The ethical imperative in Edmund Husserl

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Matching Seeds to Needs - female farmers adapt to a changing climate in Ethiopia

Between 2010 and 2012 Bioversity International worked with partners and stakeholders in Ethiopia to develop an innovative low-cost strategy for managing risks to agricultural systems posed by the adverse effects of climate change. The objective, which the project indeed achieved, was to decrease vulnerability and enhance adaptive capacity in smallholder farming communities by increasing the intraspecific diversity of important food security crops using barley and durum wheat

Livelihood implications of in situ conservation strategies of wild fruit tree species in Uzbekistan

Throughout 2006 and 2011, Bioversity International has been promoting the conservation and use of plant genetic diversity in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan under the auspices of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Global Environment Facility (GEF).After 2013, an impact assessment study was carried out to examine whether the tangible benefits of the Bioversity International project were transferred at the household level, with specific emphasis on Uzbekistan, selected for the country relevance in terms of household characteristics and area covered by the project.In particular, the assessment focused on the effects of the interventions in the activity areas involving the enhancement of use and consumption of target fruits, as well as of their marketing value, to improve household food security and wellbeing

Weltanschauung e Wissenschaft in Edmund Husserl e Sigmund Freud

Riassunto - Paragonare l'approccio di Husserl e Freud al conflitto tra filosofia della visione del mondo e il metodo della ricerca scientifica non solo è possibile, ma anche espostemologicamente sensato. In questo studio saranno presi in considerazione soprattutto due testi: Filosofia come scienza rigorosa (1911) di Edmund Husserl e le ultime conferenze di Sigmund Freud dedicate alla Introduzione alla psicoanalisi (1932). Sia Husserl che Freud hanno sviluppato un approccio radicalmente negativo all'idea della “Weltanschauung”: in Freud questa concerne in primo luogo la sfera dell'ideologia religiosa mentre in Husserl investe ogni sorta di relativismo, scetticismo e storicismo. Nonostante il comune giudizio negativo, bisogna riscontrare una profonda differenza tra i due autori: mentre Husserl lavora allo sviluppo di una "scienza filosofica" sostenuta dall'idea dell'intuizione eidetica (la fenomenologia), l'idea freudiana di scienza è basata sull'elaborazione intellettuale di quei fatti che vengono resi oggetto di osservazione. Questo significa inoltre che l'idea di scienza di Husserl mira a un livello sovra-temporale, mentre quello freudiano descrive una ricerca che, con tutti i suoi sforzi, resta senza fine e costantemente aperta alla dimensione del futuro.Parole-chiave: Edmund Husserl; Sigmund Freud; Weltanschauung; Fenomenologia della ricerca scientifica; Epistemologia della psicoanalisi. Weltanschauung and Wissenschaft between Edmund Husserl and Sigmund FreudAbstract: Comparing Edmund Husserl’s and Sigmund Freud’s approach to the conflict between the philosophy of “Weltanschauung” and the scientific method is not only possible but also useful for epistemological reasons. Two main texts will be considered in this paper: Husserl’s Philosophie als strenge Wissenschaft (1911) and Freud’s last lessons on Einleitung in die Psychoanalyse (1932). Both Husserl and Freud have a radically negative approach to “Weltanschauung" Freud objecting primarily to religious ideology and Husserl to any kind of relativism, skepticism or historicism. But a very deep difference is also apparent in their common critical approach. While Husserl points to the philosophical science of phenomenology with its eidetic intuition, Freud’s idea of science is based on the intellectual elaboration of those facts which are made objects of observation. This also means that Husserl’s science aims for a supra-temporal level, while Freud’s proposes a pattern of ongoing research continuously extending into the future.Keywords: Edmund Husserl; Sigmund Freud; Weltanschauung; Phenomenology of Scientific Research; Epistemology of Psychoanalysis

Weltanschauung e Wissenschaft in Edmund Husserl e Sigmund Freud

Riassunto - Paragonare l'approccio di Husserl e Freud al conflitto tra filosofia della visione del mondo e il metodo della ricerca scientifica non solo è possibile, ma anche espostemologicamente sensato. In questo studio saranno presi in considerazione soprattutto due testi: Filosofia come scienza rigorosa (1911) di Edmund Husserl e le ultime conferenze di Sigmund Freud dedicate alla Introduzione alla psicoanalisi (1932). Sia Husserl che Freud hanno sviluppato un approccio radicalmente negativo all'idea della “Weltanschauung”: in Freud questa concerne in primo luogo la sfera dell'ideologia religiosa mentre in Husserl investe ogni sorta di relativismo, scetticismo e storicismo. Nonostante il comune giudizio negativo, bisogna riscontrare una profonda differenza tra i due autori: mentre Husserl lavora allo sviluppo di una "scienza filosofica" sostenuta dall'idea dell'intuizione eidetica (la fenomenologia), l'idea freudiana di scienza è basata sull'elaborazione intellettuale di quei fatti che vengono resi oggetto di osservazione. Questo significa inoltre che l'idea di scienza di Husserl mira a un livello sovra-temporale, mentre quello freudiano descrive una ricerca che, con tutti i suoi sforzi, resta senza fine e costantemente aperta alla dimensione del futuro.Parole-chiave: Edmund Husserl; Sigmund Freud; Weltanschauung; Fenomenologia della ricerca scientifica; Epistemologia della psicoanalisi. Weltanschauung and Wissenschaft between Edmund Husserl and Sigmund FreudAbstract: Comparing Edmund Husserl’s and Sigmund Freud’s approach to the conflict between the philosophy of “Weltanschauung” and the scientific method is not only possible but also useful for epistemological reasons. Two main texts will be considered in this paper: Husserl’s Philosophie als strenge Wissenschaft (1911) and Freud’s last lessons on Einleitung in die Psychoanalyse (1932). Both Husserl and Freud have a radically negative approach to “Weltanschauung" Freud objecting primarily to religious ideology and Husserl to any kind of relativism, skepticism or historicism. But a very deep difference is also apparent in their common critical approach. While Husserl points to the philosophical science of phenomenology with its eidetic intuition, Freud’s idea of science is based on the intellectual elaboration of those facts which are made objects of observation. This also means that Husserl’s science aims for a supra-temporal level, while Freud’s proposes a pattern of ongoing research continuously extending into the future.Keywords: Edmund Husserl; Sigmund Freud; Weltanschauung; Phenomenology of Scientific Research; Epistemology of Psychoanalysis

Due vite di Freud

Il confronto tra due recenti biografie di Freud tra cui quella di Elisabeth Roudinesco e il problema della biografia di FreudAnalisys of Roudinesco's Freud biography and the problem of Freud's biographie

Fenomenologia e poesia. Edmund Husserl e John Keats

Assumo come oggetto tematico il poeta John Keats e mi propongo di realizzare il tentativo di intervenire (nella modalità fenomenologica di cui dirò) sulla comprensione dell’essenza della poesia, tanto della propria, quanto della poesia in generale, ossia di quel che il poeta ritiene, e dichiara, di dover pensare della creatività poetica a partire dal proprio lavoro creativo, riflettendo su di esso dall’interno del procedimento immaginativo, o di fantasia (immaginazione e fantasia, vedremo possono non coincidere del tutto)

Metabolomic analysis and bioactivities of Arbutus unedo leaves harvested across the seasons in different natural habitats of Sardinia (Italy)

Background: Arbutus unedo L. is a wild tree of Mediterranean regions used as food and in traditional medicine and important for afforestation programs. There is no detailed information available on the variation of A. unedo leaves metabolome across the seasons. The leaves were analyzed by Proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1 H NMR)-based metabolomics, comparing samples harvested across the seasons and in ten different natural habitats of Sardinia (Italy). Results: Multivariate analysis showed the impact of seasonal variation on the metabolome: glucose and quinic acid increased in summer, while in spring sucrose was accumulated. β-Arbutin, the main known active principle of A. unedo, generally reached the highest concentration in autumn. In winter, O-β-methylglucose, γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA), flavonols (quercetin-3-O-α-rhamnoside, myricetin-3-O-α-rhamnoside, kaempferol-3-O-α-rhamnoside), catechin, and gallocatechin increased. Characteristic metabolomic features were found also for samples collected in different locations. For instance, trees growing at the highest altitude and exposed to lower temperatures produced less flavonols and catechins. The only sample collected on trees growing on limestones, dolomites, and dolomitic limestones type of soil showed generally the highest content of arbutin. The highest phenolics content was found during spring, while samples collected on flowering branches in winter were the ones with the highest flavonoid content. The antioxidant activity was also variated, ranging from 1.3 to 10.1 mg of Trolox equivalents (TE)/mL of extract, and it was positively correlated to both total phenolics and flavonoid content. Winter samples showed the lowest antibacterial activity, while summer and autumn ones exhibited the highest activity (IC50 values ranging from 17.3 to 42.3 µg/mL against Staphylococcal species). Conclusion: This work provides 1 H-NMR fingerprinting of A. unedo leaves, elucidating the main metabolites and their variations during seasons. On the basis of arbutin content, autumn could be considered the balsamic period of this taxon. Samples collected in this season were also the most active ones as antibacterial. Moreover, an interesting metabolomic profile enriched in catechins and flavonols was observed in leaves collected in winter on flowering branches which were endowed with high antioxidant potential