For a political movement aiming to bring about profound social change, the relationship between i... more For a political movement aiming to bring about profound social change, the relationship between its political programme and philosophy becomes a constitutive element, precisely because from philosophical reflection the assumptions for profound changes in society are derived. This particular dynamic, which has generally affected all communist movements, has found its quite privileged laboratory in the history of the PCI. However, it is precisely in this precise context that the 'Milan problem', already grasped by Gramsci in his first articles in l'Unità, also arises. Milan is in fact the capital of Italian capitalism, presenting a rather rich, differentiated and articulated structure. But in the face of this very complex social reality, the tradition of the Milanese PCI has generally been very sectarian and dogmatic, being incapable of promoting a critical examination of the actual reality of 20th century Milan. Well, in this precise context-at one and the same time historical, economic, social and cultural-lies the work and action of the 'Milan school'animated and promoted by Antonio Banfi, who, right from the last months of the partisan war, set the problem of transforming the Front of Culture into the Casa della Cultura as an open, problematic and critical laboratory to better understand the precise historical, cultural, social and economic situation of the capital of Lombardy, in the precise national context of Italy. Banfi's imprinting has always distinguished and directly contributed to the complex activity of research, study and reflection carried out by the Casa della Cultura in the course of its activity within which, at one point, even a pupil of Banfi's such as Rossana Rossanda took on the direction of this privileged place of cultural discussion and confrontation. The essay analyses all these different components-as well as their internal tensions-in order to highlight how the backbone of the Casa della Cultura has always been philosophical research and reflection carried out on the basis of a rich and articulated programme of philosophical research.
Some short philosophical reflections on some crucial and emerging themes of Gadda's work. We ... more Some short philosophical reflections on some crucial and emerging themes of Gadda's work. We leave from Gadda to return to Leibniz and return to philosophical Milan at the beginning of the twentieth century, with Piero Martinetti. The short trip has an exceptional Virgil: Dante Isella, which helps to blend Gadda's work critically
The problem of the objectivity of knowledge arises in scientific research, but it is not exclusiv... more The problem of the objectivity of knowledge arises in scientific research, but it is not exclusive of scientific disciplines. The paper analyzes therefore the problem of human knowledge from the point of view of its intrinsic objectivity. From this point of view reflection on human knowledge allows to redefine the map of objective knowledge criticizing all forms of scientism. Knowledge in each subject area is characterized by rigor and public intersubjectivity. Thus, following Husserl, we can illustrate the value of “regional ontologies”, while following Bachelard we grasp the precise role of ontogenese in the various disciplines. The comparison with Agazzi’s recent analyses of objectivity and its epistemic contexts allows to reconsider also the tradition of criticism, outlining an original theoretical explanation of the values and limits of the kinds of knowledge we build within different disciplines. The logical neo-realism that inspired this reflection derives from a complex tradition of epistemological thought that feeds on different conceptual and classical traditions.
Ho conosciuto Giulio Giorello nella seconda metà degli anni Settanta dello scorso secolo. Allora ... more Ho conosciuto Giulio Giorello nella seconda metà degli anni Settanta dello scorso secolo. Allora Giorello era incaricato, alla Statale, del corso Filosofia della scienza serale. Seguii così, come studente, un suo corso su La logica della scoperta scientifica di Karl Popper e il falsificazionismo. All'inizio di questo corso universitario Giorello, dopo aver tracciato un sintetico profilo di Popper, volle illustrare quella che ci presentò come una considerazione d'ordine affatto generale e preliminare che, tuttavia, avremmo dovuto tener ben presente durante l'intero svolgimento del corso. Tale premessa consisteva nell'osservare come lo studio dell'epistemologia popperiana avrebbe potuto
Kantian criticism re-inteprets the conflict between the "two cultures". Kant builds an ... more Kantian criticism re-inteprets the conflict between the "two cultures". Kant builds an architecture of thought within which knowledge and freedom are two sides of the same coin. Not only that: for Kant the keystone of this architecture is provided by hope. In the light of this indication for Kant, Europe is not a state reality, but a project of civilisation. A project to build the knowledge society by creating an ever-widening heritage of civil liberties.
philosophes et la machine e Du monde de l'«à-peu-près» à l'univers de la précision tratti da Etud... more philosophes et la machine e Du monde de l'«à-peu-près» à l'univers de la précision tratti da Etudes d'histoire de la pensée philosophique]
For a political movement aiming to bring about profound social change, the relationship between i... more For a political movement aiming to bring about profound social change, the relationship between its political programme and philosophy becomes a constitutive element, precisely because from philosophical reflection the assumptions for profound changes in society are derived. This particular dynamic, which has generally affected all communist movements, has found its quite privileged laboratory in the history of the PCI. However, it is precisely in this precise context that the 'Milan problem', already grasped by Gramsci in his first articles in l'Unità, also arises. Milan is in fact the capital of Italian capitalism, presenting a rather rich, differentiated and articulated structure. But in the face of this very complex social reality, the tradition of the Milanese PCI has generally been very sectarian and dogmatic, being incapable of promoting a critical examination of the actual reality of 20th century Milan. Well, in this precise context-at one and the same time historical, economic, social and cultural-lies the work and action of the 'Milan school'animated and promoted by Antonio Banfi, who, right from the last months of the partisan war, set the problem of transforming the Front of Culture into the Casa della Cultura as an open, problematic and critical laboratory to better understand the precise historical, cultural, social and economic situation of the capital of Lombardy, in the precise national context of Italy. Banfi's imprinting has always distinguished and directly contributed to the complex activity of research, study and reflection carried out by the Casa della Cultura in the course of its activity within which, at one point, even a pupil of Banfi's such as Rossana Rossanda took on the direction of this privileged place of cultural discussion and confrontation. The essay analyses all these different components-as well as their internal tensions-in order to highlight how the backbone of the Casa della Cultura has always been philosophical research and reflection carried out on the basis of a rich and articulated programme of philosophical research.
Some short philosophical reflections on some crucial and emerging themes of Gadda's work. We ... more Some short philosophical reflections on some crucial and emerging themes of Gadda's work. We leave from Gadda to return to Leibniz and return to philosophical Milan at the beginning of the twentieth century, with Piero Martinetti. The short trip has an exceptional Virgil: Dante Isella, which helps to blend Gadda's work critically
The problem of the objectivity of knowledge arises in scientific research, but it is not exclusiv... more The problem of the objectivity of knowledge arises in scientific research, but it is not exclusive of scientific disciplines. The paper analyzes therefore the problem of human knowledge from the point of view of its intrinsic objectivity. From this point of view reflection on human knowledge allows to redefine the map of objective knowledge criticizing all forms of scientism. Knowledge in each subject area is characterized by rigor and public intersubjectivity. Thus, following Husserl, we can illustrate the value of “regional ontologies”, while following Bachelard we grasp the precise role of ontogenese in the various disciplines. The comparison with Agazzi’s recent analyses of objectivity and its epistemic contexts allows to reconsider also the tradition of criticism, outlining an original theoretical explanation of the values and limits of the kinds of knowledge we build within different disciplines. The logical neo-realism that inspired this reflection derives from a complex tradition of epistemological thought that feeds on different conceptual and classical traditions.
Ho conosciuto Giulio Giorello nella seconda metà degli anni Settanta dello scorso secolo. Allora ... more Ho conosciuto Giulio Giorello nella seconda metà degli anni Settanta dello scorso secolo. Allora Giorello era incaricato, alla Statale, del corso Filosofia della scienza serale. Seguii così, come studente, un suo corso su La logica della scoperta scientifica di Karl Popper e il falsificazionismo. All'inizio di questo corso universitario Giorello, dopo aver tracciato un sintetico profilo di Popper, volle illustrare quella che ci presentò come una considerazione d'ordine affatto generale e preliminare che, tuttavia, avremmo dovuto tener ben presente durante l'intero svolgimento del corso. Tale premessa consisteva nell'osservare come lo studio dell'epistemologia popperiana avrebbe potuto
Kantian criticism re-inteprets the conflict between the "two cultures". Kant builds an ... more Kantian criticism re-inteprets the conflict between the "two cultures". Kant builds an architecture of thought within which knowledge and freedom are two sides of the same coin. Not only that: for Kant the keystone of this architecture is provided by hope. In the light of this indication for Kant, Europe is not a state reality, but a project of civilisation. A project to build the knowledge society by creating an ever-widening heritage of civil liberties.
philosophes et la machine e Du monde de l'«à-peu-près» à l'univers de la précision tratti da Etud... more philosophes et la machine e Du monde de l'«à-peu-près» à l'univers de la précision tratti da Etudes d'histoire de la pensée philosophique]
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