ID:
PSISOC10
Duration (hours):
48
CFU:
6
SSD:
FILOSOFIA MORALE
Url:
PSYCHOLOGY/PSICOLOGIA SOCIALE, DEL LAVORO E DELLE ORGANIZZAZIONI Year: 1
Year:
2025
Course Catalogue:
Overview
Date/time interval
Secondo Semestre (09/02/2026 - 30/05/2026)
Syllabus
Course Objectives
This course contributes to the overall learning objectives of the degree program by providing students with theoretical knowledge and methodological tools—both historical and conceptual—suitable for understanding fundamental issues concerning the relationship between individual subjects and the social sphere.
Moreover, the course introduces students to the reading of key texts within the Western tradition of ethical and social thought. It offers the essential categories for their interpretation (both hermeneutic and historiographic), for contextualizing the central themes they address, and for engaging in critical discussion.
By the end of the course, students will:
a) acquire a solid understanding of the principal ethical and social doctrines explored in the course;
b) develop their ability to comprehend the main theories that define the field;
c) enhance their capacity for reflection on course topics and for metacognitive awareness regarding their own skills and learning processes;
d) achieve the necessary competences—in terms of critical judgment and specific communicative abilities—to engage with awareness and discernment in contemporary debates in social ethics, with particular attention to themes such as self-determination, intersubjectivity, normativity, and social freedom.
Course Prerequisites
No specific prior knowledge or competences are required. The course has no prerequisite constraints.
Teaching Methods
The course is delivered in person and consists of lecture-based teaching, structured into a general introduction, thematic and textual analysis, and a concluding synthesis. These components are aimed at conveying theoretical content, systematizing key concepts, and fostering the acquisition of discipline-specific terminology.
Lectures will also include dialogical moments, centered on the collective discussion of selected texts or key issues in contemporary ethical debate. These are intended to promote the development of critical thinking, specific communicative abilities, and mastery of the knowledge and skills acquired.
Assessment Methods
The final exam consists of an oral examination aimed at assessing the student’s level of learning, conceptual mastery, appropriate use of disciplinary language, and ability to interpret and critically analyse course materials.
The exam lasts approximately 20 minutes.
The final grade will be assigned on a scale from 0 to 30, with the possibility of honours (cum laude).
A grade between 18 and 23 indicates a sufficient level of learning; a grade between 24 and 28 indicates a good level of learning; a grade between 29 and 30 indicates an excellent level of learning.
The grade “with honours” is reserved for students who demonstrate outstanding analytical and critical thinking skills in relation to the course content.
Non-attending students will also be examined on the additional text indicated in Part III of the reading list.
Texts
Part I:- A. Honneth, Riconoscimento. Storia di un’idea europea (2018), tr. it. F. Cuniberto, Feltrinelli, Milano 2019.
Part II:- L. Cortella, L’ethos del riconoscimento, Laterza, Bari-Roma 2023.
Part III (optional for attending students; required for non-attending students):
- A. Honneth, Lotta per il riconoscimento. Proposte per un’etica del conflitto, Il Saggiatore, Milano 2002: only Part Two (pp. 81-166).
Contents
The course is divided into two parts. The first part offers a historical and conceptual reconstruction of the evolution of the category of recognition within modern philosophical thought, with particular attention to the French, English, and German contexts. The second part focuses on the ethics of recognition as it takes shape within social relations, drawing on developments in contemporary philosophical and political debate.
Course Language
Italian
More information
Attendance is not mandatory but is strongly encouraged, as active and regular participation in class activities significantly supports the attainment of the course’s learning objectives and facilitates more effective independent study.
Students who are unable to attend at least two-thirds of the sessions are required to complement their preparation—alongside the full reading of the assigned texts (Part I and Part II)—with the study of the text listed in Part III. An alternative reading may be selected in agreement with the instructor, provided it aligns more closely with the student’s academic interests.
The course instructor may be contacted at: matteo.cavalleri@unich.it. Weekly office hours are available by appointment (via email) and may also be conducted in English.
Students with Disabilities and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD) are entitled to appropriate accommodations based on their individual needs, following an evaluation by the University Support Service for Students with Disabilities and SLD.
Please do not contact the instructor directly. Instead, students are asked to schedule an appointment with the Support Service. The Service will determine which accommodations are appropriate.
For more information, please visit:https://orientamento.unich.it/servizi-gli-studenti/disabilita-e-dsa
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