- Teodosio Orlando
- XVII (2022), 2
- Saggio
The article analyses the Italian tradition concerning the teaching of philosophy since the unification of Italy, correlating it with the philosophical historiography (i.e. the main handbooks) for high schools. In particular, by examining the textbooks of the last 50 years, it highlights the profound transformations they have undergone, both in terms of content and didactics.The article also focuses on the differences between the theoretical and problematical method, on the one hand, and the historical method, on the other, in the teaching of philosophy.