This scientific-disciplinary group includes only one field, Theoretical Philosophy (PHIL-01/A), which belongs to GSD 11/PHIL-01.

The ongoing or completed research activity of the Philosophical Area includes the following scientific-disciplinary field (SSD) within GSD 11/PHIL-01:

• Theoretical Philosophy (PHIL-01/A)
  formerly M-FIL/01 Theoretical Philosophy

  The field explores the philosophical relationship between the world and human experience in its various forms and conditions of possibility. Theoretical Philosophy interrogates the foundations of different forms of knowledge and their processes of meaning-making, while also reflecting on the very status of philosophy itself.
  In its metaphilosophical dimension, it articulates the rationale behind philosophical inquiry, clarifies its structure and conceptual frameworks, and analyses its discursive forms and argumentative techniques. This is done through a critical engagement with philosophical tradition and an openness to non-philosophical knowledge domains and diverse experiential forms.
  Philosophical-theoretical practice draws on a plurality of methods and styles of thought, and addresses a broad range of thematic areas: metaphysics and ontology; metaphilosophy; theories of subjectivity, action, and rationality; philosophy of knowledge and mind; foundations of philosophical anthropology; philosophical hermeneutics; philosophy of religion; philosophy of cultures and communication; philosophical theories of gender; philosophy of nature and technology; philosophical education and argumentation theory.
  The field also investigates the content and methodologies specific to the teaching of philosophy, particularly in relation to the questions and issues it addresses. By combining foundational inquiry with critical dialogue across different fields of knowledge, the didactic and educational activity promotes the development of philosophical conceptual and argumentative tools, the acquisition of its discursive categories, and the ability to interpret and contextualise key texts and fundamental questions—ultimately fostering the maturation of critical thinking. It also cultivates the ability to draw connections not only among different areas of philosophy, but also between philosophy and other major forms of knowledge.

This scientific-disciplinary group includes research and teaching in the fields of logic, philosophy of science, and history of science and technology. It operates at the intersection of science, history, and philosophy, with attention also given to the logical, methodological, institutional, social, and ethical dimensions of these disciplines.

The ongoing or completed research activity of the Philosophical Area includes the following scientific-disciplinary field (SSD) within GSD 11/PHIL-02:

• Logic and Philosophy of Science (PHIL-02/A)
  formerly M-FIL/02 Logic and Philosophy of ScienceThis field studies formal systems, open problems, and the foundations and methods of the sciences and technologies, considered both in their historical development and in their logical, epistemological, and ethical dimensions.
  The Logic component of the field addresses forms of deductive and plausible reasoning in both formal and natural languages. It includes the study of abstract structures that arise from the analysis of the foundations of individual sciences, the foundational and metatheoretical aspects of formal systems, and the implicit assumptions and philosophical implications of such systems.
  The Philosophy of Science component investigates the relationship between scientific worldviews and common sense, the justification and discovery of scientific theories, and the philosophical and methodological aspects of both pure and applied sciences, including their historical and social development. Examples include reflections on the objectivity of knowledge, the nature and role of mathematics, the metaphysical implications of scientific theories and hypotheses, natural and artificial cognition, the ethical implications and logical/foundational consequences of the life sciences, artificial intelligence, and robotics, as well as the foundations of the social and economic sciences.
  Finally, the field also explores disciplinary content and methodologies specific to teaching, in relation to the issues at the heart of its research.

This scientific-disciplinary group contains only the scientific-disciplinary field (SSD) of the same name, Moral Philosophy (PHIL-03/A).

The ongoing or completed research activity of the Philosophical Area includes the following scientific-disciplinary field (SSD) within GSD 11/PHIL-03:

• Moral Philosophy (PHIL-03/A)
  formerly M-FIL/03 Moral PhilosophyThis field encompasses expertise related to the nature of morality, including normative ethics (such as deontological ethics, consequentialism, and virtue ethics), metaethics (moral ontology, epistemology, and semantics), descriptive ethics, and moral psychology.
  It also includes the practical applications of moral philosophy (applied ethics), particularly in relation to the political and social dimensions of human experience, philosophical anthropology, philosophy of history, philosophy of religion, value theory, and investigations emerging from the natural and social sciences.
  The field addresses the moral implications of human action and includes practical reflections on problematic areas of contemporary society such as communication ethics, bioethics, economic ethics, animal ethics, ethics of new technologies and artificial intelligence, neuroethics, environmental ethics, and public ethics.
  Research in this area is conducted from both theoretical-foundational and/or historical perspectives. The field also explores the disciplinary content and methodologies specific to the teaching of philosophy, in connection with the issues at the heart of its research.

This scientific-disciplinary group includes research and teaching-training activities in the fields of aesthetics and the philosophy and theory of languages. These areas may be interrelated and/or explored in dialogue with biology, anthropology, political theory, pedagogy, philosophies of perception and mind, and scientific or experimental research in neuroscience and artificial intelligence.

Research in this group is conducted from theoretical, historical, and/or technical-pragmatic perspectives. It also engages with the disciplinary content and methodologies specific to the teaching of philosophy, in connection with the issues it investigates.

The ongoing or completed research activity of the Philosophical Area includes the following scientific-disciplinary field (SSD) within GSD 11/PHIL-04:

• Aesthetics (PHIL-04/A)
  formerly M-FIL/04 Aesthetics
  This field centres on philosophical reflection on the sensory, imaginative, evaluative, and creative dimensions of experience, as well as on expressive and symbolic forms of production—particularly in the arts, technologies, and media—examined also in light of their cognitive, ethical, educational, religious, political, psychological, and social significance.Main research areas include: aesthetic experience in nature, communication, and everyday life; phenomenology of corporeality and perception, including their emotional and cognitive aspects; theories of the image—including art-historical approaches—and related aesthetic categories and conceptual frameworks; cultural and especially artistic production, also in relation to anthropological dimensions and its effects on political and social structures, with attention to the formation and transformation of symbolic systems and cultural traditions; poetics, rhetoric, and literary and artistic criticism; and the experiential structures that underpin creativity, technique, expression, communication, interactivity, and environmental engagement.These areas may be interwoven and/or explored in dialogue with disciplines such as biology, anthropology, political theory, pedagogy, philosophies of perception and mind, and scientific or experimental research in neuroscience and artificial intelligence.
  Research is carried out from theoretical, historical, and/or technical-pragmatic perspectives. The field also examines the disciplinary content and methodologies specific to philosophy education, in connection with the topics it addresses.

This scientific-disciplinary group encompasses research and teaching-training activities focused on philosophy studied through its historical genesis and development, identifying its theories, positions, and outcomes within diverse historical and cultural contexts. In doing so, it provides terminological and conceptual tools essential for understanding contemporary philosophical debate, offering theoretical and critical-methodological reflection on the relationship between philosophy and history.

The ongoing or completed research activity of the Philosophical Area includes the following scientific-disciplinary field (SSD) afferent to GSD 11/PHIL-05:

• History of Philosophy (PHIL-05/A)
  formerly M-FIL/06 History of Philosophy
  Also approached as history of ideas, history of concepts, and history and philosophy of culture, this field thematizes philosophy in its origin and developmental process, identifying its theories, terminologies, propositions, and outcomes through rigorous attention to philological-textual evidence and its necessary contextual interpretation. The field includes historical research aimed at theoretical and critical self-reflection on the methodologies of historiographic inquiry. Finally, it explores the disciplinary content and methodologies specific to the didactics of philosophy in relation to the issues it investigates.

  At the undergraduate level, this didactic focus aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary for teacher training.

This scientific-disciplinary group includes only the eponymous scientific-disciplinary field (SSD) Political Philosophy (GSPS-01/A).

The ongoing or completed research activity of the Philosophical Area encompasses the following scientific-disciplinary field (SSD) afferent to GSD 14/GSPS-01

• Political Philosophy (GSPS-01/A)
  formerly SPS/01 Political Philosophy
  Study and understanding of politics and politically relevant phenomena from a predominantly philosophical and theoretical perspective. Research in this area is grounded in a tradition consolidated by widely recognized international scholarship. While respecting a plurality of interpretative approaches—which constitutes its richness—philosophical-political research relies on a rigorous argumentative method that involves direct engagement with primary sources, encompassing both historical and contemporary currents of thought.
  Accordingly, it draws on the study of the classics of political philosophy while maintaining a continuous dialogue with new expressions of thought and scientific knowledge. The exercise of philosophical interpretation and criticism of political phenomena is developed not only through engagement with theories but also in light of concrete political practices, which are embedded in ideas, languages, symbols, and political institutions.
  In particular, research and teaching activities are conducted across multiple areas, including: philosophical analysis of political thought; historical and theoretical investigation of political concepts, political language, and the sources of political normativity; studies of political symbolism and the relationship between power and the collective imaginary; philosophy of the social sciences; history of political philosophy; social philosophy; critical theory of society; philosophy of social and political change; gender and intersectionality studies; philosophy of international relations and the global age; philosophical-political analysis of rights and theories of justice; theories, categories, and practices of government, governance, and governmentality; philosophy of institutions and political anthropology; normative political philosophy, public ethics, and the study of the political implications of bioethics; philosophical-political reflection on environmental issues; and studies of the biopolitical nexus between human subjectivity, political technology, and living species.

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