Course Details

PHILOSOPHY AND MODERNITY

LE0716

Course
PHILOSOPHY AND MODERNITY
Code
LE0716
Academic Year
2025/2026
Curriculum Year
2025/2026
Degree Programme
PHILOSOPHY, POLITICS AND CULTURAL STUDIES
Curriculum
000 - 000-GENERICO
Course coordinator
Gianluca MORI
Lecturers
Gianluca MORI
Credits
6
Lecture Hours
36
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
M-FIL/06 - History of Philosophy
Course Type
Single-subject learning activity
Course Delivery
OBB - Obbligatoria
Year
1
Teaching period
Primo Semestre
Campus
VERCELLI
Teaching language
Italian
Course Contents
Alle origini dell'ateismo moderno: 1500-1700
Reference Texts
The main texts will be provided by the teacher in the DIR.
Learning Outcomes
The course focuses on the progressive secularisation of Western philosophical culture from 1500 to 1700, drawing on a number of particularly significant authors and texts (Pomponazzi, Theoprastus redivivus, Spinoza, Bayle, Meslier, Hume).
Teaching Methods
Oral courses
Assessment Methods
Oral lessons, optional mid-term written exam
Expected Learning Outcomes
The course focuses on the progressive secularisation of Western philosophical culture from 1500 to 1700, drawing on a number of particularly significant authors and texts (Pomponazzi, Theoprastus redivivus, Spinoza, Bayle, Meslier, Hume).
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