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Come un'onda: sulla filosofia di Angela Ales Bello = "Like a wave": on the philosophy of Angela Ales Bello
No full textThis volume is a collective tribute to Italian philosopher Angela Ales Bello, featuring contributions from international scholars. Presented in the Italian Senate on April 30, 2024, it explores contemporary phenomenology through Ales Bello's original hyletic-noetic approach, emphasizing links with Thomism and mysticism. The work is divided into sections on anthropology, metaphysics, pedagogy, gender, and the inner life. Central is the figure of the Maestra-not just a teacher, but a guide fostering a community of thought. The essays reflect Ales Bello's unique balance of academic rigor, interdisciplinary openness, and educational commitment. Her vision renews philosophia perennis for today's world
Numerical methods to predict health-related Metrics. A case of great economic impact: the Body Mass Index
No full textPublic health represents nowadays one of the major global challenges, es- pecially with regards to the predictive analysis of biometric data. In this framework, Body Mass Index (referred to as BMI) represents one of the most recognized indicators for monitoring, understanding and forecasting the general health of the population. An analysis of BMI could have important social and economic impacts, allowing policy-makers to foster more and more sustainable economic development and to develop preventive strategies (and effective health policies) aimed at promoting social well-being. This contribu- tion proposes the use of computational approaches to model BMI using both traditional statistical methods and AI techniques, namely linear regression, random forest, decision trees and neural networks. In particular, a compara- tive analysis of the predictive performance of the models mentioned above is proposed by discussing the significance of different health-related indicators on BMI. The computational analysis is conducted on a dataset consisting of health parameters of a sample of women in Belgium collected between 2000 and 2001. The results demonstrate the effectiveness of linear and AI-based approaches in predicting BMI and provide valuable information for policy makers interested in quantitative assessment of health parameters and dis- ease prediction to promote strategic choices that can contribute to improving collective well-being and reducing health and economic disparities, generat- ing benefits at both the individual and community levels
Nel salotto della signora von F. Tre novelle di Paul Heyse: Frau von F. (1878), Die schwarze Jakobe (1883) e Ninon (1900)
No full textThe article explores the role of the setting and atmosphere that forms the backdrop to the oral narrative act of three framed novellas by Paul Heyse (1830-1914): Frau von F. (1878), Die schwarze Jakobe (1883) and Ninon (1900). Frau von F.’s living room, both in the Swiss hotel (Frau von F.) and in her Berlin home (Die schwarze Jakobe; Ninon), is as an intimate space that facilitates confessions and reflections. The open French window in Frau von F. connects the inside with the outside, thus creating a contrast with the symbolic closure typical of places where confessions of intimate and personal experiences are staged. The lamp with the green lampshade becomes a recurring element, a symbol of intimacy and a narrative guide, encouraging the transition from emotional tension to narration. In Die schwarze Jakobe, Frau von F. recounts the tragic life of the peasant girl Jakobe in an indoor evening setting, a mirror of her introspection. In Ninon, the scene shifts around a tea table, where the university professor narrates the story of the sculptress Ninon, offering a reflection on the female condition between independence and conformism. The three novellas show how the scenic space, with its theatricality gathered in the word, amplifies the emotional dynamics, transforming the act of telling into a ritual of listening and intimate revelation
Le traduzioni italiane dei romanzi di Arkadij e Boris Strugackij. Il difficile destino editoriale di due scrittori non dissidenti
No full textFrom the extensive literary output of Arkadij and Boris Strugakij (the complete works currently published in Russia comprise thirty-three volumes), Italian readers were already conversant with certain titles at the beginning of the 1960s, due to the efforts of the Russian-born journalist and French national Jacques Bergier, who proposed the inclusion of three short stories by the Strugackij brothers in the collection 14 Short Stories of Russian Science Fiction, published by Feltrinelli in 1961. This was followed by a series of novels published in the 1980s. The 1990s saw a paucity of publications by the Strugackij brothers, whereas the 2000s witnessed a resurgence of interest in the literary output of these two Soviet writers. This was evidenced by the appearance of new translations of previously published works and the release of titles that had not previously been available in Italy. The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the publication history of Strugackij's novels and short stories in Italy, situated within the cultural context of the period between the 1960s and the 2000s. In particular, the role of translation and the emergence of new literary media will be examined in depth
Serialità e comunicazione politica. I Big 5 e l'abbraccio populista = Seriality and Political Communication: The Big Five and the Populist Embrace
No full textThis paper analyses the relationship between seriality and political communication by focusing on the case of the Californian Ideology and the role of Big Tech in the current neopopulist phase. Building on Barbrook and Cameron's proposal, the Californian Ideology is read as a flexible narrative device, progressively "serialized" within public discourse: a format that combines libertarian countercultures, neoliberalism, technodeterminism and the cult of the entrepreneur, becoming the common sense of Silicon Valley elites. The essay reconstructs the genealogy of this ideological constellation and traces its most recent twists: from the media representation of a progressive, liberal Silicon Valley to the emergence of a tech right and a tecnodestra that intersect Trumpism, sovereigntism and "post-liberal" themes. Through the figures of Musk, Thiel, Andreessen and the "PayPal Mafia", the article shows how the serialization of myths, formats and storytelling - from techno-meritocratic self-help to the Promethean rhetoric of "techno-optimism" - fuels a political imaginary that legitimises the convergence between the techno-industrial complex and right-wing populism. The "populist embrace" between the Big Five and the Trump administration is thus interpreted not as a sudden shift to the right, but as the coherent outcome of long ideological trajectories in which the seriality of technical, managerial and salvific discourses contributes to redefining the field of political communication in the age of digital governmentality
La doxasfera digitale e le issue serializzate = The digital doxasphere and serialized issues
No full textThis article reinterprets the doxasphere by emphasizing how connected digital media reorganize political communication through seriality. Building on Bourdieu's notion of public opinion as a field of forces, the model is updated to account for transformations affecting decision-makers, pressure groups, media systems, and connected multitudes. Digital platforms intensify disintermediated communication and reinforce algorithmic visibility, enabling political actors and influencers to structure public discourse through serialized narrative formats (defined by repetitions and variations). Seriality becomes a strategic device: issues are not only circulated but serialized, unfolding as sequences of episodes that reiterate frames, emotions, and antagonisms. This process sustains attention over time, amplifies polarization, and converts conflicts into recurring media events shaped by platform logics. Hybridized media ecosystems reproduce these serial patterns, while prosumer practices continuously feed new iterations of the same controversies. The article argues that serialized issues now constitute the primary organizational form of political communication in the connected doxasphere, where actors compete to impose meaning within an environment governed by repetition, acceleration, and variations
The Elephant in the Room. Change and Continuity in Arab Public Opinion on the Palestinian Cause after October 7th
No full textSince the founding of the State of Israel in 1947, the Palestinian issue has always been a major concern for people in the Middle East and North Africa, a divisive factor among governments in the area, and a cause of political polarization. However, with the emergence of the Arab Uprisings in 2010-2011 and the consequent sectarianization of regional political alliances, the Palestinian issue seemed to have lost its centrality, with some Arab countries increasingly inclined toward the recognition of the State of Israel and normalization of relations. On October 7, 2023, the Hamas-led attacks and subsequent Israeli retaliation brought the issue back to the center of regional and international debate, provoking outrage among citizens across the region and calling normalization processes back into question, demonstrating that the issue, dismissed at the élite-level, has not lost its relevance for the Arab public. How has Arab public opinion on the Palestinian issue changed in the years since the Arab Uprisings, and how has it changed since the October 7 attacks? Through a longitudinal analysis of the Arab Opinion Index, three interesting elements emerge. First, although in the period between 2011 and 2023 the Palestinian cause continued to be considered a regional and Arab cause rather than a national and Palestinian on by the majority of public opinion, that majority dramatically increased after Israeli retaliation, especially in the countries most likely to normalize relations with Israel. Second, public opinion continues to be overwhelmingly opposed to recognition of the state of Israel, but this figure fell further after October 7, and is particularly steep in countries where approval of recognition of Israel was relatively more widespread. Third, while from 2011 to 2023 Israel was considered the greatest threat to stability and security in the region, after the October 7 retaliation that role is filled by the United States