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FALL TERM 2024
BA module+Erasmus Wednesday, 9:10-10:45, room 225 (in English) e-mail me for consultation or questions: anna.tropia@ff.cuni.cz General description What does it mean philosophy in the 13th century? What are its tasks, its themes, and its protagonists? Answers to these questions will be provided by the reading of some works (both philosophical and poetical) by the Italian poet and thinker Dante Alighieri (1265-1321). Differently than the scholastic philosophers, whose names are usually identified (still nowadays!) with medieval philosophy – Bonaventure of Bagnoregio, Thomas Aquinas, John Duns Scotus, William of Ockham –, Dante was a layman, and did not follow a regular and complete academic path. Yet he studied philosophy and engaged himself in an active dialogue with the philosophical discussion of his day. Through the reading of parts of the Convivio and the most famous masterpiece, the Commedia, we will try to define the concept of philosophy which he develops as well as to trace back to a scholastic framework questions and solutions to the philosophical problems Dante discusses: the relation between philosophy and theology, the goal of human life, the essence of a human being, and her place in the universe. Poslední úprava: Tropia Anna, Ph.D. (03.09.2024)
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This course aims to introduce BA students to 13th century most debated philosophical themes through the lens of a peculiar philosopher, Dante. At the end of the course, students will acquire familiarity with the concepts of human happiness (human and supernatural), human soul and its virtues, universal philosophy. They will be able to read and expound on the primary sources discussed in class, as well as to identify philosophical terms and problems. Poslední úprava: Tropia Anna, Ph.D. (03.09.2024)
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Regular attendance and in-class active participation (regular reading of the texts discussed) will be mandatory. Poslední úprava: Tropia Anna, Ph.D. (20.09.2024)
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Primary Sources
All the texts will be read in English.
For the Convivio, either C. Ryan’s translation (1993) or Lansing’s (fully online: https://digitaldante.columbia.edu/text/library/the-convivio/)
For the Commedia, we are going to use the Hollander’s translation:
Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso. A verse translation. Tr. Jean and Robert Hollander. Anchor Books 2002-2004
Secondary Literature (an example: more on Moodle)
· E. Gilson, Dante and Philosophy, trans. D. Moore, London 1948 · R. Imbach, Dante, la philosophie et les laïcs, Fribourg 1996 · R. Imbach-C. Koenig-Pralon, Le défi laique. Existe-t-il une philosophie des laics au Moyen Age ? Vrin 2012 (also in Italian, La sfida laica. Carocci 2014) Poslední úprava: Tropia Anna, Ph.D. (03.09.2024)
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All the classes will be taught in English. Poslední úprava: Tropia Anna, Ph.D. (20.09.2024)
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Final oral exam (more info to be provided in due time) or essay (to discuss with the teacher during the term). Poslední úprava: Tropia Anna, Ph.D. (20.09.2024)
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