Early Eighteenth Century Conceptions of the Sublime

In this thesis, I aim to identify and discuss the philosophical conception of the sublime that arises out of the important and influential early eighteenth century discussion in English of the ancient Greek rhetorical text Longinus’s Peri Hypsous (third century, usually translated in English as On the Sublime). To do so, I challenge the historians of aesthetics’ conventional approach that aims to identify and isolate the aesthetic as a distinct, autonomous kind in pre-aesthetic accounts of concepts now claimed by the field of aesthetics. Against the historians of aesthetics’ existing picture that deems the earliest English discussion of the sublime in poetry by John Dennis and the so called Longinian Tradition to be only concerned with the rhetorical sublime style, I argue that they actually introduce the discussion of the philosophically relevant sublime, which by way of identification will be referred to as the philosophical sublime. Also against the historians of aesthetics’ existing picture that attributes the Third Earl of Shaftesbury with the first account of aesthetic concept of the sublime as a distinct experience of nature, that is, the philosophically narrow natural sublime, I argue that Shaftesbury’s philosophical sublime has broader philosophical implications and a more nuanced relationship with the Longinian Tradition. Employing my history of philosophy approach to these accounts, I reveal that Dennis and Shaftesbury both similarly describe the philosophical sublime as a harmonious state of the human soul that when attained by the sublime genius is the perfection of human nature; that is, the height of human beauty, virtue, and knowledge. Further, on both of their accounts this sublime state of harmony is a form of direct experience of God’s divine nature. By looking at Alexander Pope’s satirical response to their discussion, I further argue that, although these accounts are deeply concerned with coming to know the true sublime and avoiding the false sublime, ultimately, they fail to reach the certainty that they aspire to. Thus, I offer a richer and more philosophically sophisticated view of the early eighteenth century discussion of the philosophical sublime

Low Entalpy Geothermal Suitability of North Sardinia (Italy)

Abstract Heat flow density over Sardinia is relatively high. Tertiary geodynamics and radiogenic heating from the Variscan batholith are the possible concurrent causes. Major anomalies were thought confined to the Tertiary basins, where 180 mW/m2 are reported. New data ascertain that the occurrence of the hottest thermal springs does not mirror these basins, as they pour out from Variscan granites. Hence the high thermal flow from the basins can result from basin-wide heat redistribution by hot "granite" water flowing laterally in shallow aquifers. This scenario is particularly favourable for low-medium enthalpy fluids exploitation as well as for geoexchange

L'efficacia orizzontale delle libertà economiche fondamentali

Analisi delle principali problematiche relative al rapporto e alle influenze tra libertà economiche dell'Unione Europea e le relazioni giuridiche tra privati, alla luce degli orientamenti in materia della Corte di Giustizia dell'Unione Europea

Split of Composite Components for Distributed Applications

International audienceComposite structures as in UML are a way to ease the development of complex applications. Composite classes contain sub-components that are instantiated, interconnected and configured along with the composite. Composites may also contain operations and further attributes. Their deployment on distributed platforms is not trivial, since their sub-components might be allocated to different computing nodes. In this case, the deployment implies a split of the composite. In this paper, we will motivate why composites need to be allocated to different nodes in some cases by examining the particular case of interaction components. We will also discuss several options to achieve the separation and their advantages and disadvantages including modeling restrictions for the classes

Studio geologico-strutturale dei granitoidi varisici come lapidei ornamentali: problematiche inerenti la caratterizzazione, la coltivazione dei giacimenti e nuovi utilizzi in campo industriale

Aim of this work is to analyze, with geological-structural criteria, some aspects about the stones characterization and the exploitation of the deposits and find for the stone-waste new industrial utilize. The work started with the study of a particular and recently commercialized stone, the Giallo San Giacomo granite, for which did not exist geological and geotechnical data. This results have been then confronted with those of another stone already for long time interested from exploitation: the Rosa Beta granite. The geological survey has allowed to study the whole San Giacomo’s pluton creating a geological map with an unpublished detail. The geological-structural study has evidenced as outcrops characterized from "magmatic turbulences" (Cava M.te Seccu) or fractures (Cava Inginocchiaddu) are the main cause of abandonment of deposits on which the exploitation had been begun. These causes in fact do not concur the exploitation of a chromatically homogenous product and limits the production of suitable blocks. The study carried out on both the stones has allowed to characterize the anisotropy in these present ones (LPO, SPO, microfractures). Finally, the complete characterization carried out for the both stones has allowed to made a technical report with their principal physical and mechanical propriety. About the granite waste reutilize, the study have reveal a possible suitable for the Giallo San Giacomo granite for the quartz-feldspar mix

Diagnostic Process of an Ancient Colonnade Using 3D High-Resolution Models with Non-Invasive Multi Techniques

Here, an avant-garde study of three ancient Doric columns of the precious, ancient Romanesque church of Saints Lorenzo and Pancrazio in the historical town center of Cagliari (Italy) is presented based on the integrated application of different non-destructive testing methods. The limitations of each methodology are overcome by the synergistic application of these methods, affording an accurate, complete 3D image of the studied elements. Our procedure begins with a macroscopic in situ analysis to provide a preliminary diagnosis of the conditions of the building materials. The next step is laboratory tests, in which the porosity and other textural characteristics of the carbonate building materials are studied by optical and scanning electron microscopy. After this, a survey with a terrestrial laser scanner and close-range photogrammetry is planned and executed to produce accurate high-resolution 3D digital models of the entire church and the ancient columns inside. This was the main objective of this study. The high-resolution 3D models allowed us to identify architectural complications occurring in historical buildings. The 3D reconstruction with the above metric techniques was indispensable for planning and carrying out the 3D ultrasonic tomography, which played an important role in detecting defects, voids, and flaws within the body of the studied columns by analyzing the propagation of the ultrasonic waves. The high-resolution 3D multiparametric models allowed us to obtain an extremely accurate picture of the conservation state of the studied columns in order to locate and characterize both shallow and internal defects in the building materials. This integrated procedure can aid in the control of the spatial and temporal variations in the materials’ properties and provides information on the process of deterioration in order to allow adequate restoration solutions to be developed and the structural health of the artefact to be monitored

The Sublime for the Living: A Dialogue

Following the tradition of the philosophical dialogue, we reimagine our real conversation where we come to understand our respective views on the sublime. We aim to do so in a way that respects both the sublime’s complex philosophical past and its emerging future in empirical research. As in a traditional dialogue, this contrivance is supposed to enact a philosophical exchange. The following conversation reveals the interlocutors’ diverging, converging, and shifting understanding of the sublime in a way that a verbatim interview transcript or a co-authored treatise could not. Moreover, its setting is indicative of the conversation’s current moment: the scene is the virtual Zoom room.Following the tradition of the philosophical dialogue, we reimagine our real conversation where we come to understand our respective views on the sublime. We aim to do so in a way that respects both the sublime’s complex philosophical past and its emerging future in empirical research. As in a traditional dialogue, this contrivance is supposed to enact a philosophical exchange. The following conversation reveals the interlocutors’ diverging, converging, and shifting understanding of the sublime in a way that a verbatim interview transcript or a co-authored treatise could not. Moreover, its setting is indicative of the conversation’s current moment: the scene is the virtual Zoom room

3D imaging of CRP and ultrasonic tomography to detect decay in a living adult holm oak (Quercus ilex L.) in Sardinia (Italy)

A field-integrated methodology using 3D ultrasonic tomography supported by close range photogrammetry (CRP) has been developed and evaluated as a tool to detect the presence and patterns of decay forms in a living adult holm oak (Quercus ilex L.) in an urban green area of the city of Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. Close range photogrammetry was used to compute a high resolution 3D model of the studied tree, texturized with natural colors. Moreover, following the implemented workflow process it was possible to evaluate the deformation pattern of the studied tree over time. In a second step of our integrated approach, and in order to diagnose the state of health of the inner part of the studied tree in a non-invasive way, laboratory and in situ non-invasive ultrasonic techniques were applied. The results of the close range photogrammetry analysis supported the optimal design of the 3D ultrasonic tomography of the living adult holm oak. Ultrasonic tomography is one of the most powerful non-destructive testing techniques for the full-volume inspection of a structure. It produced physical information on the inner structure of the stem of the investigated tree. The results of the study show that the integrated application of close range photogrammetry and 3D ultrasonic tomography is a powerful tool for a highly accurate and objective evaluation of the external and internal decay of trees and for monitoring their conservation states. With the fully integrated approach, the diagnostic process aimed to prevent instability and the failure of trees can be greatly improved

Automated and traceable processing for large-scale high-throughput sequencing facilities

Scaling up production in medium and large high-throughput sequencing facilities presents a number of challenges. As the rate of samples to process increases, manually performing and tracking the center’s operations becomes increasingly difficult, costly and error prone, while processing the massive amounts of data poses significant computational challenges. We present our ongoing work to automate and track all data-related procedures at the CRS4 Sequencing and Genotyping Platform, while integrating state-of-the-art processing technologies such as Hadoop, OMERO, iRODS, and Galaxy into our automated workflows. Currently, the core system is in its testing phase and it is on schedule to be in production use at CRS4 by May 2013. The results thus far obtained are encouraging and the authors are confident that the CRS4 Platform will increase its efficiency and capacity thanks to this system. In the near future, the integration components will be released as as open source software.23-24Pubblicat