This course is designed to introduce students to the critical interpretation of philosophical-political texts, through the discussion of Tommaso Campanella's utopia, "The city of the Sun", and English utopias of his time.

At the end of the course the students are expected to have the following results:
- to know the main political theories in the Early Modern period, especially about utopias (knowledge and understanding)
- to use previous knowledge in the history of philosophy in order to read and understand some philosophical texts (applying knowledge and understanding)
- to find and to judge the argumentative structure of a philosophical text (making judgements)
- to present orally the acquired knowledge, using appropriate and specific language (communication skills)
- to read and interpret a philosophical text (learning skills)