ID:
180016-EN
Dettaglio:
SSD: #NULL#
Duration: 24
CFU: 4
Located in:
BERGAMO
Url:
PHILOSOPHICAL KNOWLEDGE: FOUNDATIONS, METHODS, APPLICATIONS - 180-R-EN/PERCORSO COMUNE Year: 1
Year:
2025
The laboratory introduces students to the main concepts and problems of applied ontology, with particular attention to one of its most important areas of application, namely, social reality.
At the end of the laboratory, students will be able to: (i) critically analyze the main philosophical issues related to the notion of social reality; (ii) understand the nature and ontological status of social entities, and how they can be situated within our overall framework of reality; and (iii) recognize the role that philosophy may play in addressing the contemporary challenges posed by the development of digital technologies and by the interaction among information systems.
No prerequisites.
Lectures, in-class exercises and/or oral presentations by students.
The laboratory is assessed on a pass/fail basis.
Pass requirements:
Entities such as money, marriages, governments, football matches, or parties play a fundamental role in our lives. However, how do these social entities fit into in our overall ontology – namely our universal inventory of what exists – which seems entirely constituted by physical entities? What kind of reality do they have and how do they come to existence? In other words, what is social reality? The laboratory will offer an introduction to the theory of social reality, focusing on John Searl’s book “The construction of Social Reality” (1995). This book, now a classic in the field, lies at the foundation of a lively debate, of which the main lines of discussion will be presented. The laboratory will also provide an introduction to the crucial role philosophy can play with regard to the recent developments of applied ontology, especially in connection with aspects that have become central with the rise of digital technologies, such as the integration and interaction among information systems.
Notes, additional articles or sources, and occasional announcements will be loaded to the Moodle e-learning platform, which students have to periodically check.
Erasmus students and students with PDP or PEI may contact the teacher by e-mail for an individual talk that will help them to better succeed in the course.
The teacher will receive the students on appointment (either in person or remotely).