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Recensione a Daniele Di Bartolomeo, Le due repubbliche. Pensare la Rivoluzione nella Francia del 1848, Roma, Viella, 2024, 236 p.
No full textRecensione al volume di Daniele Di Bartolomeo, Le due repubbliche. Pensare la Rivoluzione nella Francia del 1848, Roma, Viella, 2024, 236 p
Gender Discrimination In Italian Academia within Logic and Philosophy of Science
No full textThis feature reports on the output of the World Café table on Gender Discrimination in Italian Academia which took place at first meeting of the Milano Logic and Philosophy of Science Network (12 March 2025).
Epistemology, Reasoning, and Logic
No full textThis feature reports on the Epistemology, Reasoning, and Logic session of the first Milan Logic and Philosophy of Science Network workshop (12th March 2025). The session brought together six contributions addressing diverse aspects of scientific reasoning: the psychology of extreme beliefs, analogical reasoning in contemporary physics, joint commitment across species, the epistemology of pseudoscience and disinformation, logical reasoning with data, and modal logic for truth-maker semantics
Pelagic seabirds in coastal waters of the Western Ligurian Sea: occurrence and seasonality
No full textSeabirds are an heterogeneous group of birds that, due to their behaviour and at-sea distribution, remain difficult to study when compared to other species. In the Liguro-Provençal basin (Mediterranean Sea), the fragmentary information of presence and number of individuals available fails to capture the variability of occurrence of these species year-round and at smaller regional scales. This study aimed to fill these gaps in seabirds’ presence and phenology for the coastal Western Ligurian Sea. Data were collected opportunistically at sea, year-round, from June 2018 to May 2022. 274 surveys were conducted, totalling 1,522.91 hours of search time year-round: 12 species of seabirds, excluding seagulls, cormorants, shags, and landbirds, were identified. Observations of species and group size were collected to estimate cumulative seasonal encounter rates (ER) for all species and seasonal ERs for the most common taxa. Spring and autumn had the highest ER cumulative for all species, as these are migratory periods for multiple species. These are also periods of the highest presence of the most sighted species - Yelkouan Puffinus yelkouan and Scopoli’s Shearwaters Calonectris diomedea - at French breeding colonies. Species also observed in large numbers were the Northern Gannet Morus bassanus and the Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis, whose sightings matched their migratory phenology. Other northern breeding species, such as Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica, and more rare species like skua spp. were also recorded. The presence of migratory species year-round indicates the region is an important non-breeding and foraging ground for individuals not taking part in the pre-breeding migrations and for shearwaters breeding in the Tyrrhenian Sea. This study highlights the importance of the Western Ligurian Sea for pelagic seabird species, emphasizing the need for targeted conservation actions to enhance their protection
Il design organizzativo come metadesign
No full textContemporary ecological crises, technological transitions, and global systemic tensions position organizational design as a strategic field for rethinking the foundations of design. This article conceptualizes organizational design as metadesign, understood as the design of the very conditions for design: a reflective practice that extends beyond the production of structures or processes to shape the epistemic, relational, and symbolic frameworks that enable all other design activities.Building on theoretical references ranging from second-order cybernetics to transformative approaches inspired by Teal models and sociocracy, the paper introduces the organizational compass, an operational framework developed within Ecosistemica. Structured around three dimensions (Why, How, What) and six operational domains (structure, decision-making, participation, information flows, resource distribution, and feedback cycles), the framework supports organizations in reflecting on, learning from, and redefining their practices in a coherent, situated, and participatory manner.Combining co-design, participant observation, and speculative design, the compass functions as an enabling device for deep organizational transformation. More broadly, the contribution situates organizational design within the debate on the future of organizations as cultural infrastructures that generate worldviews, power relations, and shared meanings. In this perspective, organizational design, conceived as the design of design, emerges as a crucial lever for fostering new forms of coexistence that are more equitable, reflective, and generative
The University of Milan in Angera (Lake Maggiore - Italy): giving a new life to the Angera Archive forty years after the end of the archaeological excavations
No full textL’articolo valorizza il contributo dell’Università degli Studi di Milano, tra il 1975 e il 1986, alla ricerca archeologica sul territorio di Angera (VA) e all’allestimento del suo Civico Museo Archeologico. A quasi quarant’anni dalla conclusione degli scavi, l’articolo presenta un nuovo progetto finalizzato al riordino, alla digitalizzazione e alla valorizzazione della documentazione di archivio relativa a queste ricerche, custodita presso la Sezione Archeologia del Dipartimento di Beni Culturali e Ambientali dell’Università degli Studi di Milano.The paper examines the significant role played by the University of Milan in archaeological investigations carried out in Angera (Lake Maggiore - Italy) between 1975 and 1986, as well as its scientific contribution to the establishment of the Civic Archaeological Museum. Nearly forty years after the end of the excavations, this paper presents a new project aimed at reorganizing, digitizing, and promoting the archive record related to these archaeological investigations housed at the Archaeology Section of the Department of Cultural and Environmental Heritage at the University of Milan
Abelard\u27s Criticism of Ecclesiastical Legislation. New Researches and Perspectives of Research
No full textIn his Collationes (ca. 1136), Peter Abelard entrusts to the philosopher two severe criticisms concerning first the impressive bulk of decretals uninterruptedly issued by the popes and secondarily the custom of conceding dispensations that – he assumes – make lecit what before was illegal and viceversa, so infringing the lex naturae. If the first argument is understable and really documented, is more difficult to explain the second one. One can suppose that it was suggested by Abelard’s indignation against the expulsion of Eloisa and her sisters away from the monastery of Argenteuil, declared by the synod of St. Germain-des-Prés (1129). A decision inspired and directed by Suger, powerful abbot of St. Denis, seemingly relying on documents probably false, nevertheless credited by the members of the religious assembly, so neglecting the ordinary canon law that granted, by time, the good reasons of the nuns.Nelle Collationes (ca. 1136), Pietro Abelardo affida al filosofo una critica severa non solo alla straordinaria frequenza con la quale i pontefici emanano a getto continuo nuove decretali, ma pure alla prassi di concedere dispense che, egli ritiene, rendono lecito ciò che prima era illecito e viceversa, così violando la lex naturae. Se è comprensibile e documentato il primo rilievo, più difficile è comprendere i motivi che ispirano il secondo. Si può supporre che esso scaturisse dalla protesta di Abelardo avverso la cacciata di Eloisa e delle consorelle dal monastero di Argenteuil. Operazione, questa, condotta dal potente abate di St. Denis, Sugero, sulla base di documenti verosimilmente spuri, ma comunque ritenuti affidabili dall’assemblea convocata (1129) a St. Germain-des-Prés, senza tener conto delle leggi canoniche che tutelavano, da molto tempo, le ragioni delle monache.
In his Collationes (ca. 1136), Peter Abelard entrusts to the philosopher two severe criticisms concerning first the impressive bulk of decretals uninterruptedly issued by the popes and secondarily the custom of conceding dispensations that – he assumes – make lecit what before was illegal and viceversa, so infringing the lex naturae. If the first argument is understable and really documented, is more difficult to explain the second one. One can suppose that it was suggested by Abelard’s indignation against the expulsion of Eloisa and her sisters away from the monastery of Argenteuil, declared by the synod of St. Germain-des-Prés (1129). A decision inspired and directed by Suger, powerful abbot of St. Denis, seemingly relying on documents probably false, nevertheless credited by the members of the religious assembly, so neglecting the ordinary canon law that granted, by time, the good reasons of the nuns
Mathematics to Cope with the World: A Pragmatist Reading of Quine and Rorty
No full textThis article examines the divergent yet converging perspectives of W.V.O. Quine and Richard Rorty on the ontology of mathematics. While Quine grounds mathematical entities in the indispensability of abstract objects for scientific theories, Rorty rejects representationalist commitments, constructing mathematics as a contingent linguistic practice. The study reconstructs Quine’s criterion of ontological commitment, his holistic epistemology, and his treatment of mathematics as an indispensable component of the web of belief, contrasting them with Rorty’s anti-foundationalist account of mathematics as a pragmatic tool devoid of ontological import. The analysis emphasizes their respective views on the functional role of mathematics, highlighting a shared pragmatist orientation that, beneath their surface disagreement, converges in situating mathematics as a practice for coping with and structuring experience rather than as a reflection of a pre-given reality. The article argues that their apparent opposition between realism and anti-realism masks a deeper convergence: both conceive mathematics as a constructed and adaptable device for generating conceptual possibilities and enabling action.La matematica per affrontare il mondo: una lettura pragmatista di Quine e Rorty
L’articolo esamina le prospettive divergenti e, al contempo, convergenti di W.V.O. Quine e Richard Rorty sull’ontologia della matematica. Mentre Quine fonda gli enti matematici sull’indispensabilità degli oggetti astratti per le teorie scientifiche, Rorty respinge ogni impegno rappresentazionalista, concependo la matematica come una pratica linguistica contingente. Lo studio ricostruisce il criterio di Quine per l’impegno ontologico, la sua epistemologia olistica e la sua trattazione della matematica come componente indispensabile all’interno della rete delle credenze, mettendoli a confronto con l’impostazione anti-fondazionalista di Rorty, che interpreta la matematica come uno strumento pragmatico privo di portata ontologica. L’analisi mette in rilievo le rispettive concezioni del ruolo funzionale della matematica, evidenziando, al di là del disaccordo superficiale, una convergenza su un orientamento pragmatico che riconosce nella matematica una pratica finalizzata ad affrontare e strutturare l’esperienza piuttosto che un riflesso di una realtà già esistente. L’apparente opposizione tra realismo e antirealismo nasconderebbe quindi una convergenza più profonda: entrambi concepiscono la matematica come un dispositivo costruito e adattabile per generare possibilità concettuali e rendere possibile l’azione
Husserl on the Concept of Anzahl: Three Ways Not to Conceive it
No full textThis article addresses the concept of Anzahl (cardinal number) as understood by the early Husserl, who made it the foundation of his Philosophy of Arithmetic (1891). The discussion is developed through a comparative approach: after retracing the key features of the characterization of the cardinal number presented in that work, the paper examines the criticisms Husserl directs at three alternative theories – two of which are found within the Philosophy of Arithmetic itself, and one is presented in a lecture given in 1901. These comparisons provide an opportunity to appreciate the specificity of certain aspects of Husserl’s philosophy of mathematics, which is centered on the acts performed by the subject. Moreover, they offer valuable insights for re-examining two recurring themes in The Crisis of European Sciences and Transcendental Phenomenology (1954): the problematic relationship between mathematical ideality and the Lebenswelt, and the preference for a mathematical practice centered on a symbolic mode of thought.Husserl sul concetto di Anzahl: tre concezioni erronee
L’articolo affronta il concetto di Anzahl (numero cardinale) per come inteso dal primo Husserl, che lo pose alla base della propria Filosofia dell’aritmetica (1891). La discussione viene sviluppata secondo un approccio comparativo: ripercorsi i tratti decisivi della caratterizzazione che nell’opera l’autore offre del numero cardinale, si discutono le critiche che egli rivolge a tre teorie alternative alla propria – due di esse contenute nella stessa Filosofia dell’aritmetica, una inserita invece in una conferenza tenuta nel 1901. Taliconfronti offrono l’occasione per apprezzare la specificità di alcuni aspetti della filosofia della matematica dell’autore, incentrata sull’attività del soggetto; inoltre, costituiscono preziosi spunti alla cui luce rileggere due temi che ricorrono in La crisi delle scienze europee e la fenomenologia trascendentale (1954): la problematizzazione del rapporto tra idealità matematica e Lebenswelt, e la predilezione di una pratica matematica centrata su un pensiero eminentemente simbolico