Ateneo - UPO

Peter Adamson, Professor of Philosophy at the LMU in Munich and at King's College London, takes listeners through the history of philosophy, "without any gaps." The series looks at the ideas, lives and historical context of the major philosophers as well as the lesser-known figures of the tradition.

Peter Adamson, A history of philosophy without any gaps,

Volume 1, Classical Philosophy, Oxford University Press
(9780199674534 Hardcover, $29.95; 9780198767039
Paperback, $19.95)
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Optional choices:
You may replace any number of chapters from the previous volume with an equivalent number of chapters from the following volumes:

volume 2 “Philosophy in the Hellenistic and Roman Worlds”
(9780198818601 Paperback, 9780198728023 Hard Cover)

volume 3 “Philosophy in the Islamic World, $14.95
9780198818618, Paperback; hard cover 9780199577491, $ 39.95)

volume 4 “Medieval Philosophy” ($14.95 paperback 9780198842408; $32.95
Hardcover, 9780192856739)

Know How: speaking about the history of ancient philosophy (and beyond of included as an optional choice, see Textbooks section above) and following a medium-level conversation

Basic knowledge in Ancient and if possible in Medieval Philosophy is appreciated.

Listening.
Face to face classes
Seminars and discussions.

In special cases, students who have never taken the history of ancient philosophy course can be in contact with the teacher so to be allowed – to follow the undergraduate history of ancient philosophy program as indicated on the appropriate page of the "Filosofia e Comunicazione- Storia della Filosofia Antica" Syllabus

Oral exam, aimed at verifying the entire study program. The test will be successful if the sum of 18/30 is reached or exceeded.
For a fair preparation there is a score from 22 to 24, for good preparation, from 25 to 27, for excellent, from 28 to 30, or 30 cum laude. Questions will focus on topics covered in the bibliography, and, for those attending, on the topics discussed during the lessons. The ability of the candidates to integrate the general themes of the discipline and the ability to argue using appropriate terminology will be tested.

Please find a list of priority subject matters here below, see "Content"

NB
A preliminary candidate's choice of a discussion topic is allowed.

Pre-socratics 1. Thales 2. Anaximander, Anaximenes 3. Xenophanes 4. Pythagoras 5. Heraclitus 6. McCabe on Heraclitus 7. Parmenides 8. Zeno and Melissus 9. Atomism 10. Anaxagoras 11. Empedocles 12. Schofield on Presocratics 13. Hippocrates 14. Sophists SOCRATES AND PLATO 15. Socrates without Plato 16. Plato's Socrates 17. Woolf on Socrates 18. Plato's Life and Works 19. Charmides, Euthydemus 20. Plato's Gorgias 21. Plato's Meno 22. Plato's Theaetetus 23. McCabe on Plato 24. Plato's Phaedo 25. Plato's Republic pt.1 26. Plato's Republic pt.2 27. Plato's Parmenides 28. Leigh on the Sophist 29. Plato's Cratylus 30. Plato's Timaeus 31. Plato's Erotic Dialogues 32. Sheffield on Platonic Love 33. Plato on Myth ARISTOTLE 34. Aristotle's Life and Works 35. Aristotle's Logic 36. Aristotle's Epistemology 37. Hugh Benson on Aristotle 38. Aristotle on Substance 39. Aristotle's Four Causes 40. Aristotle's Physics 41. Sorabji on Aristotle 42. Aristotle on Soul 43. Aristotle's Biology 44. Aristotle's Ethics 1 45. Aristotle's Ethics 2 46. Scott on Aristotle 47. Aristotle on Mind and God 48. Political Philosophy 49. Rhetoric, Poetics 50. Aristotle on Plato 51. Successors

Candidates are supposed to be able to lead a seminar or a debate on the subjects and themes of the course.
The student will have to acquire the ability to apply methods to cases of studying data with clarity and precision.

He will be able to express herself with competence, with adequate lexicon.
with clarity and precision, according to measurable levels of knowledge, ability and exposure correctness: from a minimum (sufficient) level to one more in -depth (discreet) or overall and adequate (good) up to a level that denotes particular ability to rework and communicate (excellent).