Fatti, valori e norme. La libertà dell’impersonale in Georges Canguilhem

This paper aims to expose the relevance of an impersonal element in the philosophical works of Georges Canguilhem before The Normal and the Pathological. In The Normal and Pathological and in other major writings, the impersonal element is given by the “normativity” of living beings. In the works from the 1920s and 1930s we can find the origins of this “impersonal element” and the political meaning Canguilhem has given to it.This paper aims to expose the relevance of an impersonal element in the philosophical works of Georges Canguilhem before The Normal and the Pathological. In The Normal and Pathological and in other major writings, the impersonal element is given by the “normativity” of living beings. In the works from the 1920s and 1930s we can find the origins of this “impersonal element” and the political meaning Canguilhem has given to it

I processi a catalogo. L’ontologia storica e le sue implicazioni

Processes Under Cataloging: Historical Ontology and Its Consequences. This paper moves from the discussion about the debate on the nature and the tasks of ontology in last decades. Then, we focus on the research program that goes under the name of “Historical Ontology”, claiming that it poses the exigence of the articulation of a “ProcessMetaphysics”: an ontology which is able to give an account of the emergence of novelties in the world and of the transformation of things. Going in search of the possibility of such an ontology in the history of ontology, we suggest that it can be found in the perspective of the Stoicism. Thus, finally, we offer an interpretation of the Stoicism which is filtered by some contemporary readings and theories, and we highlight the ground features of a possible Process Metaphysics through the presentation of four main Stoicism’s topics: Logic, Physics, Language, and Ethics

Analysis of a bistable climate toy model with physics-based machine learning methods

We propose a comprehensive framework able to address both the predictability of the first and of the second kind for high-dimensional chaotic models. For this purpose, we analyse the properties of a newly introduced multistable climate toy model constructed by coupling the Lorenz ’96 model with a zero-dimensional energy balance model. First, the attractors of the system are identified with Monte Carlo Basin Bifurcation Analysis. Additionally, we are able to detect the Melancholia state separating the two attractors. Then, Neural Ordinary Differential Equations are applied to predict the future state of the system in both of the identified attractors

The style of the justice : Canguilhem philosopher of the "concrete human problems"

Cette thèse doctorale en philosophie a pour sujet l’ensemble de la pensée de Georges Canguilhem, figure éminente de la philosophie française au XXème siècle, qui est aujourd’hui au cœur des intérêts d’un grand nombre d’études qui se développent aussi bien sur le plan historiographique que sur le plan purement théorique. Le travail qu’on présente ici se développe en trois volets. La première partie du travail est consacrée à une présentation de l’idée unitaire de la philosophie de Canguilhem. La deuxième développe une analyse de cette philosophie en identifiant quatre couples de concepts et de «mots-clés» qui permettent une présentation générale des lignes de recherche principales de Canguilhem : 1. Faits et Valeurs ; 2. Histoire et Concept ; 3. Connaissance et Vie ; 4. Technique et Société. Cette analyse conduit, dans ses dernières conclusions, à une idée de justice qui semble être au cœur du programme philosophique de Canguilhem. La troisième et dernière partie de la thèse est donc consacrée à examiner ce concept de justice. La couple de notions de «nécessité» et de «résistance» fournit une clé interprétative de la justice qui permet ainsi de relire l’unité de la philosophie canguilhemienne.This PhD Thesis in Philosophy deals with the thought of Georges Canguilhem as a whole. Canguilhem is a distinguished figure of the 20th century French philosophy and today his works are attracting the interest of a number of studies focused both on the historiographical and the theoretical level. This doctoral work is structured in three main parts. The first part provides a general presentation of the core idea which is the basis of the unity of the Canguilhem’s philosophical program. The second part aims to analyse this philosophy by identifying four couples of concepts and "key-words" permitting a general presentation of the main lines of research of Canguilhem’s work: 1. Facts and Values; 2. History and Concept; 3. Knowledge and Life; 4. Technique and Society. This analysis tends to the conclusion that a certain idea of justice forms the basis of the philosophical program of Canguilhem. The third and last part of the PhD Thesis examines this concept of justice finding in the conceptual couple given by "necessity" and "résistance" both a key to interpreting the notion of "justice" and a way to read the unity of Canguilhem’s philosophy