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Gi\ue0 apparso su: METABASIS.IT (on line). vol. Anno I numero 1, pp. 1-16 ISSN: 1828-1567

Philosophy and Public Issues - Filosofia e questioni pubbliche, 2017

Rosanvallon's new book, Le bon gouvernement (The Good Government) 1 , published in France in 2015... more Rosanvallon's new book, Le bon gouvernement (The Good Government) 1 , published in France in 2015, puts forward a large number of interesting questions on the meaning of democracy, its actual effectiveness as a form of government, its origins and its future outcomes. Within the globalised mesh in which all the political systems of the post-modern technological age operate, Western democracies seem to be, as Rosanvallon himself claims, caught between the rock of an executive power which tends to take on more and more areas of competence and prerogatives, and the hard place of needing an effective and democratic way of sharing the decisions taken, which often appear to be determined by political dynamics falling outside popular control. This kind of situation, which is in part contradictory, as Rosanvallon himself clarifies, is conditioned by the necessity to respond effectively and rapidly to the demands of an interconnected and fast-evolving world, which are often in contrast with the natural slowness of the democratic procedures and the ever broadening gap between the ruling class and the sovereign people. It is not infrequent that the latter, in turn, interpret the executive's decisions as extraneous to their interests, when not in sharp contrast with them, feeding the perception that government élites pursue murky schemes whose

Philosophy and Public Issues - Filosofia e questioni pubbliche, Jun 3, 2019

Intexto, 2013

This brief paper intends to highlight the contradictions in which liberal democracy struggles wit... more This brief paper intends to highlight the contradictions in which liberal democracy struggles within the process of globalisation, influenced as it is by the new connecting technologies. In particular, the difficult relationship between liberalism and democracy is analysed in light of the latest communitarist theories and new trends that interpret them socially.

Intexto, Jul 14, 2014

This brief paper intends to highlight the contradictions in which liberal democracy struggles wit... more This brief paper intends to highlight the contradictions in which liberal democracy struggles within the process of globalisation, influenced as it is by the new connecting technologies. In particular, the difficult relationship between liberalism and democracy is analysed in light of the latest communitarist theories and new trends that interpret them socially.

Caietele Echinox, Jun 12, 2019

Following the publication of the well-known work by Huntington The Clash of Civilizations, the id... more Following the publication of the well-known work by Huntington The Clash of Civilizations, the idea of a clash between civilizations has established itself at a global level, also supported by the recent bloody events that have afflicted the political scene. This brief paper intends to offer an interpretation of the concepts of civilization and conflict as forms of representation of reality and alterity.

Il progetto aveva come oggetto l'indagine dell'ordine simbolico-politico della civilt\ue0... more Il progetto aveva come oggetto l'indagine dell'ordine simbolico-politico della civilt\ue0 mediterranea e in particolare l'analisi del passaggio da societ\ue0 fondate su modelli tecnopolitici di tipo sacrale a sistemi socio-politici secolarizzati, tipici della civilt\ue0 tecnologica moderna e post-modern

Il progetto aveva lo scopo di analizzare il significato della Sovranit\ue0 e dei suoi due momenti... more Il progetto aveva lo scopo di analizzare il significato della Sovranit\ue0 e dei suoi due momenti costituitivi, autorit\ue0 e potere, in senso tecnopolitico. Ci\uf2 \ue8 stato realizzato attraverso l'analisi simbolica del mito di Prometeo e della saga arturiana, che rappresentano il paradigma simbolico dell'origine e del limite della dimensione politica e tecnologica della civilt\ue0 occidentale

In 1989, a date that has a symbolic worldwide and trans-cultural relevance, the political history... more In 1989, a date that has a symbolic worldwide and trans-cultural relevance, the political history of the world suddenly ceased to be dominated by the planetary contrast between the liberal-democratic West under US control and the communist bloc under Soviet control. Indeed, in that year the fall of the Berlin wall came to be considered the symbol of the slow implosion of the worldwide communist system and definitely marked its end as an economic, political and cultural system representing an alternative to the Western one. The communist political hypothesis proved to be substantially unfeasible, from a structural viewpoint as a social and economic organizational system as well as an ideal place where identity could be built up on the level of collective and individual imagery. The sworn enemy of the United States and Western Europe had surrendered, swept away by himself and by his failure to hold up the mediatic, cultural and industrial comparison with the liberal and consumerist societies, those sustaining a high rate of technological innovation. The end of the merciless, disciplinary and organizational communist logic brought about any consequences, since it caused the clear emergence of the still ongoing crisis of the liberal-democratic modern State 2 , which contrasted with it. As if it had come out of a micro fifty-year-long ice age, human civilization found itself in the presence of powerful telluric and titanic forces 3 , which were re-set in motion by the end of the chilly balance, which was expressed by the concept of cold war, as a metaphor for a permanent conflict. Since it could not realize in an out-and-out nuclear war, which would have threatened human species survival, the conflict had moved on to another level, turning into a bitter struggle on the political, technological, mediatic and economic planes, having an impact 1 Paolo Bellini holds a fellowship from la Région Rhône-Alpes

This brief essay intends to examine the technological imaginary of power in light of the fragment... more This brief essay intends to examine the technological imaginary of power in light of the fragmented identity that is investing Western civilisation. The most evident expression thereof is the mediatic dramatisation of any kind of narratives and symbols. In particular, this study is aimed to illustrate how the emergence of the myth of the Saviour is a symbolic form consistent with the important cultural and social transformations brought about by the new technologies.

Caietele Echinox, Jun 30, 2022

The myth of eternal youth, in connection with the symbolism of the androgyne, dates back to very ... more The myth of eternal youth, in connection with the symbolism of the androgyne, dates back to very ancient history and has been passing through the various stages of development of the Western culture and civilization since time immemorial. In particular, in Hesiod's myth of the golden age, there is a description of eternal youth that will leave a lasting impression in the imaginary of the Western civilization, spreading until modern and post-modern culture. Such an imaginary seems to guide the current pursuits of biomedical sciences and new technologies, through which, although in an unconscious manner, the modern and post-modern civilization seems to cultivate the ancient dream of the golden age, thanks to a novel relationship between knowledge and power.

Gi\ue0 apparso su: METABASIS.IT (on line). vol. Anno I numero 1, pp. 1-16 ISSN: 1828-1567

Philosophy and Public Issues - Filosofia e questioni pubbliche, 2017

Rosanvallon's new book, Le bon gouvernement (The Good Government) 1 , published in France in 2015... more Rosanvallon's new book, Le bon gouvernement (The Good Government) 1 , published in France in 2015, puts forward a large number of interesting questions on the meaning of democracy, its actual effectiveness as a form of government, its origins and its future outcomes. Within the globalised mesh in which all the political systems of the post-modern technological age operate, Western democracies seem to be, as Rosanvallon himself claims, caught between the rock of an executive power which tends to take on more and more areas of competence and prerogatives, and the hard place of needing an effective and democratic way of sharing the decisions taken, which often appear to be determined by political dynamics falling outside popular control. This kind of situation, which is in part contradictory, as Rosanvallon himself clarifies, is conditioned by the necessity to respond effectively and rapidly to the demands of an interconnected and fast-evolving world, which are often in contrast with the natural slowness of the democratic procedures and the ever broadening gap between the ruling class and the sovereign people. It is not infrequent that the latter, in turn, interpret the executive's decisions as extraneous to their interests, when not in sharp contrast with them, feeding the perception that government élites pursue murky schemes whose

Philosophy and Public Issues - Filosofia e questioni pubbliche, Jun 3, 2019

Intexto, 2013

This brief paper intends to highlight the contradictions in which liberal democracy struggles wit... more This brief paper intends to highlight the contradictions in which liberal democracy struggles within the process of globalisation, influenced as it is by the new connecting technologies. In particular, the difficult relationship between liberalism and democracy is analysed in light of the latest communitarist theories and new trends that interpret them socially.

Intexto, Jul 14, 2014

This brief paper intends to highlight the contradictions in which liberal democracy struggles wit... more This brief paper intends to highlight the contradictions in which liberal democracy struggles within the process of globalisation, influenced as it is by the new connecting technologies. In particular, the difficult relationship between liberalism and democracy is analysed in light of the latest communitarist theories and new trends that interpret them socially.

Caietele Echinox, Jun 12, 2019

Following the publication of the well-known work by Huntington The Clash of Civilizations, the id... more Following the publication of the well-known work by Huntington The Clash of Civilizations, the idea of a clash between civilizations has established itself at a global level, also supported by the recent bloody events that have afflicted the political scene. This brief paper intends to offer an interpretation of the concepts of civilization and conflict as forms of representation of reality and alterity.

Il progetto aveva come oggetto l'indagine dell'ordine simbolico-politico della civilt\ue0... more Il progetto aveva come oggetto l'indagine dell'ordine simbolico-politico della civilt\ue0 mediterranea e in particolare l'analisi del passaggio da societ\ue0 fondate su modelli tecnopolitici di tipo sacrale a sistemi socio-politici secolarizzati, tipici della civilt\ue0 tecnologica moderna e post-modern

Il progetto aveva lo scopo di analizzare il significato della Sovranit\ue0 e dei suoi due momenti... more Il progetto aveva lo scopo di analizzare il significato della Sovranit\ue0 e dei suoi due momenti costituitivi, autorit\ue0 e potere, in senso tecnopolitico. Ci\uf2 \ue8 stato realizzato attraverso l'analisi simbolica del mito di Prometeo e della saga arturiana, che rappresentano il paradigma simbolico dell'origine e del limite della dimensione politica e tecnologica della civilt\ue0 occidentale

In 1989, a date that has a symbolic worldwide and trans-cultural relevance, the political history... more In 1989, a date that has a symbolic worldwide and trans-cultural relevance, the political history of the world suddenly ceased to be dominated by the planetary contrast between the liberal-democratic West under US control and the communist bloc under Soviet control. Indeed, in that year the fall of the Berlin wall came to be considered the symbol of the slow implosion of the worldwide communist system and definitely marked its end as an economic, political and cultural system representing an alternative to the Western one. The communist political hypothesis proved to be substantially unfeasible, from a structural viewpoint as a social and economic organizational system as well as an ideal place where identity could be built up on the level of collective and individual imagery. The sworn enemy of the United States and Western Europe had surrendered, swept away by himself and by his failure to hold up the mediatic, cultural and industrial comparison with the liberal and consumerist societies, those sustaining a high rate of technological innovation. The end of the merciless, disciplinary and organizational communist logic brought about any consequences, since it caused the clear emergence of the still ongoing crisis of the liberal-democratic modern State 2 , which contrasted with it. As if it had come out of a micro fifty-year-long ice age, human civilization found itself in the presence of powerful telluric and titanic forces 3 , which were re-set in motion by the end of the chilly balance, which was expressed by the concept of cold war, as a metaphor for a permanent conflict. Since it could not realize in an out-and-out nuclear war, which would have threatened human species survival, the conflict had moved on to another level, turning into a bitter struggle on the political, technological, mediatic and economic planes, having an impact 1 Paolo Bellini holds a fellowship from la Région Rhône-Alpes

This brief essay intends to examine the technological imaginary of power in light of the fragment... more This brief essay intends to examine the technological imaginary of power in light of the fragmented identity that is investing Western civilisation. The most evident expression thereof is the mediatic dramatisation of any kind of narratives and symbols. In particular, this study is aimed to illustrate how the emergence of the myth of the Saviour is a symbolic form consistent with the important cultural and social transformations brought about by the new technologies.

Caietele Echinox, Jun 30, 2022

The myth of eternal youth, in connection with the symbolism of the androgyne, dates back to very ... more The myth of eternal youth, in connection with the symbolism of the androgyne, dates back to very ancient history and has been passing through the various stages of development of the Western culture and civilization since time immemorial. In particular, in Hesiod's myth of the golden age, there is a description of eternal youth that will leave a lasting impression in the imaginary of the Western civilization, spreading until modern and post-modern culture. Such an imaginary seems to guide the current pursuits of biomedical sciences and new technologies, through which, although in an unconscious manner, the modern and post-modern civilization seems to cultivate the ancient dream of the golden age, thanks to a novel relationship between knowledge and power.

ICT e irrazionalismo, 2023

Il ciclo di seminari – che si inserisce nelle le attività del PRA L’impatto filosofico e sociale ... more Il ciclo di seminari – che si inserisce nelle le attività del PRA L’impatto filosofico e sociale delle nuove tecnologie – intende esaminare le varie forme di irrazionalismo politico e sociale che stanno emergendo nelle nostre società, così profondamente modellate dagli ambienti digitali e dalle ICT. E questo anche domandandosi se esse siano fenomeni inediti, legati a queste nuove tecnologie, oppure siano forme di “ritorno” di mali passati. L’indagine verrà sviluppata mediante lo studio, in forma seminariale, dell’irrazionalismo nella dimensione sociale e politica, e mediante la discussione di ricerche recenti che hanno per oggetto il mutamento dei nostri linguaggi, comportamenti e aspettative implicato dalla cosiddetta “quarta rivoluzione”.