use of monographs and periodicals; ability to define the fundamental structures of philosophical discourse; advanced philosophical vocabulary. Further skills: critical autonomy; information and validity of judgment (understanding of theses and debates; orientation in theoretical problems; connection of ideas and concepts in complex traditions; ability to critically integrate different philosophical knowledge; use of critical tools for the framing of crucial themes); specific communication skills and continuous learning (ability to exhibit analyses in an effective and orderly manner in individual and collective context; formalization and resolution of problems; mastery, integration and development of a philosophical vocabulary related to the MA context, and ability to apply it to the analysis of contemporary world).