Teacher
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RICCI Saverio
(syllabus)
Main topics of the course will be:
1. Thomas Hobbes, his thought, and the Cavendish family 2. John Locke, his thought, and the Shaftesbury family 3. English modern philosophy's main features, in its historical cont
(reference books)
- Shaftesbury, Lettera sull'entusiasmo, a cura di P. Zanardi, Pisa, ETS, 2014
- Thomas Hobbes, De cive, Elementi di filosofia del cittadino, Editori riuniti 2005
- John Locke, Lettera sulla tolleranza, a cura di C.A. Viano, Laterza 2005.
- Storia della filosofia occidentale. Dalla rivoluzione scientifica all'llluminismo, a cura di G. Cambiano, L. Fonnesu, M. Mori, vol. III, il Mulino 2014
Just for reference:
- Storia dell'Inghilterra, a cura di K.O. Morgan, Bompiani 2001 e ristampe
students are expected to present during the course written reports about one of the following subjects: - grand tour in Europe - important book-collections in modern England- - nature, gardening and aesthetics in modern England - modern pedagogy in modern England (education of the gentleman)
students that will not attend the course are requested to present their report to the professor one month before the exam.
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