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Arysteides Turpana: una nación junto al mar
Full text linkAiban Wagua, a Dule scholar, writer and historian, affirms that in Dule society, literature is life. Moreover, Beth Brant, a Kanien’kehaka scholar, asserts, “writing is done with a community consciousness”. Following Wagua’s and Brant’s positions, these viewpoints are evident in the writings of Arysteides Turpana. Turpana’s poems reflect not the thoughts of a Dule poet as an individual; rather as from a nation. Audience members’ experiences of his works will differ when reading the poems themselves. A non-Dule reader may understand them as representing the thoughts and words of the individual poet alone. A Dule reader, on the other hand, may read them and see the collective thoughts and words of both the poet and his community. In this analysis, I focus on Arysteides Turpana’s poem, Archipiélago, which exemplify Dule way of life, Dule intellectual knowledge, and artistry, all of which demonstrate an enduring existence of the Dule nation, Gunayala, and Indigenous Abiayala.Aiban Wagua, erudito, escritor e historiador dule, afirma que en la sociedad dule la literatura es vida. Además, Beth Brant, erudita kanien'kehaka, afirma que la escritura se realiza con una conciencia comunitaria. De acuerdo a las posiciones de Wagua y Brant, estas características son evidentes en los escritos de Arysteides Turpana. Los poemas de Turpana no reflejan los pensamientos de un poeta dule como individuo, sino como nación. Las experiencias de los lectores de sus obras diferirán al leer los poemas. Un lector que no sea dule puede entenderlos como la representación de los pensamientos y las palabras del poeta individual. Por otro lado, un lector dule puede leerlos y ver los pensamientos y palabras colectivas, tanto del poeta como de su comunidad. En este análisis, me centro en el poema de Arysteides Turpana, Archipiélago, que ejemplifica el modo de vida dule, el conocimiento intelectual dule y el arte, todo lo cual demuestra la existencia perdurable de la nación dule, de Gunayala, y de Abiayala indígena
El impacto de la rebelión de los guna en 1925 y las ciencias sociales en Panamá
Full text linkIn February 1925, the Guna people of the San Blas region (now Guna Yala) rose up against the Panamanian state and established the short-lived Republic of Tule. The presence of Richard Marsh, an American, among the rebel groups allowed for the mediating intervention of the representative of the US legation in Panama, Glover South, and a peace agreement that helped regulate the role of the state in the region and contributed to the socio-political development of the Guna in the following decades, with a greater degree of political autonomy through the creation of the indigenous reserve, later declared a Comarca (1930, 1938). This work explores some aspects of the political and intellectual conditions that existed in Panama in the period immediately following the Guna rebellion in 1925 and the subsequent development of some social disciplines, especially anthropology, history, and indigenism. In addition, it will be seen how the Guna reinforced their already established image in relation to the state system and Panamanian society in general thanks to the reception of information from the media.En febrero de 1925, los guna de la región de San Blas (hoy Guna Yala) se levantaron contra el Estado panameño y establecieron la efímera República de Tule. La presencia de Richard Marsh, norteamericano, entre los grupos rebeldes, permitió la intervención mediadora del representante de la legación norteamericana en Panamá, Glover South, y un acuerdo de paz que contribuyó a regular el papel del Estado en la región y a un desarrollo sociopolítico de los guna en las décadas subsiguientes con un mayor grado de autonomía política con la creación de la reserva indígena, luego declarada Comarca (1930, 1938). Este trabajo explora algunos aspectos en torno a las condiciones políticas e intelectuales que existieron en Panamá en el periodo inmediato a la rebelión guna en 1925 y el desarrollo posterior de algunas disciplinas sociales, especialmente la antropología y la historia, y el indigenismo. Además, se verá cómo los guna reforzaron su imagen ya establecida frente al sistema estatal y la sociedad panameña en general gracias a la recepción de información procedente de los medios
Entre mediación y revolución: tramas cosmocráticas en la poesía gunadule de Panamá
Full text linkThe article examines the contemporary poetry of authors from the Gunadule people of Panama, with an emphasis on the anthology Bilaga Namagge, dedicated to the memories of the Dule Revolution of 1925. Through a theoretical approach that incorporates concepts from Guna thought such as argar (mediator) and makued (symbolic elevation), the study proposes interpreting Gunadule poetry as a practice of mediation between ancestral knowledge, political action, and poetic language. The article sheds light on how Guna poetics reconfigures or reaffirms certain epistemic dualities inherent to the Guna worldview. Specifically, the study focuses on the representations, tensions, and dialogues between poetic language and political action, between the human and the non-human, and between Guna and waga (non-Indigenous or foreign). Based on the poetic memories of the Dule Revolution, it is argued that Gunadule poetry does not merely serve as a tool for cultural preservation, but rather articulates new models and hierarchies grounded in its cosmocratic political vision.El artículo examina la poesía contemporánea de autores pertenecientes al pueblo gunadule de Panamá con énfasis en la antología Bilaga Namagge, dedicada a las memorias de la Revolución Dule de 1925. A través de un enfoque teórico que combina categorías del pensamiento guna como argar (mediador) y makued (elevación simbólica), el estudio propone interpretar la poesía gunadule como una práctica de mediación entre saber ancestral, acción política y lenguaje poético. El artículo arroja luz sobre las formas como la poética guna reconfigura o reafirma algunas dualidades epistémicas propias de la visión del mundo del pueblo guna. Específicamente, la propuesta se detiene en la exploración de las representaciones, tensiones y diálogos entre palabra poética y acción política, entre humano y no humano, y entre guna y waga. A partir de las memorias poéticas de la Revolución Dule, se plantea que la poesía gunadule no se limita a llevar a cabo una acción de conservación de la cultura, sino que plasma nuevos modelos y jerarquías de su visión política cosmocrática.El artículo examina la poesía contemporánea de autores pertenecientes al pueblo gunadule de Panamá con énfasis en la antología Bilaga Namagge, dedicada a las memorias de la Revolución Dule de 1925. A través de un enfoque teórico que combina categorías del pensamiento guna como argar (mediador) y makued (elevación simbólica), el estudio propone interpretar la poesía gunadule como una práctica de mediación entre saber ancestral, acción política y lenguaje poético. El artículo arroja luz sobre las formas como la poética guna reconfigura o reafirma algunas dualidades epistémicas propias de la visión del mundo del pueblo guna. Específicamente, la propuesta se detiene en la exploración de las representaciones, tensiones y diálogos entre palabra poética y acción política, entre humano y no humano, y entre guna y waga. A partir de las memorias poéticas de la Revolución Dule, se plantea que la poesía gunadule no se limita a llevar a cabo una acción de conservación de la cultura, sino que plasma nuevos modelos y jerarquías de su visión política cosmocrática
The Ethics of Tomorrow’s Medical Care
Full text linkThis article analyzes the fundamental ethical dilemma of future medicine: The choice between robotic precision and human touch. In the transhumanist era, patients face a choice between human experts and autonomous medical systems that promise statistically higher success rates. The work explores the benefits of advanced medical technologies (surgical precision, AI diagnostics, personalized medicine) and the indispensable value of the human element (empathy, clinical intuition, and compassionate communication). Key ethical dilemmas are discussed: responsibility for errors, algorithmic bias, informed consent, and the risk of de-professionalization in medicine. The conclusion supports a synergistic centaur model, where technology does not replace the doctor but complements him, allowing him to focus on ethical judgment and the therapeutic relationship. The ethical future of medicine lies not in the triumph of man over machine or vice versa, but in the creation of a reasonable and well-organized partnership
Theories of Interpretation and Wertfreiheit
Full text linkThis work stems from the need to deepen the reconstruction proposed for the headword “Avalutativity” in a large Dictionary of Hermeneutics (in preparation). The confrontation with the theme of “avalutativity” brings up very relevant and sometimes central questions in the 20th-century philosophical debate: from the relationship between language and experience to that between ontology and epistemology, and from the relationship between philosophy and science to accounts with the Kantian heritage. In order to address the philosophical complexity of the sources, the author develops an internal textual reconstruction of the topic, to get to the bottom of its autonomous theoretical depth
Ancora sui partigiani ossesi. Antonio Cucca nel vicentino con la brigata ‘Rosselli’
Full text linkIl presente articolo, che costituisce la versione rielaborata ed estesa di un contributo per l’«Almanacco Gallurese», integra una precedente ricerca sui partigiani di Ossi sulla base di nuove acquisizioni, rintracciando ulteriori nominativi di ossesi vicini alla lotta di Liberazione e ricostruendo le vicende biografiche che hanno condotto Antonio Cucca a prendere parte alla Resistenza con la Brigata ‘Rosselli’ attiva nel vicentino
Present Discontents
Full text linkThis essay critiques the modern re-evaluation of the British Empire, arguing that contemporary debates – driven by identity politics, decolonisation rhetoric, and critical race theory – often reduce complex histories to simplistic moral judgments. It highlights how events like protests in Australia and exhibitions in Britain reflect broader cultural battles over imperial legacy. It calls for a more balanced, evidence-based approach to imperial history that acknowledges context, diversity of motives, and indigenous agency, warning against politicised narratives that distort the past to serve present-day agendas.Questo saggio analizza l'attuale dibattito sull’Impero Britannico tra Sette e Novecento, evidenziando come tanti studi – influenzati dalla politica identitaria, della retorica della decolonizzazione e dalla teoria critica della razza – finiscano schematicamente per ridurre a morale complessi sviluppi storici. Sottolinea come eventi quali le recenti proteste in Australia o le mostre d’arte in Gran Bretagna riflettano strenue battaglie culturali intorno alla difficile eredità imperiale. Invoca un approccio più equilibrato e rispettoso della verità dei fatti, che riconosca il contesto, la pluralità delle motivazioni e il ruolo attivo delle popolazioni coinvolte. Insomma ammonisce contro narrazioni politicizzate che distorcono il passato per servire interessi odierni
Il ruolo delle commissioni legislative prima e dopo la riduzione dei seggi parlamentari
Full text linkThe article analyses the role of standing legislative committees within the long-term experience of the Italian Parliament. It then focuses on the recent transformations that have reshaped parliamentary functions in an increasingly decentralized context, and finally on the potential effects of reducing the number of seats in both the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. The analysis confirms the need for a new constitutional or procedural intervention to address the obsolescence that has emerged in recent decades. At the same time, it highlights a set of possible measures relating to ancillary functions, institutional communication, and the relationship between legislative committees and civil society. Such measures could revitalize not only the specific role of parliamentary bodies, but also the broader model of representative democracy itself. L’articolo inquadra il ruolo delle commissioni legislative permanenti nell’esperienza di lungo periodo del Parlamento italiano, per poi soffermarsi sulla trasformazione recente che ha caratterizzato le funzioni parlamentari nelle sedi decentrate e, da ultimo, sui possibili effetti determinati dalla riduzione dei seggi di Camera e Senato. L’analisi conferma la necessità di un nuovo intervento, costituzionale o procedurale, per superare l’obsolescenza venutasi a creare negli ultimi decenni, ma insiste anche su una serie di potenziali interventi a livello di funzioni accessorie, comunicazione istituzionale e rapporti tra Commissioni legislative e società civile. Interventi che potrebbero rilanciare non soltanto il ruolo specifico delle articolazioni parlamentari, ma l’intero modello della democrazia rappresentativa
Divenire-kaijū. Il gotico e i mostri dell’Antropocene
Full text linkThe paper aims to demonstrate how the stylistic features and tropes of the Gothic mode provide an aesthetic representation of Anthropocene phenomena. Drawing on the contrast between «landscape» and «environment» as outlined by Niccolò Scaffai’s ecocritical proposal in Letteratura e ecologia (2017) and the «becoming-animal» theory developed by Deleuze and Guattari in Mille plateaux (1980), the article analyzes a series of texts in which the figure of the kaijū serves as a means to reflect on the anthropogenic impact on nature and the relationships with various living species. As it will result from the analysis, this process leads to an exploration of alternative ethical models deviating from the dominant one. Special attention will be given, in particular, to the Godzilla film franchise and the short stories The Fog Horn (1951) by Ray Bradbury and Bridezilla (2022) by Kim Fu.L'articolo si propone di dimostrare come i procedimenti formali e le figure del modo gotico offrano una rappresentazione estetica dei fenomeni dell'Antropocene. A partire dal contrasto tra "paesaggio" e "ambiente" delineato dalla proposta ecocritica di Niccolò Scaffai (2017) e dalla teoria del "divenire-animale" sviluppata da Deleuze e Guattari (1980), l'articolo analizza una serie di testi in cui la figura del kaijū funge da mezzo per riflettere sull'impatto antropogenico sulla natura e sulle relazioni con le diverse specie viventi. Particolare attenzione sarà dedicata, in particolare, al franchise cinematografico di Godzilla e ai racconti The Fog Horn (1951) di Ray Bradbury e Bridezilla (2022) di Kim Fu