Sob o signo da catástrofe: Atualidade e historicidade desde a teoria crítica

The notes composing this paper, assembled in an essayistic and fragmented manner, aim to guide a reading plan that confront the contemporary, or neoliberal, experience of time, and the regime of historicity implied in it, to Benjamin's notion of "catastrophe". It attempts to revisit the "critical power" of the dialectic, as worked out by the Critical Theory of Society, especially in Adorno (1982; 1991; 2013; 2015) and Benjamin (1994; 2007; 2011; 2013) and present in contemporary thinkers such as Agamben (2004; 2014) and Žižek (2011; 2014; 2016) to argue for a non-totalized interpretation of reality. The objective is argue the link, although not evident, of politics in relation to the historicity of subjectivity and to epistemological theories, specifically to the theory of History.Las notas que componen este texto, montado de modo ensayístico y fragmentado, buscan orientar un plan de lecturas que confronten la experiencia contemporánea, o neoliberal, del tiempo, con el régimen de historicidad implicado en ella, a la noción benjaminiana de "catástrofe". Se intenta retomar la "potencia crítica" de la dialéctica, movilizada por la Teoría Crítica de la Sociedad, especialmente en Adorno (1982; 1991; 2013; 2015) y en Benjamín (1994; 2007; 2011; 2013), y presente en pensadores contemporáneos como Agamben (2004; 2014) y Žižek (2011; 2014; 2016), para argumentar en favor de una interpretación no totalizada de la realidad. El objetivo es resaltar lo enlace, aunque no evidente, de la política en relación a la historicidad de la subjetividad y a las teorías epistemológicas, específicamente a la teoría de la historia.As notas que compõem este texto, montado de modo ensaístico e fragmentado, buscam orientar um plano de leituras que confrontem a experiência contemporânea, ou neoliberal, do tempo, e o regime de historicidade nela implicado, à noção benjaminiana de “catástrofe”. Intenta-se retomar a “potência crítica” da dialética, mobilizada pela Teoria Crítica da Sociedade, especialmente em Adorno (1982; 1991; 2013; 2015) e em Benjamin (1994; 2007; 2011; 2013) e presente em pensadores contemporâneos como Agamben (2004; 2014) e Žižek (2011; 2014; 2016), para argumentar em favor de uma interpretação não-totalizada da realidade, com objetivo de ressaltar a indissociabilidade, ainda que não evidente, da política em relação à historicidade da subjetividade e às teorias epistemológicas, aqui especificamente à teoria da História

RELIABILITY STUDY OF THE AUXILIARY FEED-WATER SYSTEM OF A PRESSURIZED WATER REACTOR BY FAULTS TREE AND BAYESIAN NETWORK

This paper aims to present a study of the reliability of the Auxiliary Feed-water System (AFWS) through the methods of Fault Tree and Bayesian Network. Therefore, the paper consists of a literature review of the history of nuclear energy and the methodologies used. The AFWS is responsible for providing water system to cool the secondary circuit of nuclear reactors of the PWR type when normal feeding water system failure. How this system operates only when the primary system fails, it is expected that the AFWS failure probability is very low. The AFWS failure probability is divided into two cases: the first is the probability of failure in the first eight hours of operation and the second is the probability of failure after eight hours of operation, considering that the system has not failed within the first eight hours. The calculation of the probability of failure of the second case was made through the use of Fault Tree and Bayesian Network, that it was constructed from the Fault Tree. The results of the failure probability obtained were very close, on the order of 10-3

Writing as one who Cries... The Poet as a Fencer

This paper seeks to question the relationship between lyrical subject and living subject as from the poem O rel gio e o sonho by Moacyr F lix originally published in the book O p o e o vinho 1959 work in which the poet said he had found his own face Highlighting the theme of memory we refer to Baudelaire s metaphor of the fencer and the relationship between Erfahrung and Erlebnis as well as between lived experience and poetic experience in Benjamin to support the hypothesis that affirmative of poetic identity in Felix s lyric is at the same time the realization of its los

Why not "do simple things in a simple way": Use of the Pap test as the first step in screening genetic stability for human cultured stem cell therapy?

The aim of this study was to analyze adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells (AT-MSCs) using the Pap test as a first screening step to evaluate genetic stability. Human adipose tissue from six healthy female donors was obtained from elective liposuction procedures. The cells were isolated, cultivated at P2/P3, characterized by flow cytometric analysis, and differentiation induced. The AT-MSCs were stained by Papanicolaou staining and analyzed according to the Bethesda classification, and viability-apoptosis relationships were evaluated. The results of the Pap test for Sample I indicated high-grade alterations consistent with genetic instability; for Samples II-V, atypical cells of undetermined significance; and for Sample VI, normal cells. These results demonstrate the potential of using the Pap test as an initial screening step to evaluate the genetic stability of cultured AT-MSCs and also suggest its use for other adherent cells such as embryonic stem cells or induced pluripotent stem cells

Lamento, a impotência da linguagem

This paper is based on Giorgio Agamben's reflections about Ticiano's painting Flaying of Marsyas, in order to question the relationship between artistic "inspiration" and the work of critical thinking as a work of mourning. Thus, it establishes connections between thoughts of Agamben and Benjamin, in order to take from the german philosopher indications on the "baroque melancholy" in order to assert that Ticiano's picture, by representing the painter himself as Midas seeking to hear the "lament" of Marsyas, is "exemplary" of the mourning that corresponds as much to the work of the philosopher as to the work of the artist. This is because both would take as an "object" that which is unrepresentable to the look and impossible to the word: the relationship, always hanging, between potency and impotence. Keywords: Lament. Language. Impotence. Artistic creation. Mourning.O presente artigo toma como ponto de partida reflexões realizadas por Giorgio Agamben acerca da pintura O esfolamento de Marsias, de Ticiano, para pôr em questão a relação entre a “inspiração” artística e o trabalho do pensamento crítico enquanto trabalho de luto. Assim, recorre a conexões entre os pensamentos de Agamben e de Benjamin, no intuito de tomar do filósofo alemão indicações sobre a “melancolia barroca” que permitam sustentar a hipótese de que o quadro de Ticiano, ao representar o próprio pintor como Midas buscando ouvir o “lamento” de Marsias, seja “exemplar” do luto que corresponde tanto ao trabalho do filósofo quanto ao do artista. Isso porque ambos tomariam como “objeto” aquilo que é irrepresentável ao olhar e impossível à palavra: a relação, sempre pendente, entre potência e impotência. Palavras-chave: Lamento. Linguagem. Impotência. Criação artística. Luto

CLIO, CALÍOPE, CAIRÓS: MODERNIDADE E UTOPIA ATRAVÉS DE MOACYR FÉLIX

O presente artigo pretende realizar alguns apontamentos sobre a relação entre poesia moderna, utopia e história, articulando a “poética utópica” de Moacyr Félix com uma crítica da modernidade, referenciada sobretudo na filosofia de Giorgio Agamben. Tomando como fio condutor da reflexão o tempo, em algumas de suas figurações e representações, objetiva-se evidenciar destacados aspectos da poesia de Félix em relação a temas como contemporaneidade, melancolia, experiência e amor

(Im)possível experiência: Literatura e alteridade, teoria crítica e ficção científica

Este artigo tem a intenção de realizar uma abordagem teórica da literatura de ficção científica através da Teoria Crítica da Sociedade, privilegiando o problema da “experiência” no mundo moderno, e perguntando sobre a possibilidade da sua realização mediante a alteridade promovida pelos textos literários