Advanced Studies in Moral Philosophy B [ LFILO2191 ]

The course requires an introduction to moral philosophy at the bachelor level and a good reading knowledge of English.

In order to attain the objectives that have been set, the course will concentrate each year on a different theme that will allow the relationships between different orientations in philosophical ethics to be seen - concrete issues of "applied" ethics and methodological reflection. The conceptual analysis will be accompanied by case studies.

By the end of the course the student shall be able
- to analyse selected topics in the field of moral philosophy;
- to develop a well argued point of view, taking a position relative to various approaches to ethics;
- to use appropriately the tools of research in philosophy and in interdisciplinary collaboration.

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All human beings are looking for happiness, but in many different and often contradictory ways. Happiness has always been a key topic of moral philosophy. Starting from the idea of happiness, the course suggests a new reading of texts belonging to great traditions of ethics. This reconstruction allows a profound analysis of the status of ethics as a philosophical discipline (1), a clarification of the relationships between ethics and empirical research (2) and a reflection upon the links between philosophy and artistic creativity (3).

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