What is power? The future geo-philosophy of Europe according to the late Nietzsche

This paper consists of two sections. In the first I will describe the characteristics power must possess, according to Nietzsche, in order to foster a true spiritual growth, namely, to establish aristocratic values and make them prosper, while in the second I will outline which prospects Nietzsche wishes for the future of Europe. The two are clearly intertwined, given that, in the eyes of Nietzsche, Europe is the very embodiment of the aristocratic ideal

Is an Ethics Inspired by the Philosophy of Severino Possible?

This paper deals with the possibility to outline some ethical notions that may be consistent with the main tenets of the philosophy of Emanuele Severino. By exploring the notion of “plural transcendental” that lays at the core of Carmelo Vigna’s “ethics of recognition”, the argument infers that, if the structure of transcendental reality implies the original presence of a relationship of mutual recognition between at least two transcendental consciousnesses, then to violate the other-ness of the Other becomes impossible, otherwise no transcendental consciousness would self-disclose ever. Yet relationships cannot be “good” or “evil”, otherwise relationships where mutual recognition is actually denied would actually exist. The original plurality of transcendental consciousnesses perfectly mirrors the actual meaning of «the true spectacle of Being» as «the irruption of differences»

Francesco Miano, Spirituale e storico nell’etica. Studi su Romano Guardini e Emmanuel Mounier

Recensione del volume di F. Miano, "Spirituale e storico nell'etica", uno studio dedicato a Romano Guardini e Emmanuel Mounie

L'esistere preso sul serio. Riflessioni su "Etica e ambiguità" di Adriano Fabris

In my discussion of Adriano Fabris’ Etica e ambiguit  Ethics and Ambiguity ], I will consider three main objections. 1) First ly I will discuss Fabris’ attempt to criticize and reshape the Aristotelian ἔλεγχος, as it appears in the fourth book of Metaphysics , from a performative perspective , showing that it already falls within and is substantially invalidated by, the semantic domain of Aristotle’s distinction between contradiction and “self contradict ing”ing”. 2) Secondly, since Fabris invokes a reform of Western philosophy’s general attitude towards action a nd relation, I will show how classic ontology (notably Plato’s notions of being, as opposed to Parmenides’, and dialectics) already provides a robust example of a deeply relational (though admittedly not performative in the sense highlighted by Fabris) not ion of being. 3) Thirdly, I criticize Fabris’ notion of relation, because it indifferently refers both to ontology and ethics, wh ereas a proper ethical consideration of it, while necessarily i nvolving ontology, should be treated as distinct from the forme

L'algoritmo QAOA applicato al MaxCut su grafi

Nel cuore della rivoluzione della computazione quantistica, il Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm (QAOA) emerge come uno strumento potente per risolvere problemi di ottimizzazione complessi, come il noto problema del MaxCut. Quest'ultimo, con le sue applicazioni che spaziano dallo studio del magnetismo alla logistica, si presta come un eccellente banco di prova per l'efficacia del QAOA. Questo lavoro indaga l'applicazione del QAOA al MaxCut su una varietà di grafi, tra cui i grafi generici e i Barabási-Albert. Partendo da una descrizione delle basi della computazione quantistica, si affrontano le sfide tecniche relative all'implementazione del QAOA, con particolare attenzione alla strategia del parameter fixing, adottata per migliorare i risultati. Gli esperimenti condotti hanno confermato la capacità del QAOA di risolvere efficacemente il problema del MaxCut, mettendo in luce l'importanza crescente di questo algoritmo nel panorama della computazione quantistica

Filosofia di Berlusconi: l'essere e il nulla nell'Italia del Cavaliere

La filosofia, diceva Hegel, \ue8 come la nottola di Minerva, che "spicca il volo sul far della sera", ossia inizia a prendere la parola sugli eventi solo quando sono compiuti e si avviano verso il declino. Lo scenario da basso impero del crepuscolo del berlusconismo \ue8 quindi il momento giusto per fare i conti con un fenomeno che \ue8 stato la cifra dominante dell'ultimo ventennio di storia italiana, ma la cui rilevanza va ben oltre il ristretto panorama delle vicende nostrane. Per comprendere ci\uf2 che all'apparenza risulta incomprensibile non bastano le analisi di tipo sociologico, semiologico o politologico, che pure in queste anni non sono mancate, ma sono necessari altri strumenti per individuare la logica, la narrativa, la fisica e la metafisica che hanno reso possibile la drammatica trasformazione della nostra quotidianit\ue0 in un perverso intreccio di menzogne, barzellette, millanterie e volgarit\ue0, sullo sfondo di una sistematica, sprezzante opera di demolizione e privatizzazione delle istituzioni

Clinical features and therapeutic management of patients admitted to Italian acute hospital psychiatric units: the PERSEO (psychiatric emergency study and epidemiology) survey

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The PERSEO study (psychiatric emergency study and epidemiology) is a naturalistic, observational clinical survey in Italian acute hospital psychiatric units, called SPDCs (Servizio Psichiatrico Diagnosi e Cura; in English, the psychiatric service for diagnosis and management). The aims of this paper are: (i) to describe the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of patients, including sociodemographic features, risk factors, life habits and psychiatric diagnoses; and (ii) to assess the clinical management, subjective wellbeing and attitudes toward medications.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>A total of 62 SPDCs distributed throughout Italy participated in the study and 2521 patients were enrolled over the 5-month study period.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Almost half of patients (46%) showed an aggressive behaviour at admission to ward, but they engaged more commonly in verbal aggression (38%), than in aggression toward other people (20%). A total of 78% of patients had a psychiatric diagnosis at admission, most frequently schizophrenia (36%), followed by depression (16%) and personality disorders (14%), and no relevant changes in the diagnoses pattern were observed during hospital stay. Benzodiazepines were the most commonly prescribed drugs, regardless of diagnosis, at all time points. Overall, up to 83% of patients were treated with neuroleptic drugs and up to 27% received more than one neuroleptic either during hospital stay or at discharge. Atypical and conventional antipsychotics were equally prescribed for schizophrenia (59 vs 65% during stay and 59 vs 60% at discharge), while atypical drugs were preferred in schizoaffective psychoses (72 vs 49% during stay and 70 vs 46% at discharge) and depression (41 vs 32% during stay and 44 vs 25% at discharge). Atypical neuroleptics were slightly preferred to conventional ones at hospital discharge (52 vs 44%). Polypharmacy was in general widely used. Patient attitudes toward medications were on average positive and self-reported compliance increased during hospital stay.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Results confirm the widespread use of antipsychotics and the increasing trend in atypical drugs prescription, in both psychiatric in- and outpatients.</p

Lorenzo Bernini, Apocalissi queer. Elementi di critica antisociale

Se \ue8 vero, come \ue8 vero, che per il pensiero il discorso sull\u2019identit\ue0 \ue8 inevitabile, ma che solo la grande filosofia \u2013 da Platone a Emanuele Severino \u2013 sa che la vera partita si gioca sul pensare le differenze, cio\ue8 sulla comprensione / espressione della pluralit\ue0 originaria che \ue8 il pensiero, allora la buona filosofia deve salutare con favore l\u2019esistenza delle riflessioni sul genere \u2013 le ideologie di genere essendo infatti altra ed assai pi\uf9 discutibile cosa \u2013 perch\ue9 sono rimaste pressoch\ue9 isolate, ai nostri giorni, nel trattare delle differenze in modo insieme critico e appassionato

La seduzione della trasparenza. Pornografia del reale e sessualità

The need of – and the quest for – sincerity and transparence may be considered the most distinctive feature of our time. The final outcome of such obsession with transparence has eventually brought about our present-day society of hyper-appearance. Sexuality is one of the main battlefields, where the imperative of transparency fights in order to establish its rule – as well as one of its most powerful weapons. Hyper-appearance, cast by absolute transparency as its inevitable consequence, should not be deemed just as a form of mass-narcissism: it is rather perceived as the last veritable source of authenticity of the I. Such structure, however, fatally clashes with the essentially symbolic nature of sexuality, which definitely requires nudity, but also mystery, silence, defeat, and the impossibility for desire to become the Other whilst desiring it. If the imperative of transparency presupposes reality as purely positive, entirely opened out, and thus controllable, sexuality reminds us that Otherness is essentially withdrawn, thus forever free from any project of control, because, as it happens with evidence, it is self-manifested yet it doesn’t show up