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BOOKS by Federica Buongiorno
Inschibboleth 2018
In questo libro l’autrice realizza uno specifico esperimento di lettura e di interpretazione filo... more In questo libro l’autrice realizza uno specifico esperimento di lettura e di interpretazione filosofica, consistente nell’analisi comparativa del rapporto tra percezione e memoria in Henri Bergson e Edmund Husserl. All’interno del più generale tema della costituzione temporale, questo rapporto viene isolato e indagato in vista di due obiettivi fondamentali: in primo luogo, comprendere in che modo, secondo i due autori, si costituisca la “coscienza di passato” e quale funzione essa svolga in rapporto al presente percettivo; in secondo luogo, evidenziare gli approfondimenti che una specifica integrazione tra le due prospettive può recare, da un lato, alla comprensione filosofica della dinamica temporale e, dall’altro, alla possibile interazione con il paradigma scientifico (in particolare, con l’odierna teoria fisica della temporalità).
Il volume indaga, sul piano metodologico e teoretico, il rapporto tra intuizione e riflessione n... more Il volume indaga, sul piano metodologico e teoretico, il rapporto tra intuizione e riflessione nella fenomenologia di Edmund Husserl. Nell'evidenziarne l’intima problematicità, sia al livello della costituzione temporale che sul piano delle sintesi passive, esso offre un’interpretazione della fenomenologia intesa come una forma di trascendentalismo, che si mantiene “al di qua” tanto dell’opzione idealista quanto di quella realista e la cui efficacia e attualità risiedono proprio nella tensione paradossale tra intuizione e riflessione, che culmina nel problema dell’inconscio fenomenologico e che l’autrice spinge al suo limite — anche ricorrendo a un serrato confronto critico con alcuni paradigmi e interpretazioni attuali (con particolare riferimento ai programmi di naturalizzazione della fenomenologia) — al fine di mostrare una possibile via per continuare a pensare con Husserl oltre Husserl.
Il libro prende in esame il tema del precategoriale in Husserl dagli anni della formazione alla p... more Il libro prende in esame il tema del precategoriale in Husserl dagli anni della formazione alla prima grande opera, le "Ricerche logiche" (1900-01). La questione del precategoriale – ovvero del fondamento sensibile delle formazioni logiche (concetti e giudizi) – viene individuata come tema centrale della riflessione husserliana sin dai suoi esordi, antecedenti alla primissima impostazione dei rapporti tra sensibilità e intelletto nella seconda sezione della "Sesta ricerca logica". Quest’ultima costituisce il nucleo dell’indagine qui condotta, nella quale il riferimento alla dimensione prelogica si configura come primo veicolo della progressiva maturazione della proposta husserliana, che dalla sfera logica accenna già all’approccio più propriamente fenomenologico. L’autrice pone in risalto il carattere intrinsecamente ambiguo del tentativo operato da Husserl e ne propone in modo originale la riconduzione all’antropologia sottesa.
Lo scopo del libro è quello di realizzare uno specifico esperimento di lettura e di interpretazio... more Lo scopo del libro è quello di realizzare uno specifico esperimento di lettura e di interpretazione, consistente nell'analisi comparativa del rapporto tra percezione e memoria in Bergson e Husserl. All'interno del più generale tema della costituzione temporale, questo rapporto viene isolato e indagato in vista di due obbiettivi fondamentali: in primo luogo, comprendere in che modo, secondo i due autori, si costituisca la "coscienza di passato" e quale funzione essa svolga in rapporto al presente percettivo; in secondo luogo, evidenziare gli approfondimenti che una specifica integrazione tra le due prospettive può recare, da un lato, alla comprensione filosofica della dinamica temporale e, dall'altro, alla possibile interazione con il paradigma scientifico (in particolare, con l'odierna teoria fisica della temporalità).
ARTICLES by Federica Buongiorno
Rivista di psicoanalisi, 2024
The issue of embodiment in digital and virtual environments represents one of the most complex th... more The issue of embodiment in digital and virtual environments represents
one of the most complex themes of contemporary philosophical research and a testing ground for the anti-dualistic approach, developed in response to the Cartesian mind/body problem. In this article, I propose a brief critical genealogy of the concept of the digital environment, centered on the mind/body dualism, with the aim of highlighting – through a concrete case of interaction in a digital environment – the inefficacy of the dualistic paradigm as well as the response offered by classical phenomenology, concluding with a radically anti-dualistic perspective of the real-virtual relationship, founded on a transcorporeal conception of digital environments and interaction within them.
Experiencing. Perception, Representation, and Action between Phenomenology and Pragmatism, 2024
The aim of this article is to highlight some fundamental similarities between Husserl’s phenomen... more The aim of this article is to highlight some fundamental similarities between
Husserl’s phenomenology, on one hand, and the pragmatism of James and Mead, on
the other hand, which revolve around the common critique of the dualism of subject
and object and the valorization of the empirical quality of experience, namely the
priority of perception over the operations of abstraction and objectivation typical of
positive science. These common assumptions contribute to delineating in all three
authors a position that we define here, with reference to Russell’s well-known label,
as “monistic”; however, these are three variants of monism that present crucial differences. While in the case of James and Mead it is correct to speak of a radical neutral monism – where the very duality or polarity of subject and object is called into
question – in Husserl, we should rather speak of a tempered experiential monism, in
which a polarity or tension between subject and object is maintained while simultaneously affirming the priority of the unity of subjective experience. Our goal is to
substantiate a monistic interpretation of intentionality and experience, which allows
for a richer description of knowledge as a process. The proposed reading assumes
that the authors analyzed are actively attempting to move from an ontology of substances (static) to an ontology of processes (dynamic).
Iride, 2023
In this article, I reconstruct Bernard Stiegler’s theory of (primary, secondary and tertiary) ret... more In this article, I reconstruct Bernard Stiegler’s theory of (primary, secondary
and tertiary) retentions, conveyed by the notion of epiphilogenesis (§ 2). My
aim is to show how Stiegler emphasizes certain assumptions of the originally Husserlian theory, while obscuring others that seem to pose certain limitations or objections to his theory of temporal consciousness (§ 3): in particular, I focus on some problematic aspects of (a) the «selection» or «filtering» guided by secondary retentions over primary retentions (§ 3.1), and of (b) the collective secondary retentions as an imprint of the impersonal and the social within individual consciousness (§ 3.2). By connecting this analysis to the question of the aesthetic conditioning of tertiary retentions performed by the hyperindustrial system (§ 4), I conclude by outlining some critical issues that, in my opinion, seem to derive from the analysis carried out in my contribution.
Frontiers in Digital Humanism, 2024
Few concepts have been subjected to as intense scrutiny in contemporary discourse as that of “hum... more Few concepts have been subjected to as intense scrutiny in contemporary discourse as that of “humanism.” While these critiques have acknowledged the importance of retaining certain key aspects of humanism, such as rights, freedom, and human dignity, the term has assumed ambivalence, especially in light of post-colonial and gender studies, that cannot be ignored. The “Vienna Manifesto on Digital Humanism,” as well as the recent volume (2022) titled Perspectives on Digital Humanism, bear a complex imprint of this ambivalence. In this contribution, we aim to bring to the forefront and decipher this underlying trace, by considering alternative (non-humanistic) ways to understand human-technologies relations, beyond the dominant neoliberal paradigm (paragraphs 1 and 2); we then analyse those relations within the specific context of legal studies (paragraphs 3 and 4), one in which the interdependency of humans and non-humans shows a specific and complex form of “fundamental ambivalence.”
Filosofia dell'Intelligenza Artificiale (a cura di Matteo Galletti e Silvano Zipoli Caiani), 2024
L'articolo ricostruisce la polisemia del concetto di intelligenza (umana e artificiale) proponend... more L'articolo ricostruisce la polisemia del concetto di intelligenza (umana e artificiale) proponendo una interpretazione fenomenologica delle reti neurali.
Philosophy Kitchen, 2023
In this paper, I aim to elucidate the points of convergence and divergence between Stiegler’s int... more In this paper, I aim to elucidate the points of convergence and divergence between Stiegler’s interpretation of “technology” and the phenomenological perspective, specifically drawing upon the philosophies of Husserl, Heidegger, and postphenomenology (originally proposed by Don Ihde). The focal point of this exploration resides in the distinctive nature that Stiegler attributes to technology – an inherent and originary facet of human beings
characterized as the prosthetic dimension. Intricately woven into the tapestry of human anthropology and epistemology, this dimension assumes a pivotal role in the progression of human evolution according to Stiegler.
Bollettino Filosofico, 2023
The article critically examines the difference between Artificial Intelligence and human intellig... more The article critically examines the difference between Artificial Intelligence and human intelligence, specifically the distinction between simulation and embodiment, while analyzing the issue of human embodiment in its technically and digitally augmented dimension. The idea that digital processes do not simply imply a detachment from the body, dematerialization, or disembodiment is supported by many scholars, starting from those who, as early as the 1980s, reacted to cyberpunk narratives and their tendency to introduce a new mind-body dualism. However, the article aims to frame this thesis not so much within the discourse on the post-human but within a phenomenological perspective, employing specific conceptual tools. In particular, it considers: 1) the distinction proposed by Katherine Hayles between practices of embodiment and practices of inscription; 2) the notion of structural coupling by Maturana and Varela; 3) algorithmic thought and its temporal structure.
Handbook of the Anthropocene. Humans between Heritage and Future (eds. N. Wallenhorst, C. Wulf), 2023
The term ‘environment’ is complex and conveys different meanings: the word ‘environment’ is emplo... more The term ‘environment’ is complex and conveys different meanings: the word ‘environment’ is employed as a synonym for space, territory, place, or ecosystem. A comprehensive definition of environment describes it as the set of conditions in which living takes place: it is the complex system of physical, chemical and biological factors, of living and non-living elements and of the relationships in which all the organisms that inhabit the planet are immersed. While we can envision many types of environment, the term is commonly used in relation to nature, the so-called natural environment. This latter notion encompasses all forms of living and non-living beings; ecology is the science that studies the interactions of organisms with each other and with their physical surroundings.
Phenomenology and Digital Knowledge , 2022
This article investigates the possibility to question the difference between artificial and human... more This article investigates the possibility to question the difference between artificial and human intelligence by assuming that the latter can incorporate artificial, external components just as artificial intelligence can simulate human responses, and by exploring human embodiment in its technically and digitally augmented dimension. The idea that digital processes do not merely imply a detachment from the body, a dematerialization or disembodiment, is supported by many researchers, starting already from those who-back in the 1980s-reacted to cyberpunk narratives and their tendency to posit a new mind-body dualism. Yet, here I would like to frame this thesis not within the post-human context but in a phenomenological perspective, and in doing so I will employ specific conceptual tools. I will particularly (1) rely on Katherine Hayles' distinction between incorporating and inscribing practices; (2) refer to Maturana and Varela's notion of structural coupling; (3) analyze algorithmic thinking and its temporal structure.
The Case for Reduction (ed. by Christoph F.E. Holzey - J. Schillinger), 2022
In the age of pervasive computing the way our body interacts with reality needs to be reconceptua... more In the age of pervasive computing the way our body interacts with reality needs to be reconceptualized. The reduction of embodiment is a problem for computer music since this music relies heavily on different layers of (digital) technology and mediation in order to be produced and performed. The article shows that such a mediation should not be conceived of as an obstacle but rather as a constitutive element of a permanent, complex negotiation between the artist, the machinery, and the audience, aimed at shaping a different temporality for musical language (as the Italian artist Caterina Barbieri develops).
The Necessity of Critique. Andrew Feenberg and the Philosophy of Technology (ed. by Darryl Cressman), 2022
In this chapter I will compare Andrew Feenberg’s philosophy of technology with that of the Korean... more In this chapter I will compare Andrew Feenberg’s philosophy of technology with that of the Korean-born philosopher Byung-Chul Han to show that their diagnoses about the contemporary social and political status of technological development, as well as their prognoses about how to deal with it, differ radically. I argue that this radical difference is based on: (i) two different evaluations of modernity and, in particular, two different appraisals of both Martin Heidegger’s and Michel Foucault’s thought; (ii) an anti-essentialist stance about technology on Feenberg’s part, and an essentialist/reductive appraisal of technology on Han’s part; (iii) two different accounts of the Internet and of information technology. My aim is to show that Feenberg’s reflection represents a more solid and detailed analysis of the phenomenon of technology, from the point of view of its limitations and its potentials, as well as a critical corrective to Han’s radicalism, as far as outlining the realistic possibility for future political interventions.
Institution and Passivity: Rethinking Embodiment and Social Practices in the Contemporary Debate, 2022
The issue aspires at being a way to reopen the deposit of sense today, and to make use of ... more The issue aspires at being a way to reopen the deposit of sense today, and to make use of the traces provided by Merleau-Ponty in different fields of knowledge. Rather than developed by followers or interpreters of the French author, the contributions that follow are written on the basis of a fruitful inspiration derived from his rich and visionary form of speculation. It is certainly no accident that the collection of essays published here includes diverse approaches (philosophical, juridical, sociological) and topics (from the unconscious to rituality, from language to symbolism, from the still ongoing pandemic to contemporary technologization).
Institution and Passivity: Rethinking Embodiment and Social Practices in the Contemporary Debate , 2022
This article reconfigures Merleau-Ponty’s “Problem of Passivity” into the potential of passivity.... more This article reconfigures Merleau-Ponty’s “Problem of Passivity” into the potential of passivity. It contributes to Claude Lefort’s strong claims that Merleau-Ponty’s 'Passivity course' from 1954-1955 published in the volume of course notes "Institution and Passivity" (2010) provides an "attack against the root of modern ontology", and that the phenomenon of passivity has largely been "neglected by most philosophers". Reflected in these assertions is a 21st century perspective on Merleau-Ponty’s work, with relevance to current performative, corporeal and political reworkings of phenomenology. The article's aim is to chart how Merleau-Ponty’s work on passivity, sleep and the unconscious represents a powerful critique of the Husserlian intentional model and the phenomenological concept of constitution, at the same time as opening potential for viewing consciousness as plural, culturally situated and diffracted.
Filosofia: metodi e orientamenti contemporanei (ed. by Roberta Lanfredini, Carocci 2022), 2022
L'articolo ricostruisce il metodo fenomenologico (nella versione classica husserliana) su tre liv... more L'articolo ricostruisce il metodo fenomenologico (nella versione classica husserliana) su tre livelli: cenni storici, struttura teorica e ricezione contemporanea.
Fenomenologia della vita (a cura di P. Manganaro), 2022
Il saggio ricostruisce le diverse accezioni e stratificazioni teoriche della tecnica in Husserl c... more Il saggio ricostruisce le diverse accezioni e stratificazioni teoriche della tecnica in Husserl con particolare riferimento alle "Ricerche logiche" - dove la tecnica assume centralità come 'Kunstlehre' logica - e nella "Crisi delle scienze europee", dove evolve nel problema della tecnicizzazione del sapere scientifico. In entrambi i casi, ad essere in gioco è il senso stesso del rapporto tra essere umano e mondo-della-vita circostante.
Iride, 2021
Lo scopo del saggio consiste nell’analizzare il rapporto tra pulsione, oggetto e rappresentazione... more Lo scopo del saggio consiste nell’analizzare il rapporto tra pulsione, oggetto e rappresentazione in vista della seguente ipotesi di lavoro: è possibile valorizzare l’aspetto non rappresentazionale e non oggettivante della pulsione in modo da concepire una passività radicale, sottratta alla presa della volontà? E' possibile, cioè, concepire una fenomenologia dell’Io che, riprendendo e cambiando di segno la lettera husserliana, non è sempre "un io-che-vuole", non è "sempre desto verso scopi volontari" e non ha "sempre in mente qualcosa", sempre "degli orizzonti costituiti da scopi, dei propositi e degli orizzonti di propositi"? Una fenomenologia di un Io che non sa (ancora) di volere e, soprattutto, non sa e non si rappresenta (ancora) cosa vuole? Possiamo individuare nella pulsione che muove il desiderio il luogo specifico di questo non-sapere dell’io e intenderne la funzione come strutturale per la volontà, invece che come semplice assenza di volontà (analogamente al modo in cui Merleau-Ponty ha concepito l’inconscio non in opposizione alla coscienza, ma quale tessuto stesso della coscienza nella sua ambiguità, opacità e plurivocità)?
Inschibboleth 2018
In questo libro l’autrice realizza uno specifico esperimento di lettura e di interpretazione filo... more In questo libro l’autrice realizza uno specifico esperimento di lettura e di interpretazione filosofica, consistente nell’analisi comparativa del rapporto tra percezione e memoria in Henri Bergson e Edmund Husserl. All’interno del più generale tema della costituzione temporale, questo rapporto viene isolato e indagato in vista di due obiettivi fondamentali: in primo luogo, comprendere in che modo, secondo i due autori, si costituisca la “coscienza di passato” e quale funzione essa svolga in rapporto al presente percettivo; in secondo luogo, evidenziare gli approfondimenti che una specifica integrazione tra le due prospettive può recare, da un lato, alla comprensione filosofica della dinamica temporale e, dall’altro, alla possibile interazione con il paradigma scientifico (in particolare, con l’odierna teoria fisica della temporalità).
Il volume indaga, sul piano metodologico e teoretico, il rapporto tra intuizione e riflessione n... more Il volume indaga, sul piano metodologico e teoretico, il rapporto tra intuizione e riflessione nella fenomenologia di Edmund Husserl. Nell'evidenziarne l’intima problematicità, sia al livello della costituzione temporale che sul piano delle sintesi passive, esso offre un’interpretazione della fenomenologia intesa come una forma di trascendentalismo, che si mantiene “al di qua” tanto dell’opzione idealista quanto di quella realista e la cui efficacia e attualità risiedono proprio nella tensione paradossale tra intuizione e riflessione, che culmina nel problema dell’inconscio fenomenologico e che l’autrice spinge al suo limite — anche ricorrendo a un serrato confronto critico con alcuni paradigmi e interpretazioni attuali (con particolare riferimento ai programmi di naturalizzazione della fenomenologia) — al fine di mostrare una possibile via per continuare a pensare con Husserl oltre Husserl.
Il libro prende in esame il tema del precategoriale in Husserl dagli anni della formazione alla p... more Il libro prende in esame il tema del precategoriale in Husserl dagli anni della formazione alla prima grande opera, le "Ricerche logiche" (1900-01). La questione del precategoriale – ovvero del fondamento sensibile delle formazioni logiche (concetti e giudizi) – viene individuata come tema centrale della riflessione husserliana sin dai suoi esordi, antecedenti alla primissima impostazione dei rapporti tra sensibilità e intelletto nella seconda sezione della "Sesta ricerca logica". Quest’ultima costituisce il nucleo dell’indagine qui condotta, nella quale il riferimento alla dimensione prelogica si configura come primo veicolo della progressiva maturazione della proposta husserliana, che dalla sfera logica accenna già all’approccio più propriamente fenomenologico. L’autrice pone in risalto il carattere intrinsecamente ambiguo del tentativo operato da Husserl e ne propone in modo originale la riconduzione all’antropologia sottesa.
Lo scopo del libro è quello di realizzare uno specifico esperimento di lettura e di interpretazio... more Lo scopo del libro è quello di realizzare uno specifico esperimento di lettura e di interpretazione, consistente nell'analisi comparativa del rapporto tra percezione e memoria in Bergson e Husserl. All'interno del più generale tema della costituzione temporale, questo rapporto viene isolato e indagato in vista di due obbiettivi fondamentali: in primo luogo, comprendere in che modo, secondo i due autori, si costituisca la "coscienza di passato" e quale funzione essa svolga in rapporto al presente percettivo; in secondo luogo, evidenziare gli approfondimenti che una specifica integrazione tra le due prospettive può recare, da un lato, alla comprensione filosofica della dinamica temporale e, dall'altro, alla possibile interazione con il paradigma scientifico (in particolare, con l'odierna teoria fisica della temporalità).
Rivista di psicoanalisi, 2024
The issue of embodiment in digital and virtual environments represents one of the most complex th... more The issue of embodiment in digital and virtual environments represents
one of the most complex themes of contemporary philosophical research and a testing ground for the anti-dualistic approach, developed in response to the Cartesian mind/body problem. In this article, I propose a brief critical genealogy of the concept of the digital environment, centered on the mind/body dualism, with the aim of highlighting – through a concrete case of interaction in a digital environment – the inefficacy of the dualistic paradigm as well as the response offered by classical phenomenology, concluding with a radically anti-dualistic perspective of the real-virtual relationship, founded on a transcorporeal conception of digital environments and interaction within them.
Experiencing. Perception, Representation, and Action between Phenomenology and Pragmatism, 2024
The aim of this article is to highlight some fundamental similarities between Husserl’s phenomen... more The aim of this article is to highlight some fundamental similarities between
Husserl’s phenomenology, on one hand, and the pragmatism of James and Mead, on
the other hand, which revolve around the common critique of the dualism of subject
and object and the valorization of the empirical quality of experience, namely the
priority of perception over the operations of abstraction and objectivation typical of
positive science. These common assumptions contribute to delineating in all three
authors a position that we define here, with reference to Russell’s well-known label,
as “monistic”; however, these are three variants of monism that present crucial differences. While in the case of James and Mead it is correct to speak of a radical neutral monism – where the very duality or polarity of subject and object is called into
question – in Husserl, we should rather speak of a tempered experiential monism, in
which a polarity or tension between subject and object is maintained while simultaneously affirming the priority of the unity of subjective experience. Our goal is to
substantiate a monistic interpretation of intentionality and experience, which allows
for a richer description of knowledge as a process. The proposed reading assumes
that the authors analyzed are actively attempting to move from an ontology of substances (static) to an ontology of processes (dynamic).
Iride, 2023
In this article, I reconstruct Bernard Stiegler’s theory of (primary, secondary and tertiary) ret... more In this article, I reconstruct Bernard Stiegler’s theory of (primary, secondary
and tertiary) retentions, conveyed by the notion of epiphilogenesis (§ 2). My
aim is to show how Stiegler emphasizes certain assumptions of the originally Husserlian theory, while obscuring others that seem to pose certain limitations or objections to his theory of temporal consciousness (§ 3): in particular, I focus on some problematic aspects of (a) the «selection» or «filtering» guided by secondary retentions over primary retentions (§ 3.1), and of (b) the collective secondary retentions as an imprint of the impersonal and the social within individual consciousness (§ 3.2). By connecting this analysis to the question of the aesthetic conditioning of tertiary retentions performed by the hyperindustrial system (§ 4), I conclude by outlining some critical issues that, in my opinion, seem to derive from the analysis carried out in my contribution.
Frontiers in Digital Humanism, 2024
Few concepts have been subjected to as intense scrutiny in contemporary discourse as that of “hum... more Few concepts have been subjected to as intense scrutiny in contemporary discourse as that of “humanism.” While these critiques have acknowledged the importance of retaining certain key aspects of humanism, such as rights, freedom, and human dignity, the term has assumed ambivalence, especially in light of post-colonial and gender studies, that cannot be ignored. The “Vienna Manifesto on Digital Humanism,” as well as the recent volume (2022) titled Perspectives on Digital Humanism, bear a complex imprint of this ambivalence. In this contribution, we aim to bring to the forefront and decipher this underlying trace, by considering alternative (non-humanistic) ways to understand human-technologies relations, beyond the dominant neoliberal paradigm (paragraphs 1 and 2); we then analyse those relations within the specific context of legal studies (paragraphs 3 and 4), one in which the interdependency of humans and non-humans shows a specific and complex form of “fundamental ambivalence.”
Filosofia dell'Intelligenza Artificiale (a cura di Matteo Galletti e Silvano Zipoli Caiani), 2024
L'articolo ricostruisce la polisemia del concetto di intelligenza (umana e artificiale) proponend... more L'articolo ricostruisce la polisemia del concetto di intelligenza (umana e artificiale) proponendo una interpretazione fenomenologica delle reti neurali.
Philosophy Kitchen, 2023
In this paper, I aim to elucidate the points of convergence and divergence between Stiegler’s int... more In this paper, I aim to elucidate the points of convergence and divergence between Stiegler’s interpretation of “technology” and the phenomenological perspective, specifically drawing upon the philosophies of Husserl, Heidegger, and postphenomenology (originally proposed by Don Ihde). The focal point of this exploration resides in the distinctive nature that Stiegler attributes to technology – an inherent and originary facet of human beings
characterized as the prosthetic dimension. Intricately woven into the tapestry of human anthropology and epistemology, this dimension assumes a pivotal role in the progression of human evolution according to Stiegler.
Bollettino Filosofico, 2023
The article critically examines the difference between Artificial Intelligence and human intellig... more The article critically examines the difference between Artificial Intelligence and human intelligence, specifically the distinction between simulation and embodiment, while analyzing the issue of human embodiment in its technically and digitally augmented dimension. The idea that digital processes do not simply imply a detachment from the body, dematerialization, or disembodiment is supported by many scholars, starting from those who, as early as the 1980s, reacted to cyberpunk narratives and their tendency to introduce a new mind-body dualism. However, the article aims to frame this thesis not so much within the discourse on the post-human but within a phenomenological perspective, employing specific conceptual tools. In particular, it considers: 1) the distinction proposed by Katherine Hayles between practices of embodiment and practices of inscription; 2) the notion of structural coupling by Maturana and Varela; 3) algorithmic thought and its temporal structure.
Handbook of the Anthropocene. Humans between Heritage and Future (eds. N. Wallenhorst, C. Wulf), 2023
The term ‘environment’ is complex and conveys different meanings: the word ‘environment’ is emplo... more The term ‘environment’ is complex and conveys different meanings: the word ‘environment’ is employed as a synonym for space, territory, place, or ecosystem. A comprehensive definition of environment describes it as the set of conditions in which living takes place: it is the complex system of physical, chemical and biological factors, of living and non-living elements and of the relationships in which all the organisms that inhabit the planet are immersed. While we can envision many types of environment, the term is commonly used in relation to nature, the so-called natural environment. This latter notion encompasses all forms of living and non-living beings; ecology is the science that studies the interactions of organisms with each other and with their physical surroundings.
Phenomenology and Digital Knowledge , 2022
This article investigates the possibility to question the difference between artificial and human... more This article investigates the possibility to question the difference between artificial and human intelligence by assuming that the latter can incorporate artificial, external components just as artificial intelligence can simulate human responses, and by exploring human embodiment in its technically and digitally augmented dimension. The idea that digital processes do not merely imply a detachment from the body, a dematerialization or disembodiment, is supported by many researchers, starting already from those who-back in the 1980s-reacted to cyberpunk narratives and their tendency to posit a new mind-body dualism. Yet, here I would like to frame this thesis not within the post-human context but in a phenomenological perspective, and in doing so I will employ specific conceptual tools. I will particularly (1) rely on Katherine Hayles' distinction between incorporating and inscribing practices; (2) refer to Maturana and Varela's notion of structural coupling; (3) analyze algorithmic thinking and its temporal structure.
The Case for Reduction (ed. by Christoph F.E. Holzey - J. Schillinger), 2022
In the age of pervasive computing the way our body interacts with reality needs to be reconceptua... more In the age of pervasive computing the way our body interacts with reality needs to be reconceptualized. The reduction of embodiment is a problem for computer music since this music relies heavily on different layers of (digital) technology and mediation in order to be produced and performed. The article shows that such a mediation should not be conceived of as an obstacle but rather as a constitutive element of a permanent, complex negotiation between the artist, the machinery, and the audience, aimed at shaping a different temporality for musical language (as the Italian artist Caterina Barbieri develops).
The Necessity of Critique. Andrew Feenberg and the Philosophy of Technology (ed. by Darryl Cressman), 2022
In this chapter I will compare Andrew Feenberg’s philosophy of technology with that of the Korean... more In this chapter I will compare Andrew Feenberg’s philosophy of technology with that of the Korean-born philosopher Byung-Chul Han to show that their diagnoses about the contemporary social and political status of technological development, as well as their prognoses about how to deal with it, differ radically. I argue that this radical difference is based on: (i) two different evaluations of modernity and, in particular, two different appraisals of both Martin Heidegger’s and Michel Foucault’s thought; (ii) an anti-essentialist stance about technology on Feenberg’s part, and an essentialist/reductive appraisal of technology on Han’s part; (iii) two different accounts of the Internet and of information technology. My aim is to show that Feenberg’s reflection represents a more solid and detailed analysis of the phenomenon of technology, from the point of view of its limitations and its potentials, as well as a critical corrective to Han’s radicalism, as far as outlining the realistic possibility for future political interventions.
Institution and Passivity: Rethinking Embodiment and Social Practices in the Contemporary Debate, 2022
The issue aspires at being a way to reopen the deposit of sense today, and to make use of ... more The issue aspires at being a way to reopen the deposit of sense today, and to make use of the traces provided by Merleau-Ponty in different fields of knowledge. Rather than developed by followers or interpreters of the French author, the contributions that follow are written on the basis of a fruitful inspiration derived from his rich and visionary form of speculation. It is certainly no accident that the collection of essays published here includes diverse approaches (philosophical, juridical, sociological) and topics (from the unconscious to rituality, from language to symbolism, from the still ongoing pandemic to contemporary technologization).
Institution and Passivity: Rethinking Embodiment and Social Practices in the Contemporary Debate , 2022
This article reconfigures Merleau-Ponty’s “Problem of Passivity” into the potential of passivity.... more This article reconfigures Merleau-Ponty’s “Problem of Passivity” into the potential of passivity. It contributes to Claude Lefort’s strong claims that Merleau-Ponty’s 'Passivity course' from 1954-1955 published in the volume of course notes "Institution and Passivity" (2010) provides an "attack against the root of modern ontology", and that the phenomenon of passivity has largely been "neglected by most philosophers". Reflected in these assertions is a 21st century perspective on Merleau-Ponty’s work, with relevance to current performative, corporeal and political reworkings of phenomenology. The article's aim is to chart how Merleau-Ponty’s work on passivity, sleep and the unconscious represents a powerful critique of the Husserlian intentional model and the phenomenological concept of constitution, at the same time as opening potential for viewing consciousness as plural, culturally situated and diffracted.
Filosofia: metodi e orientamenti contemporanei (ed. by Roberta Lanfredini, Carocci 2022), 2022
L'articolo ricostruisce il metodo fenomenologico (nella versione classica husserliana) su tre liv... more L'articolo ricostruisce il metodo fenomenologico (nella versione classica husserliana) su tre livelli: cenni storici, struttura teorica e ricezione contemporanea.
Fenomenologia della vita (a cura di P. Manganaro), 2022
Il saggio ricostruisce le diverse accezioni e stratificazioni teoriche della tecnica in Husserl c... more Il saggio ricostruisce le diverse accezioni e stratificazioni teoriche della tecnica in Husserl con particolare riferimento alle "Ricerche logiche" - dove la tecnica assume centralità come 'Kunstlehre' logica - e nella "Crisi delle scienze europee", dove evolve nel problema della tecnicizzazione del sapere scientifico. In entrambi i casi, ad essere in gioco è il senso stesso del rapporto tra essere umano e mondo-della-vita circostante.
Iride, 2021
Lo scopo del saggio consiste nell’analizzare il rapporto tra pulsione, oggetto e rappresentazione... more Lo scopo del saggio consiste nell’analizzare il rapporto tra pulsione, oggetto e rappresentazione in vista della seguente ipotesi di lavoro: è possibile valorizzare l’aspetto non rappresentazionale e non oggettivante della pulsione in modo da concepire una passività radicale, sottratta alla presa della volontà? E' possibile, cioè, concepire una fenomenologia dell’Io che, riprendendo e cambiando di segno la lettera husserliana, non è sempre "un io-che-vuole", non è "sempre desto verso scopi volontari" e non ha "sempre in mente qualcosa", sempre "degli orizzonti costituiti da scopi, dei propositi e degli orizzonti di propositi"? Una fenomenologia di un Io che non sa (ancora) di volere e, soprattutto, non sa e non si rappresenta (ancora) cosa vuole? Possiamo individuare nella pulsione che muove il desiderio il luogo specifico di questo non-sapere dell’io e intenderne la funzione come strutturale per la volontà, invece che come semplice assenza di volontà (analogamente al modo in cui Merleau-Ponty ha concepito l’inconscio non in opposizione alla coscienza, ma quale tessuto stesso della coscienza nella sua ambiguità, opacità e plurivocità)?
Umweg, 2021
In questo testo si offre una breve introduzione del volume di Bernhard Irrgang "Introduzione alla... more In questo testo si offre una breve introduzione del volume di Bernhard Irrgang "Introduzione alla filosofia della tecnica. Una prospettiva fenomenologico-evoluzionistica" (Inschibboleth 2021), ricostruendo il contesto disciplinare della filosofia della tecnica in Germania e la sua tradizione, entro la quale si colloca la prospettiva di Irrgang, e la proposta teorica di quest'ultimo nel volume in oggetto e nelle altre sue opere.
Sybille Krämer, "Piccola metafisica della medialità. Medium, messaggero, trasmissione", 2020
In questo saggio si presenta la prima traduzione italiana di "Piccola metafisica della medialità.... more In questo saggio si presenta la prima traduzione italiana di "Piccola metafisica della medialità. Medium, messaggero, trasmissione" della filosofa tedesca Sybille Krämer. L’antica figura del messaggero viene riproposta in questo libro come il prototipo più calzante di una comunicazione in cui i media – più che i messaggi e le informazioni – si trovano al centro dell’attenzione teoretica. Krämer apre così una ‘terza strada’ tra modello tecnico (ispirato agli studi di Friedrich Kittler) e modello dialogico (di derivazione habermasiana) e, attraverso lo studio di alcune figure emblematiche che rivelano la natura ibrida e ambivalente dei media, costruisce una vera e propria fenomenologia della medialità. Gli angeli, i virus, il denaro, il traduttore, lo psicoanalista, il testimone: tutti messaggeri, soggetti terzi che creano relazione e mediano tra mondi altrimenti distinti.
Subjectivity and Digital Culture, 2019
Lifelogging can be described as «a form of pervasive computing which utilises softwares and senso... more Lifelogging can be described as «a form of pervasive computing which utilises softwares and sensors to generate a permanent, private and unified multimedia record of the totality of an individual’s life experience and makes it available in a secure and pervasive manner» (NTCIR-13 LifelogTask). As a private form of self-tracking, lifelogging is becoming increasingly widespread in technologically advanced societies and practices related to it are becoming part of most people’s everyday
lives. Therefore, it is more important than ever to gain a critical understanding of the phenomenon. In this paper I am interested in particular in exploring the issue of the transformations in the perception, comprehension and construction of self, and hence in subjectification practices, deriving from the increasing integration of virtual and augmented reality and every-day life that is typical of lifelogging activities.
Phenomenology as Performative Excercise, 2020
This article seeks to explore the possibility of a new phenomenological understanding of what the... more This article seeks to explore the possibility of a new phenomenological understanding of what the “presentation of self in everyday life” (Goffmann, 1959) has become since we have entered the era of new media and digital culture. I am interested in exploring a particular form of performativity, namely digital performativity, and more precisely its transformations within the context of so-called “extended selves:” here, digital performativity mostly involves the ways we act ourselves out along with our (real as well as digital) identities and, therefore, the ways we construct our selves by means of digital artefacts (in this sense I speak of digital processes of subjectification). I will try to outline the features of “digital extended selves” and to suggest a phenomenological framework that could be useful in order to further investigate the notion of digital performativity.
Subjectivity and Digital Culture, 2019
What role does subjectivity play in digital culture? This question implies a clarification, first... more What role does subjectivity play in digital culture? This question implies a clarification, first, of what exactly we mean by digital culture, and, second, of what a subject is within digital culture. While the 19th century was characterized by print culture and the 20th century by broadcasting culture, we are now experiencing a new paradigm shift: digital technology has radically changed the way we produce (and consume) information, goods, values, social relationships, institutional bonds, etc. With this issue, our aim is to provide an interdisciplinary overview of the most problematic features of digital culture and the digital self according to contemporary debate, which might suggest new directions for future research and collaborative work.
Contributions to Phenomenology, 2020
This book features a theoretical depiction of the Italian phenomenological tradition. It brings t... more This book features a theoretical depiction of the Italian phenomenological tradition. It brings together the main Italian phenomenologists of the present to discuss the positions and theories of the most important Italian phenomenologists of the past. Those profiled include Antonio Banfi, Sofia Vanni Rovighi, Enzo Paci, Dino Formaggio, Giuseppe Semerari, Enzo Melandri, Paolo Bozzi, Carlo Sini, Giovanni Piana and Paolo Parrini.
This collection shows not only the variety of perspectives but also the inner consistency, peculiarity and originality of the tradition. Moreover, the contributors connect continental and analytical traditions, the scientific approach and existentialism. Italian phenomenology, the rise of which dates back to Antonio Banfi’s writings on Husserl in 1923, proves to be from its very beginning, a relational philosophy. It is a philosophy that is capable, precisely by means of its method, of developing actual forms of communication and exchange among the different sciences. This book will provide graduate students and researchers with unique insights into the Italian school of phenomenological thought.
"Lo Sguardo", 2018
Il presente numero de "Lo Sguardo" trae spunto dalla recente pubblicazione (2016) dei tre corsi b... more Il presente numero de "Lo Sguardo" trae spunto dalla recente pubblicazione (2016) dei tre corsi bergsoniani al Collège de France, tenuti tra il 1902 e il 1905 e dedicati rispettivamente a: "Histoire de l’idée de temps", "Histoire des théories de la mémoire" e "L’évolution du problème de la liberté". Scopo della raccolta è quello di offire una ricostruzione del pensiero di Bergson alla luce dei tre corsi, con particolare riferimento al rapporto con la storia e con la scienza (in particolare, con la figura di A.N. Whitehead).
Il volume ricostruisce le vicende della ricezione e rielaborazione della fenomenologia husserlian... more Il volume ricostruisce le vicende della ricezione e rielaborazione della fenomenologia husserliana in Italia a partire dai primi studi di Antonio Ban fi negli anni Venti del secolo scorso, passando per l’interpretazione di Enzo Paci e dalla sua scuola negli anni Sessanta, per arrivare sino ad oggi – al perdurare e complicarsi di un interesse fenomenologico che, nelle sue varie evoluzioni e trasformazioni, appare più che mai vivo e produttivo nel nostro Paese. Chiamando a scrivere, sui loro maestri, gli allievi e gli studiosi più vicini ai vari esponenti delle diverse scuole e tradizioni fenomenologiche italiane, i curatori hanno voluto offrire non soltanto una ricostruzione storica e una valutazione teoretica, ma un vero e proprio esercizio fenomenologico, in cui gli odierni studiosi ri flettono sugli “antichi” studiosi di fenomenologia, delineando – in questo duplice passaggio interpretativo – una lettura tanto più ricca e critica del pensiero husserliano, quanto più nutrita dei risultati sedimentati nella plurivoca e mai (del tutto) interrottasi tradizione fenomenologica italiana.
As the keyword of the present issue the editors have chosen the term (and concept) of ‘exchange’.... more As the keyword of the present issue the editors have chosen the term (and concept) of ‘exchange’. This has been envisaged as the theoretical linchpin enabling us to keep a sharp focus on the relations between economics and the social sciences, while moving beyond the all too current discourses on the issue of debt.
We have thus set our sights on contributions that would approach the topic from a range of different angles, while centring the analysis on the two original macro-topics: economics and the humanities.
La "differenza italiana". Filosofi(e) nell'Italia di oggi (editoriale) - ed. by Federica Buongiorno, Antonio Lucci, Jul 2014
Azimuth. Philosophical Coordinates in Modern and Contemporary Age, Oct 31, 2013
Umweg, 2023
In questo volume Christoph Wulf, uno dei maggiori studiosi mondiali di pedagogia e antropologia c... more In questo volume Christoph Wulf, uno dei maggiori studiosi mondiali di pedagogia e antropologia culturale di lingua tedesca, ricostruisce le sfide che si presentano oggi, nell’epoca dell’Antropocene, nel campo dell’educazione e della formazione e, più in generale, del sapere umano. Wulf ricostruisce il contesto storico e la dimensione teorica dell’antropologia pedagogica culturale per come si è strutturata dapprima in Germania, il paese che ha fornito gli impulsi di ricerca iniziali più consistenti, e successivamente nel contesto europeo. L’autore esamina quindi il potenziale produttivo dell’immaginazione come strumento principale di risposta alle sfide poste dall’Antropocene, per poi concentrarsi su tre aspetti fondamentali, da sempre al centro delle ricerche di Wulf: iconicità, performatività e materialità della dimensione pedagogico-culturale. Infine, l’autore esamina criticamente le tre sfide cruciali del nostro presente iper-tecnologico: pace, diversità culturale e sostenibilità come obiettivi di un’educazione umana globale.
Umweg, Inschibboleth, 2021
Bernhard Irrgang Introduzione alla loso a della tecnica Umweg Che cos'è la loso a della tecnica? ... more Bernhard Irrgang Introduzione alla loso a della tecnica Umweg Che cos'è la loso a della tecnica? Quali problemi si pone e con quali metodologie? In questo breve testo originale, Bernhard Irrgang-uno dei massimi loso della tecnica tedeschi-offre una via d'accesso peculia-re alla Technikphilosophie da un punto di vista fenome-nologico ed evolutivo. Muovendo dal confronto con Heidegger e con la sua concezione della tecnica, l'Autore ripercorre la nozione classica del potenziale (e dei limiti) del sapere e del fare tecnologici. Irrgang propone una cornice teorica fondata sulla connessione-operata attraverso la nozione di sapere implicito-tra teoria della conoscenza evoluzionistica e neo-darwini-smo, al ne di elaborare una "ermeneutica critica" in grado di comprendere concretamente gli artefatti e le strutture tecniche, il loro sviluppo a partire dalla contemporaneità, nonché il loro potenziale di rischio nell'attualità. € 12,00 Collana diretta da
Edizioni di Storia e Letteratura, 2020
L’antica figura del messaggero viene riproposta in questo libro come il prototipo più calzante di... more L’antica figura del messaggero viene riproposta in questo libro come il prototipo più calzante di una comunicazione in cui i media – più che i messaggi e le informazioni – si trovano al centro dell’attenzione teoretica. Sybille Krämer apre così una ‘terza strada’ tra modello tecnico (ispirato agli studi di Friedrich Kittler) e modello dialogico (di derivazione habermasiana) e, attraverso lo studio di alcune figure emblematiche che rivelano la natura ibrida e ambivalente dei media, costruisce una vera e propria fenomenologia della medialità. Gli angeli, i virus, il denaro, il traduttore, lo psicoanalista, il testimone: tutti messaggeri, soggetti terzi che creano relazione e mediano tra mondi altrimenti distinti.
Morcelliana Scholé, 2019
Il volume contiene il testo completo delle lezioni tenute da Husserl nel 1906/07 a Gottinga sul t... more Il volume contiene il testo completo delle lezioni tenute da Husserl nel 1906/07 a Gottinga sul tema “Einleitung in die Logik und Erkenntnistheorie”, le prime che il filosofo tiene in qualità di professore ordinario. Le lezioni si collocano esattamente a metà del periodo di ‘silenzio’ intercorso tra la pubblicazione delle Ricerche logiche e l’uscita del primo volume delle Idee. La loro importanza decisiva risiede nel fatto che Husserl presenta qui per la prima volta in modo esplicito il metodo dell’epoché e della riduzione fenomenologica in funzione critico-conoscitiva. Pertanto, la traduzione di queste lezioni costituisce un tassello fondamentale per la ricostruzione della genesi del metodo fenomenologico e per la chiarificazione della teoria husserliana della conoscenza nei suoi rapporti con la logica e con la matura elaborazione fenomenologica.
Rethinking Exchange. Itineraries through Economy, Sociology and Philosophy (pp. 175-183), Mar 2015
Economy deals with the exchange of commodities; media manage the exchange of signs, or communicat... more Economy deals with the exchange of commodities; media manage the exchange of signs, or communication. Both are building up networks; between media and economy we will find parallels, interplays, and interdependencies. Several media products actually are commodities. Do they travel as parasites? Using the networks of economy to ensure their circulation?
Rethinking Exchange. Itineraries through Economy, Sociology and Philosophy (pp. 13-27), Mar 2015
It could be that the ceremonial gift exchange described by Mauss has little to do with the ordina... more It could be that the ceremonial gift exchange described by Mauss has little to do with the ordinary idea of giving (as unilateral generosity and gesture of solidarity), and that the primary purpose of that exchange is to be a gesture of alliance among groups – that is to say, an act that performs a political foundation of human
groups based on reciprocity and public recognition. In which case this ceremonial exchange must be understood as the symbolic process that makes a human society possible. It therefore does not constitutes a “gift economy”, to quote the strange oxymoron used by Mauss himself.
Tropi del pensiero. Retorica e filosofia , Apr 2015
La "differenza italiana". Filosofi(e) nell'Italia di oggi (ed. by Federica Buongiorno, Antonio Lucci), Jul 2014
Wilhelm Dilthey. Un pensiero della struttura, 2014
Politica delle passioni? Ragioni e affetti nello spazio pubblico, 2019
Il volume "Decostruzione o biopolitica?" (a cura di Elettra Stimilli, Macerata 2017) espone una d... more Il volume "Decostruzione o biopolitica?" (a cura di Elettra Stimilli, Macerata 2017) espone una domanda che sembra implicare un gesto di sottrazione definitoria più che offrire una risposta, schierandosi per l'una o l'altra prospettiva di pensiero, permanendo nell'alternativa e insistendo su un certo stile filosofico contemporaneo - quello che si condensa, da un lato, nell'eredità della French Theory e, dall'altro, nel (relativamente) nuovo paradigma dell'Italian Thought.
DoppioZero, 2020
In occasione della pubblicazione in traduzione italiana (2020) del suo libro del 2008, "Piccola m... more In occasione della pubblicazione in traduzione italiana (2020) del suo libro del 2008, "Piccola metafisica della medialità. Medium, messaggero, trasmissione" (tr. a cura di F. Buongiorno, Edizioni di Storia e Letteratura, Roma 2020), già tradotto in giapponese e in inglese, Sybille Krämer ripercorre in questa intervista alcuni temi fondamentali della sua proposta filosofica. Il percorso delineato culmina nella proposta di un lavoro filosofico comune per un nuovo ‘illuminismo digitale’ che, senza dimenticare la natura ambivalente dei media, permetta la maturazione di una coscienza critica diffusa che sappia riconoscere e assumere tale ambivalenza e sfruttarla nella costruzione di buone pratiche sociali, culturali e politiche.
hristoph Wulf (1944) insegna Antropologia e Pedagogia presso la Freie Universität di Berlino, dov... more hristoph Wulf (1944) insegna Antropologia e Pedagogia presso la Freie Universität di Berlino, dove è anche membro del Centro Interdisciplinare per l’Antropologia Storica, dell’area di ricerca “Kulturen des Performativen” (Culture del performativo), del centro di eccellenza “Languages of Emotions” e del programma di studi “InterArt/Interart Studies”. In questa intervista, Wulf ripercorre il suo percorso nell’antropologia storico-culturale, evidenziando le peculiarità della “scuola berlinese” e toccando le principali categorie a fondamento della sua proposta teorica.
Kulturen, Sep 2015
Byung-Chul Han insegna Kulturwissenschaft presso la Universität der Künste di Berlino, in Germani... more Byung-Chul Han insegna Kulturwissenschaft presso la Universität der Künste di Berlino, in Germania, ed è uno scrittore e teorico della cultura di origine coreane. A partire dagli anni 2000, con "La società della stanchezza" (tr. it. di F. Buongiorno, nottetempo, Roma 2012), Han costruisce un percorso intellettuale di critica dell’odierna società capitalistica e neo-liberale, rielaborando criticamente categorie e motivi della filosofia foucaultiana e post-foucaultiana, con particolare riferimento al pensiero di Giorgio Agamben, utilizzati per rileggere originalmente la filosofia classica di Hegel, Marx e Heidegger. Proiettando lo sguardo oltre la società disciplinare, Han indaga i (dis)funzionamenti e le conseguenze antropologiche e sociali dei processi di globalizzazione, ricorrendo a categorie tratte dalla letteratura e dalla filosofia sociale al fine di decostruire le strutture dell’odierno neoliberalismo mercatista.
Starting from his 2013 book about Dante, Pasolini and Morante, in this interview Manuele Gragnola... more Starting from his 2013 book about Dante, Pasolini and Morante, in this interview Manuele Gragnolati discusses his own interpretation of Dante’s work with the help of some leading concepts and categories taken from the queer theory, and suggests the possibility to re-think Dante’s writings in comparison to Pasolini and Morante, namely by a deep consideration of the role played by sexuality, body and desire.
La "differenza italiana". Filosofi(e) nell'Italia di oggi (ed. by Federica Buongiorno, Antonio Lucci), Jul 2014
In this interview, Vincenzo Costa reports about his personal way of interpreting and developing ... more In this interview, Vincenzo Costa reports about his personal way of interpreting and developing
Husserl’s phenomenology, referring to his work as a translator of the Husserlian main writings in Italian as
well as to his examination of other philosophers (such as Stumpf and Derrida), whose thought he takes
into account to propose a profitable lecture of Husserl’s phenomenology today – starting from the
problems of our very current time.
L'evento prende spunto dalla pubblicazione del fascicolo 41 della rivista di filosofia «Humana.Me... more L'evento prende spunto dalla pubblicazione del fascicolo 41 della rivista di filosofia «Humana.Mente», curato da Federica Buongiorno e Xenia Chiaramonte, e dedicato al tema "Institution and Passivity: Rethinking Embodiment and Social Practices in the Contemporary Debate".
Scopo della conferenza è di svolgere una riflessione critica sulla prassi istituente nella sua dimensione teoretica, politica e giuridica, mettendone a fuoco forme, limiti e potenzialità.
The goal of the international workshop is to undertake an interdisciplinary discussion at the cro... more The goal of the international workshop is to undertake an interdisciplinary discussion at the crossroad of different traditions and approaches (philosophy of technology, STS, media and cultural studies) centered on the digital technologies of the self. A specific attention will be devoted to the body and its functions, to the quantified self or lifelogging-related technologies, affective computing, connected prosthetics and sex robots. Beyond the specific differences, all these technologies are doing more than mediating between humans and their worlds: they are configuring new worldviews and new forms of life. On the one hand, according to an empirical perspective, researchers will map the multiple practices of digital tracking and digital self-representation ; on the other hand, they will investigate from a symbolic perspective the way these practices are both always-already entangled and are actively contributing to the configuration of new imaginaries of the self. The workshop is funded by the scientific program "PROSCOPE structurant" of the French embassy in Berlin, in collaboration with the French embassy in The Hague.
The conference aims to explore the theme of the relations between subjectivity and digital cultur... more The conference aims to explore the theme of the relations between subjectivity and digital culture from a critical and interdisciplinary perspective. In particular, the underlying question addressed during the three study days will concern the feedback of digital cultural systems on (concious and unconscious) techniques of subjectivization, which is to say of self-perception, self-knowledge and self-transformation, on the part of human subjects.
The conference is organized by the Chair of Technikphilosophie (Philosophy of Technology) of TU Dresden, with the aim of bringing together the leading international scholars in the field to discuss a highly topical issue. The guiding thread of the conference will be the methodologies and problems inherent to the philosophy of technology, with an eye to phenomenological and post-phenomenological repercussions. The aim, therefore, is not just to hold an interdisciplinary conference on a technology-related topic, but to create an interdisciplinary dialogue between philosophy and those disciplines that may be seen to play a complementary role in contributing to a full critical understanding of the relation between subjectivity and digital culture.
Il pensiero orientale ha da sempre costituito un’ombra riflessa della filosofia occidentale, una ... more Il pensiero orientale ha da sempre costituito un’ombra riflessa della filosofia occidentale, una sorta di rimosso che inquieta la filosofia fin dalla sua origine greca e la pone in continuo dialogo tanto con le altre tradizioni di pensiero quanto con se stessa.
Il volume di Paola-Ludovika Coriando, costituito da due brevi e intensi saggi legati dal fil rouge della metafisica e dell’ontologia, prova a intessere un dialogo tra le due tradizioni mettendone in evidenza affinità e divergenze.
Sostanza, differenza, speranza, vuoto sono solamente alcuni dei concetti attraverso cui l’Autrice orchestra un confronto tra l’ontologia sostanzialistica occidentale (Platone, Aristotele, Agostino, Tommaso, Cartesio, Kant) e la filosofia della ‘via di mezzo’ di Nagarjuna, consegnandoci così una serie di questioni e di domande, la cui posta in gioco consiste nel pensare spazi fecondi per la felicità e la libertà.
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Here we present a conversation among three of the leading representatives of the Italian Theory. ... more Here we present a conversation among three of the leading representatives of the Italian Theory. Roberto Esposito, Dario Gentili and Giacomo Marramao talk about the philosophical meaning of the “Italian Theory”, its roots in the tradition and the expected results for the cultural debate in Italy and abroad.
Alessandro Ferrara is Professor of Political philosophy at Tor Vergata University, in Rome. He de... more Alessandro Ferrara is Professor of Political philosophy at Tor Vergata University, in Rome. He deals mainly with normative validity and Judgement. His recent publications include: The Force of the Example. Exploration in the Paradigm of Judgement (Columbia University Press, 2008) and The Uses of Judgement (Special issue of "Philosophy and Social Criticism"). We interviewed him on the theme Liberalism and Democracy, with special attention to Normative validity, Kantian judgement and Community.
In this interview Elio Matassi talks about his studies on musical theory and aesthetics, with par... more In this interview Elio Matassi talks about his studies on musical theory and aesthetics, with particular reference to his theory of listening.
As the keyword of the present issue the editors have chosen the term (and concept) of ‘exchange’.... more As the keyword of the present issue the editors have chosen
the term (and concept) of ‘exchange’. This has been envisaged as the theoretical linchpin enabling us to keep a sharp focus on the relations between economics and the social sciences, while moving beyond the all too current discourses on the issue of debt.
We have thus set our sights on contributions that would approach the topic from a range of different angles, while centring the analysis on the two original macro-topics: economics and the humanities.
Rethinking Exchange. Itineraries through Economy, Sociology and Philosophy (pp. 175-183), Mar 2015
Economy deals with the exchange of commodities; media manage the exchange of signs, or communicat... more Economy deals with the exchange of commodities; media manage the exchange of signs, or communication. Both are building up networks; between media and economy we will find parallels, interplays, and interdependencies. Several media products actually are commodities. Do they travel as parasites? Using the networks of economy to ensure their circulation?
Rethinking Exchange. Itineraries through Economy, Sociology and Philosophy (pp.13-27), Mar 2015
It could be that the ceremonial gift exchange described by Mauss has little to do with the ordina... more It could be that the ceremonial gift exchange described by Mauss has little to do with the ordinary idea of giving (as unilateral generosity and gesture of solidarity), and that the primary purpose of that exchange is to be a gesture of alliance among groups – that is to say, an act that performs a political foundation of human groups based on reciprocity and public recognition. In which case this ceremonial exchange must be understood as the symbolic process that makes a human society possible. It therefore does not constitutes a “gift economy”, to quote the strange oxymoron used by Mauss himself.
Rethinking Exchange. Itineraries through Economy, Sociology and Philosophy (pp. 119-137), Mar 2015
The aim of this paper is twofold: first, to describe Byung-Chul Han’s thought on power and inform... more The aim of this paper is twofold: first, to describe Byung-Chul Han’s thought on power and information exchange as it is theorised in his latest works. Since the article represents the first scientific contribution on Han’s philosophy, the author’s first goal is to outline the general frame and topics of it with special regard to the problems arising from media and communication theory. Second, the paper provides a critique of Han’s concepts of power, society and information exchange in order to show that the overcoming of disciplinary society towards transparency society, as it is conceived by Han, is not completely consistent with its premises and it does not keep out the possibility of their coexistence. Thus, current (western) society should be analysed by combining theories such as biopolitics, disciplinary paradigm and performance-society paradigm, rather than by excluding an interaction according to a monological (post-Foucauldian) perspective.
Azimuth. Philosophical Coordinates in Modern and Contemporary Age, 2024
Phenomenology and pragmatism constitute two major contemporary philosophical traditions, whose hi... more Phenomenology and pragmatism constitute two major contemporary philosophical traditions, whose historical and theoretical entanglements have long been the subject of study and critical attention. The present issue of Azimuth aims to focus on a number of theoretical issues around which the intersection between the two traditions is played out today from a perspective that transcends scholastic and geographical boundaries and the topic of reception itself. In particular, the problem-which has always remained central to phenomenology since Husserl's late philosophy-of the ante-predicative, the pre-categorical, the aesthetic and sensible (extra-logical) foundation of logical-conceptual thought constitutes the most fruitful theoretical knot for a declination of phenomenology in the pragmatist sense (i.e., of pragmatism in the phenomenological sense). At the center of this issue, therefore, are the lines of convergence on the axis of the theory of perception and sensation, which, moreover, constitute the premises of the different meanings of truth, evidence, and judgment in the two traditions. Central, exemplarily, to the reflections of Husserl and James is the problem of the correlation between the physical and the psychic in a non-dualistic perspective: James' notion of "pure experience" as preceding the cut between subject and object refers, in Husserl's thought, to intentionality as the original correlation of subjectivity and objectivity. The ways in which pure experience and intentionality are modulated determine the different accents placed by the two philosophers on the egological or objective side, as well as the different foundations of the intersubjective connection: in both cases, the problem of the relationship between concept and percept is diriment and projects two ways of understanding experience that are not necessarily alternative but, depending on the phenomenon under consideration, possibly complementary.
Azimuth. Philosophical Coordinates in Modern and Contemporary Age, 2023
This issue aims to mark the tenth anniversary of the first publication of Azimuth by calling for ... more This issue aims to mark the tenth anniversary of the first publication of Azimuth by calling for the intervention of scholars who, in their respective fields, can offer a diagnosis of the state of the philosophical discipline at the present. We, therefore, lunch a threefold Call for Papers in the following thematic areas (please specify the section of interest when submitting your proposal): 1) History and ideas of culture; 2) Philosophy of technology; 3) Aesthetics and Politics.
Humana.Mente Journal of Philosophical Studies, Jul 2022
This issue aims at exploring the interrelation between institution and passivity, i.e., the inter... more This issue aims at exploring the interrelation between institution and passivity, i.e., the interaction between the social and its embodiment in the individual through perceptual schemes, dispositions and sedimentations embedded both in the individual body and in collective experience. On a philosophical level, this relation has been explored by the phenomenological tradition, whose conceptual tools and analyses have been employed—by means of critique or further elaboration—by other theoretical discourses (law, sociology, anthropology etc.) with an aim to explain both the formation and the functioning of the social field. By referring to Merleau-Ponty’s course notes on "Institution and Passivity" (1954-55), we wish to offer an analysis of the complexity of institutions from an interdisciplinary perspective: the contribution of French sociology (see for instance Bourdieu’s notion of habitus) shows, starting from the vocabulary, the influence of the phenomenological lesson.
Within the context of the international conference " Subjectivity and Digital Culture " , which w... more Within the context of the international conference " Subjectivity and Digital Culture " , which will take place at the Technical University Dresden (Germany) from 5 to 7 September 2018, the organising committee has scheduled a panel of Ph.D. students, who will have the opportunity to present their work and research, and to discuss it with established scholars in their field. The conference aims to explore the theme of the relations between subjectivity and digital culture from a critical and interdisciplinary perspective. In particular, the underlying question addressed during the three study days will concern the feedback of digital cultural systems on (conscious and unconscious) techniques of subjectivization, which is to say of self-perception, self-knowledge and self-transformation, on the part of human subjects. The conference is organized by the Chair of Technikphilosophie (Philosophy of Technology) of TU Dresden, with the aim of bringing together the leading international scholars in the field to discuss a highly topical issue. It will foster an interdisciplinary reflection on the subject that will bring into focus its different and controversial aspects, offering an overview of the state of the art and some suggestions for future research. The guiding thread of the conference will be the methodologies and problems inherent to the philosophy of technology, the organizers' area of expertise, with an eye to phenomenological and post-phenomenological repercussions. The aim, therefore, is not just to hold an interdisciplinary conference on a technology-related topic, but to create an interdisciplinary dialogue between philosophy and those disciplines that may be seen to play a complementary role in contributing to a full critical understanding of the relation between subjectivity and digital culture. The organising committee is inviting Ph.D. students within Philosophy, STS, IT, Sociology, Anthropology, ICT, Cultural and Media Studies, and other fields related to the conference topic, to submit an abstract (max. 300 words) for the panel in question by 20 July 2018. Abstracts focusing on the following topics will be particularly welcome:-the issue of privacy and digital rights, and their impact on a new definition of digital juridical subjects;-digital politics, politics of the digital, and digital and E-democracy;-the ethics of digital design and related problems;-digital storytelling and digital narratives of subjectivity. However, proposals somewhat diverging from the above-listed topics will also be taken into consideration. By 31 July 2018, the organising committee will select two abstracts out of all those submitted, on the basis of which the candidates will prepare a paper to be held as part of the panel. The candidates will have twenty minutes to present their paper, followed by a twenty-minute discussion with the audience. The deadline for the submission of the paper will be communicated at a later stage.
L’histoire de la philosophie d’Henri Bergson (1859-1941) est l’une des plus complexes et probléma... more L’histoire de la philosophie d’Henri Bergson (1859-1941) est l’une des plus complexes et problématiques du dernier siècle : de plus en plus populaire au cours de sa vie et de sa carrière, jusqu’à devenir « le » philosophe français par excellence, Bergson était l’auteur d’œuvres - de l’Essai sur les données immédiates de la conscience de 1889 aux derniers grands travaux des années 1930 - qui influencèrent de manière décisive les domaines les plus variés de la culture française et européenne du XXe siècle : des traces importantes de sa pensée se trouvent non seulement dans la philosophie qui l’a suivi, mais aussi dans les domaines de la littérature, de la psychologie et de la science, de l’épistémologie, de l’art, de la théologie.
Le récent renouveau des études bergsoniennes a été soutenu par un grand projet d’édition critique dirigé par Frédéric Worms, dont la phase la plus importante s’est conclue en 2011 avec la réédition des huit ouvrages principaux et des Écrits philosophiques, auxquels se sont très récemment ajoutés deux textes inédits qui feront date : il s’agit des deux cours Histoire de l’idée de temps et L’Évolution du problème de la liberté, tenus au Collège de France en 1902/1903 et en 1904/1905. Transcrits par deux sténographes professionnels envoyés aux cours par Péguy lorsqu’il était empêché de s’y rendre lui-même, déposés aux Fonds Doucet en 1997, les cours ont été enfin édités aux Presses Universitaires de France respectivement par Camille Riquier et Arnaud François, qui poursuivront dans les prochaines années la publication d’autres textes inédits du même legs.
Les cours restituent la voix du philosophe dans les célèbres leçons qui contribuèrent à sa « gloire » et dont aucun lecteur du XXIe siècle n’avait pu jusqu’à présent connaître le contenu, sinon par les maquettes reportées dans les Mélanges ou dans les rares et partielles sténographies publiées dans les Annales bergsoniennes et en certains cas déjà traduites en italien (Storia della memoria e storia della metafisica, ETS 2007 ; Sul segno. Lezioni del 1902-1903 sulla storia dell’idea di tempo, Textus 2011).
Le présent numéro de « Lo Sguardo » vise à aborder la philosophie de Bergson en faisant de la parution des deux cours en question l’occasion pour reconsidérer les rapports de la pensée bergsonienne, d’une part avec l’histoire de la philosophie, d’autre part avec les sciences empiriques. Le numéro s’articulera donc en deux sections, correspondantes à deux Call for Papers, auxquels les éditeurs appellent la communauté scientifique à contribuer.
The history of Henri Bergson's (1859-1941) philosophy is one of the most complex and problematic ... more The history of Henri Bergson's (1859-1941) philosophy is one of the most complex and problematic of the 20th century. Bergson gained increasing popularity over the course of his life and career, to the point of becoming the French philosopher par excellence. His works – from the 1889 Essay on the Immediate Data of Consciousness to his last works from the 1930s – exercised a crucial influence on a wide range of fields in 20th-century French and European culture. Significant traces of his thought are to be found not just in subsequent philosophy, but also in the spheres of literature, psychology, science, epistemology, art, and theology. While the popularity of this French philosopher gradually declined after the 1930s, recent decades have witnessed a renewed interest – if not a genuine resurgence – in Bergsonian studies.
The recent revival in Bergsonian studies has been fuelled by an important critical edition project, led by Frédéric Worms. The most important stage was completed in 2011 with the republication of Bergson's eight major works and the Écrits philosophiques. To these, two previously unpublished landmark texts have recently been added: the two courses Histoire de l’idée de temps and L’évolution du problème de la liberté, which were held at the Collège de France in 1902/1903 and 1904/1905 respectively. Péguy entrusted two stenographers with transcribing the lectures when he could not attend the courses himself. The transcriptions from the two courses were then donated to the Fonds Doucet in 1997, and finally edited respectively by Camille Riquier and Arnaud François for “Presses Universitaires de France”, which in coming years will carry on the publication of other previously unpublished texts from the same collection.
These publications lend a new voice to the philosopher through the famous lectures that so greatly contributed to his 'glory'. Their content was hitherto completely unknown to 21st-century readers, with the exception of the brief summaries provided in the Mélanges and the few, partial transcriptions published in “Annales bergsoniennes” – some of which have already been translated into Italian (Storia della memoria e storia della metafisica, ETS 2007; Sul segno. Lezioni del 1902-1903 sulla storia dell’idea di tempo, Textus 2011).
The present issue of “Lo Sguardo” approaches Bergson's philosophy by taking the publication of his two courses as an opportunity to reconsider the relation of Bergsonian thought to the history of philosophy on the one hand and, on the other, to the empirical sciences. The issue will therefore be divided into two sections, corresponding to the two CfPs, to which the editors are inviting the scholarly community to contribute.
Centro Italiano di Ricerche Fenomenologiche Sabato 21 ottobre 2017 Via dei Serpenti 100 int.1, Roma
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Lo Sguardo, 2018
The history of Henri Bergson’s (1859-1941) philosophy is one of the most complex and problematic ... more The history of Henri Bergson’s (1859-1941) philosophy is one of the most complex and problematic of the 20th century. Bergson gained increasing popularity over the course of his life and career, to the point of becoming the French philosopher par excellence. His works – from the 1889 Essay on the Immediate Data of Consciousness to his last works from the 1930s – exercised a crucial influence on a wide range of fields in 20th-century French and European culture. Significant traces of his thought are to be found not just in subsequent philosophy, but also in the spheres of literature, psychology, science, epistemology, art, and theology. While the popularity of this French philosopher gradually declined after the 1930s, recent decades have witnessed a renewed interest – if not a genuine resurgence – in Bergsonian studies.
The recent revival in Bergsonian studies has been fuelled by an important critical edition project, led by Frédéric Worms. The most important stage was completed in 2011 with the republication of Bergson’s eight major works and the Écrits philosophiques. To these, two previously unpublished landmark texts have recently been added: the two courses Histoire de l’idée de temps and L’évolution du problème de la liberté, which were held at the Collège de France in 1902/1903 and 1904/1905 respectively. Péguy entrusted two stenographers with transcribing the lectures when he could not attend the courses himself. The transcriptions from the two courses were then donated to the Fonds Doucet in 1997, and finally edited respectively by Camille Riquier and Arnaud François for “Presses Universitaires de France”, which in coming years will carry on the publication of other previously unpublished texts from the same collection.
These publications lend a new voice to the philosopher through the famous lectures that so greatly contributed to his ‘glory’. Their content was hitherto completely unknown to 21st-century readers, with the exception of the brief summaries provided in the Mélanges and the few, partial transcriptions published in “Annales bergsoniennes” – some of which have already been translated into Italian (Storia della memoria e storia della metafisica, ETS 2007; Sul segno. Lezioni del 1902-1903 sulla storia dell’idea di tempo, Textus 2011).
Seminario online all'Università di Tor Vergata, Roma
As the keyword of the present issue the editors have chosen the term (and concept) of ‘exchange’.... more As the keyword of the present issue the editors have chosen the term (and concept) of ‘exchange’. This has been envisaged as the theoretical linchpin enabling us to keep a sharp focus on the relations between economics and the social sciences, while moving beyond the all too current discourses on the issue of debt. We have thus set our sights on contributions that would approach the topic from a range of different angles, while centring the analysis on the two original macro-topics: economics and the humanities.
Journal of responsible technology, Mar 1, 2024
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals), Aug 31, 2022
Springer eBooks, Dec 31, 2022
ICI Berlin Press eBooks, 2022
In the age of pervasive computing the way our body interacts with reality needs to be reconceptua... more In the age of pervasive computing the way our body interacts with reality needs to be reconceptualized. The reduction of embodiment is a problem for computer music since this music relies heavily on different layers of (digital) technology and mediation in order to be produced and performed. The article shows that such a mediation should not be conceived of as an obstacle but rather as a constitutive element of a permanent, complex negotiation between the artist, the machinery, and the audience, aimed at shaping a different temporality for musical language (as the Italian artist Caterina Barbieri develops).
Rivista Internazionale di Filosofia e Psicologia, Nov 11, 2014
Humana.Mente, Dec 27, 2019
Lo scopo del libro è quello di realizzare uno specifico esperimento di lettura e di interpretazio... more Lo scopo del libro è quello di realizzare uno specifico esperimento di lettura e di interpretazione, consistente nell'analisi comparativa del rapporto tra percezione e memoria in Bergson e Husserl. All'interno del più generale tema della costituzione temporale, questo rapporto viene isolato e indagato in vista di due obbiettivi fondamentali: in primo luogo, comprendere in che modo, secondo i due autori, si costituisca la "coscienza di passato" e quale funzione essa svolga in rapporto al presente percettivo; in secondo luogo, evidenziare gli approfondimenti che una specifica integrazione tra le due prospettive può recare, da un lato, alla comprensione filosofica della dinamica temporale e, dall'altro, alla possibile interazione con il paradigma scientifico (in particolare, con l'odierna teoria fisica della temporalità).
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals), 2011
Rivista Internazionale di Filosofia e Psicologia, 2013
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals), Jun 1, 2019
In this paper, I will critically consider Clark and Chalmers’ hypothesis of the «extended mind» i... more In this paper, I will critically consider Clark and Chalmers’ hypothesis of the «extended mind» in order to sketch a possible phenomenological account of active externalism, by following three steps: (i) I will consider Clark and Chalmers’ hypothesis within the broader context of the so-called «physical symbol system hypothesis» theorized by Herbert A. Simon; (ii) I will connect the problem of the «extended mind» to that of the «extended self», with particular regard to the context of digitalization; (iii) I will take into account an explanatory dimension that has been fundamentally underrated by externalist theories: the dimension of the human body and its relationship to mind, which I understand from a phenomenological perspective. My ultimate goal is to show how phenomenology could provide the missing theoretical framework to develop a more complex and comprehensive theory of the (digitally) extended self.
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals), Aug 1, 2022
Il legame tra estetica e politica ha rappresentato, nel pensiero contemporaneo, un topos della ri... more Il legame tra estetica e politica ha rappresentato, nel pensiero contemporaneo, un topos della riflessione filosofica di straordinaria pregnanza e incidenza sulla realta politico-culturale delle odierne societa globalizzate. Con la riflessione di Hannah Arendt e di Walter Benjamin, in particolare, sono state fissate alcune categorie-chiave dell’approccio critico alla complessa questione dei legami tra pratica politica e riflessione teorica sui mezzi da essa impiegati. Mezzi che, con il potente sviluppo della tecnica in domini sempre piu decisivi sul piano politico (basti pensare al suo utilizzo informatico e cibernetico), richiedono necessariamente di essere compresi e analizzati sul piano estetico della modificazione e gestione delle percezioni sensoriali e comunicative, come su quello della costruzione del Se personale e sociale. Il secondo numero di Azimuth, prendendo spunto dalle recentissime ricerche di Frank Ankersmit, Jacques Ranciere, Bernard Stiegler (per citare solo alcuni dei piu autorevoli studiosi del problema nell’attualita), si propone di analizzare il rapporto tra estetica e politica nella contemporaneita sia da un punto di vista teorico generale, con riferimento alla costellazione di autori che hanno originato una nuova forma di “teoria critica”, sia in rapporto a concreti aspetti e problemi della realta politica e sociale. Il volume rispecchia nella sua articolazione la complessita della problematica e comprende una prima sezione di traduzioni di articoli prestigiosi, sinora inediti in italiano; una seconda, nutrita sezione di contributi originali in lingua straniera, a testimoniare l’interesse globale per il tema; una terza e ultima sezione di contributi originali in italiano. *** If one tried answer the traditional Arendtian question about “human condition” today, from the point of view of our present times, one should undoubtedly say that the very proper feature of contemporary human beings is their inter-connectivity – their connectedness to the world as well to ways of sharing it and inhabiting it. We don’t use this term lightly: “inter-connectivity” means not only “interconnection”, which of course refers to the social, cultural, and political bonds that make possible our living-together. These relationships have always been part of human societies and represent a traditional topic of (political-)philosophical thought. More precisely (and maybe even more radically), “inter-connectivity” also refers to the sphere of relations mediated by technics and its applications: relations that define – more extensively and pervasively than in both ancient and modern times – not only our current living together in social and cultural systems, but also our being human. With the development and very recent improvement of an impressive amount of technical “supports” in all the main branches of life, there has arisen a profound modification of human being, namely of the human being’s perceptive abilities and aesthetic regimes. This modification coincides with a new concept of politics – to be more precise, with new forms of governance of these “modified” human beings. This second issue of Azimuth focuses on a specific range of problems arising from the new aesthetico-political arrangement (or governance) of the “human condition”. The glance through different fields of research, as it is offered in this issue, finally flows into an authentic, reinforced request for philosophy: whatever tradition or point of view we might assume, we have to think – as always, one could say, but in a completely different horizon – about the human condition, and the possible and effective meaning of these terms - human, condition – today. Vedi Indice Per gli abbonamenti alla rivista, visitate la pagina Azimuth. Abbonamento 2015 Disponibile su Torrossa store
Philosophy study, Jul 28, 2017
Il libro prende in esame il tema del precategoriale in Husserl dagli anni della formazione alla p... more Il libro prende in esame il tema del precategoriale in Husserl dagli anni della formazione alla prima grande opera, le Ricerche logiche (1900-01). La questione del precategoriale – ovvero del fondamento sensibile delle formazioni logiche (concetti e giudizi) – viene individuata come tema centrale della riflessione husserliana sin dai suoi esordi, antecedenti alla primissima impostazione dei rapporti tra sensibilita e intelletto nella seconda sezione della Sesta ricerca logica. Quest’ultima costituisce il nucleo dell’indagine qui condotta, nella quale il riferimento alla dimensione prelogica si configura come primo veicolo della progressiva maturazione della proposta husserliana, che dalla sfera logica accenna gia all’approccio piu propriamente fenomenologico. L’autrice pone in risalto il carattere intrinsecamente ambiguo del tentativo operato da Husserl e ne propone in modo originale la riconduzione all’antropologia sottesa. Recensione: - ReF - Recensioni filosofiche, 7 marzo 2015, Logica delle forme sensibili, di Marco Cavallaro; - Philosophy Kitchen, maggio 2015, Logica delle forme sensibili, di Fabio Pellizzer. Disponibile su Torrossa store
Il libro prende in esame il tema del precategoriale in Husserl dagli anni della formazione alla p... more Il libro prende in esame il tema del precategoriale in Husserl dagli anni della formazione alla prima grande opera, le Ricerche logiche (1900-01). La questione del precategoriale – ovvero del fondamento sensibile delle formazioni logiche (concetti e giudizi) – viene individuata come tema centrale della riflessione husserliana sin dai suoi esordi, antecedenti alla primissima impostazione dei rapporti tra sensibilita e intelletto nella seconda sezione della Sesta ricerca logica. Quest’ultima costituisce il nucleo dell’indagine qui condotta, nella quale il riferimento alla dimensione prelogica si configura come primo veicolo della progressiva maturazione della proposta husserliana, che dalla sfera logica accenna gia all’approccio piu propriamente fenomenologico. L’autrice pone in risalto il carattere intrinsecamente ambiguo del tentativo operato da Husserl e ne propone in modo originale la riconduzione all’antropologia sottesa. Recensione: - ReF - Recensioni filosofiche, 7 marzo 2015, Logica delle forme sensibili, di Marco Cavallaro; - Philosophy Kitchen, maggio 2015, Logica delle forme sensibili, di Fabio Pellizzer. Disponibile su Torrossa store
https://www.ici-berlin.org/events/performing-embodiment-practices-of-reduction/ With: Emmanuel ... more https://www.ici-berlin.org/events/performing-embodiment-practices-of-reduction/
With: Emmanuel Alloa; Ursula Fanning; Margrét Sara Guðjónsdóttir; Susan Kozel; Johanna Oksala; Dorothea Olkowski; Jennifer Yusin.
The aim of the symposium is to explore the concept of reduction primarily from a phenomenological perspective, as a movement towards the cornerstones of lived experience, as an attempt to grasp the primary encounter between self and world through the senses, and as an articulation of the link between embodied experience and knowledge.
Phenomenological reduction is not merely a theoretical concept but a practice or exercise. As developed by Edmund Husserl, phenomenology focuses on the operations performed by ‘living bodies’ in the most concrete and precise way, it is an ‘embodied approach to the construction of meaning’ (Susan Kozel 2007). Far from being just a theory resorting to reflection and analysis, or a merely operational method, phenomenology constantly integrates the intellect with sensory experience and is essentially performative. If the performative describes those actions in which one needs to figure out what one is doing whilst doing it, then phenomenological reduction is a performative approach to knowledge, an exercise of thought.
‘Practices of reduction’ refers to the idea of doing, of a poietic aspect through which different means approximate the embodied experience of the world. The symposium will thus focus on the possibilities that different means of expression (such as literature, dance, and music) afford in conveying and producing embodied experiences and will address the intersections of these forms of expression with the different technologies that make them possible nowadays, especially digital and AR technologies.
The first day of the symposium will see the opening of the exhibition Catalysts – Somatic Resonance. Using AI and mixed reality techniques, the installation will immerse the audience in a choreographed somatic experience.
Azimuth. Philosophical Coordinates in Modern and Contemporary Age, 2024
Phenomenology and pragmatism constitute two major contemporary philosophical traditions, whose hi... more Phenomenology and pragmatism constitute two major contemporary philosophical traditions, whose historical and theoretical entanglements have long been the subject of study and critical attention. This issue of Azimuth aims to focus on a number of theoretical issues around which the intersection between the two traditions is played out today from a perspective that transcends scholastic and geographical boundaries and the topic of reception itself. In particular, the problem – which has always remained central to phenomenology since Husserl’s late philosophy – of the ante-predicative, the pre-categorical, the aesthetic and sensible (extra-logical) foundation of logical-conceptual thought constitutes the most fruitful theoretical knot for a declination of phenomenology in the pragmatist sense (i.e., of pragmatism in the phenomenological sense). At the center of this issue, therefore, are the lines of convergence on the axis of the theory of perception and sensation, which, moreover, constitute the premises of the different meanings of truth, evidence, and judgment in the two traditions.
Azimuth. Philosophical Coordinates in Modern and Contemporary Age, 2022
The notion of ‘immersivity’ is a pivotal element in the description of technologically mediated ... more The notion of ‘immersivity’ is a pivotal element in the description of technologically mediated experience, designating an inherent quality of objects, spaces and more generally situations able to produce an impression of immersion. Different from the notion of ‘immersion’ itself – which describes «a process of reception» focusing on sensations and feelings of the subject of experience – «immersivity designates a process of production» (Freitag et alii, 2020). The issue pays a special attention to the conditions of possibility, both material and immaterial, of immersive experiences: technologies, environments, materials, practices, but also theoretical, ideological and political frames. At the same time, it aims at exploring some theoretical questions that are still open in the debate on immersive experience, in the digital environments as well as in other contexts. In order to do so, different and complementary philosophical approaches to the question of immersivity are combined, coming from multiple philosophical disciplines, such as: aesthetics, material and critical historicism coupled with a genealogical approach, philosophical anthropology, phenomenology and post-phenomenology, cognitive science (4E cognition), and deconstructionism.