- Associate Professor in Ancient Philosophy at Department of Philosophy and Cultural Heritage, Ca’ Foscari University ... moreAssociate Professor in Ancient Philosophy at Department of Philosophy and Cultural Heritage, Ca’ Foscari University (Venice -Italy)From foundation (1988), in editorial board of the international review: «Lexis. Poetica, retorica e comunicazione nella tradizione classica», edited by V. Citti, P. Mastandrea, E. Medda, University of Venice - Hakkert AmsterdamCo-director (with C. Lévy - Paris Sorbonne) of “Lexis Ancient Philosophy”, scientific series, Hakkert-Amsterdamedit
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As shown in the attachment, a conference on IL DIRITTO ALLA FILOSOFIA in expected to take place in Venezia, Università Ca' Foscari, in October 2015. Deadline for the cfp: May 30, 2015; recipient: Laura Candiotto. The Univ. of Venezia and... more
As shown in the attachment, a conference on IL DIRITTO ALLA FILOSOFIA in expected to take place in Venezia, Università Ca' Foscari, in October 2015. Deadline for the cfp: May 30, 2015; recipient: Laura Candiotto.
The Univ. of Venezia and the Associazione AMICA SOFIA are serving as primary (but not unique) convenors and organizers.
Previous exchanges on this topic are available in http://www.amicasofia.it/forums/forum/dibattito/
The Univ. of Venezia and the Associazione AMICA SOFIA are serving as primary (but not unique) convenors and organizers.
Previous exchanges on this topic are available in http://www.amicasofia.it/forums/forum/dibattito/
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Emotions ( pathè) such as anger, fear, shame, and envy, but also pity, wonder, love and friendship have long been underestimated in Plato’s philosophy. The aim of Emotions in Plato is to provide a consistent account of the role of... more
Emotions ( pathè) such as anger, fear, shame, and envy, but also pity, wonder, love and friendship have long been underestimated in Plato’s philosophy. The aim of Emotions in Plato is to provide a consistent account of the role of emotions in Plato’s psychology, epistemology, ethics and political theory. The volume focuses on three main issues: taxonomy of emotions, their epistemic status, and their relevance for the ethical and political theory and practice. This volume, which is the first edited volume entirely dedicated to emotions in Plato’s philosophy, shows how Plato, in many aspects, was positively interested in these affective states in order to support the rule of reason.
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È ora a disposizione la prima edizione monografica italiana dedicata alla celebre anonima raccolta di nove dispute, pervenutaci insieme agli scritti di Sesto Empirico. Valorizzata a suo tempo nell'edizione dei Frammenti dei Presocratici... more
È ora a disposizione la prima edizione monografica italiana dedicata alla celebre anonima raccolta di nove dispute, pervenutaci insieme agli scritti di Sesto Empirico. Valorizzata a suo tempo nell'edizione dei Frammenti dei Presocratici di Hermann Diels (1903), ne sono ora ridiscusse le caratteristiche formali e strutturali. In particolare è proposta un'inconsueta collocazione temporale: seguendo e integrando l'ipotesi di Santo Mazzarino, non si tratterebbe di un tardo scritto di scuola sofistica, ma piuttosto di uno dei primi tentativi in assoluto di argomentazione secondo quella che, intorno alla metà del V secolo a.C., si viene affermando come un'efficace tecnica sofistica.
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In questo volume vengono raccolti cinque saggi sul pensiero filosofico greco nell’età romana. Le linee di ricerca qui proposte toccano nello specifico questioni attinenti alla filosofia stoica, a quella epicurea, a quella cinico-sofistica... more
In questo volume vengono raccolti cinque saggi sul pensiero filosofico greco nell’età romana. Le linee di ricerca qui proposte toccano nello specifico questioni attinenti alla filosofia stoica, a quella epicurea, a quella cinico-sofistica e all’aristotelismo di epoca imperiale.
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Secondo volume della collana “Studi di storia della filosofia antica” dopo quello dedicato ad Aristotele e l’aristotelismo, il libro si concentra su Platone e sulla tradizione platonica, privilegiando i settori oggi al centro della... more
Secondo volume della collana “Studi di storia della filosofia antica” dopo quello dedicato ad Aristotele e l’aristotelismo, il libro si concentra su Platone e sulla tradizione platonica, privilegiando i settori oggi al centro della ricerca piu avanzata: la dimensione etica e l’esegesi platonica in riferimento al mondo antico e contemporaneo. Disponibile su Torrossa store
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Laurand, V.; Malaspina, E.; Prost, F. (éds) (2021). Lectures plurielles du “De ira” de Sénèque. Interprétations, contextes, enjeux. Berlin; Boston: De Gruyter, 429 pp.
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Starting from the definition of Cic. Tusc. 4.12, voluntas appears as the most suitable Latin translation for βούλησις. But βούλησις only partially corresponds to what both Cicero and Seneca mean by voluntas. From the Roman perspective it... more
Starting from the definition of Cic. Tusc. 4.12, voluntas appears as the most suitable Latin translation for βούλησις. But βούλησις only partially corresponds to what both Cicero and Seneca mean by voluntas. From the Roman perspective it seems that ‘wanting’ is immediately connected to ‘desiring’, provided that a rational dimension is recognized in ‘desiring’. But this is a stretch, because desiderium, and even more cupiditas or adpetitio, in themselves refer to an irrational dimension. From the Greek perspective, then, this juxtaposition does not appear so obvious at all. The act of will (or, better, the exercise of a choice intended to produce an action) maintains its own identity with respect to ‘desiring’ precisely by virtue of its autonomous manifestation in immediate consonance with reason; especially Aristotle and the Stoic school insist on this. Therefore, desiderium and cupiditas approximate rather to ἐπιθυμία (while adpetitio to ὁρμή), that is to say to an area where the absence of reason prevails: here are the θυμός and the πάθος. Both Cicero and Seneca, when they must refer to the voluntas avoiding any misunderstanding involving the irrationality of deciding, specify that in those cases it is a question of recta voluntas: the will expressed in a rational way.
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‘Volontà’ discende, etimologicamente, da voluntas. Ma nell’accezione di voluntas non è più avvertita la plurivocità terminologica presente nella lingua greca. Di conseguenza la teoria dell’azione ampiamente affrontata nel contesto del... more
‘Volontà’ discende, etimologicamente, da voluntas. Ma nell’accezione di voluntas non è più avvertita la plurivocità terminologica presente nella lingua greca. Di conseguenza la teoria dell’azione ampiamente affrontata nel contesto del pensiero classico (si pensi, tra gli altri, alle Etiche aristoteliche) ne ha risentito, finendo per risolversi, in ambito romano, in un quadro concettuale semplificato. I saggi qui raccolti hanno consentito di mettere a fuoco un vero e proprio nuovo paradigma articolato. Al suo interno si colloca una rinnovata concezione di ‘volontà’: quella che si dispiega nella moderna interpretazione dell’‘atto volontario’ e del ‘volontarismo’ tout-court.
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L’Etica Nicomachea di Aristotele e il primo trattato di filosofia morale della storia del pensiero greco. La sistematizzazione aristotelica dei suoi concetti chiave, come quelli di virtu, responsabilita, giustizia, amicizia, felicita, non... more
L’Etica Nicomachea di Aristotele e il primo trattato di filosofia morale della storia del pensiero greco. La sistematizzazione aristotelica dei suoi concetti chiave, come quelli di virtu, responsabilita, giustizia, amicizia, felicita, non ha mai cessato nei secoli di costituire il punto di riferimento fondamentale e sempre attuale di ogni riflessione e dibattito etico. I maggiori specialisti offrono in questo volume una presentazione completa e originale di questa opera e della sua fortuna, dall’epoca ellenistica al Rinascimento, alla luce delle ultime tendenze interpretative. Disponibile su Torrossa store
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Physics 7.3 is one of the crucial texts in Aristotle's theory of change, in which he deals with the question of what alteration is and what it is not. Aristotle discusses change in various parts of his writings, and seems to provide a... more
Physics 7.3 is one of the crucial texts in Aristotle's theory of change, in which he deals with the question of what alteration is and what it is not. Aristotle discusses change in various parts of his writings, and seems to provide a broad range of notions: movement and change of place, alteration in aspect and form, temporal change, variation in the way a given being is perceived, the change in relationship between beings, qualitative and accidental alterations. This volume presents the results of the ESAP-HYELE conference on "Aristotle, Physics 7.3: What is Alteration?", which took place in Vitznau, Switzerland in 2007. The contributors are part of a team of Aristotelian scholars that first came together in 1995, and have since been meeting every spring. The purpose of their gatherings was to read and interpret line by line a short, but important chapter of Aristotle's works. In this way, attention was focused on key texts of particular exegetic and theoretical interest. Each session started with the presentation of a translation and a first analysis of the main problems; these then became the subject of an intense debate which illustrates the different schools of thought and methodological approaches. This volume sets out to provide the reader with new insights into Aristotle's: Physics 7.3.
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Physics 7.3 is one of the crucial texts in Aristotle's theory of change, in which he deals with the question of what alteration is and what it is not. Aristotle discusses change in various parts of his writings, and seems to provide a... more
Physics 7.3 is one of the crucial texts in Aristotle's theory of change, in which he deals with the question of what alteration is and what it is not. Aristotle discusses change in various parts of his writings, and seems to provide a broad range of notions: movement and change of place, alteration in aspect and form, temporal change, variation in the way a given being is perceived, the change in relationship between beings, qualitative and accidental alterations. This volume presents the results of the ESAP-HYELE conference on "Aristotle, Physics 7.3: What is Alteration?", which took place in Vitznau, Switzerland in 2007. The contributors are part of a team of Aristotelian scholars that first came together in 1995, and have since been meeting every spring. The purpose of their gatherings was to read and interpret line by line a short, but important chapter of Aristotle's works. In this way, attention was focused on key texts of particular exegetic and theoretical interest. Each session started with the presentation of a translation and a first analysis of the main problems; these then became the subject of an intense debate which illustrates the different schools of thought and methodological approaches. This volume sets out to provide the reader with new insights into Aristotle's: Physics 7.3.