Percorso di estetica. Note sul progetto-laboratorio "E per voi cos’è la bellezza?"

The aim of this article is to outline a model for interaction of aesthetics within the teaching of philosophy, especially in secondary school. I will pursue my aim by illustrating a teaching project focused on the notion of “beauty”. I will both present the reasons motivating this project and dwell on its goals, schedule and organization. Before going into the details of the project, I will introduce some remarks concerning the relationship between teaching of philosophy in general and the formative purposes of different school programs. In the conclusions, after reviewing the results of the actual implementation of the project, I will consider some possible improvements for this model.