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Henry of Ghent : the Problem of Individuation and the Contingency of Creatures. Some Remarks on Question 8 of Quodlibet II
No full textThis paper examines Henry of Ghent's account of individuation. Through the analysis of question 8 of Quodlibet II and other textual sources, the paper studies the connection between the theme of the individuation and that of the contingency of creatures. In particular, it will investigate Henry's criticism of the so-called Aristotelian thesis, supported by Thomas Aquinas, according to which matter is the one and only principle of individuation. According to this thesis, in the case of angels, since they are devoid of matter, there are no multiple individuals in the same species, but rather species that are in themselves individual. For Henry, this statement entails that angels are necessary and divine beings. Differently from other scholars, we will show that Henry's critical remarks concerning the connection between singularity and the divine nature of the angelic essences is grounded on the assumption that what multiplies an essence into many individual supposits is, in fact, subsistence, i.e. individual existence. In other words, Henry's criticism of Thomas Aquinas presupposes the thesis that subsistence is the proper cause of the individuation of an essence
Invaders, Aliens and Criminals. Metaphors and Spaces in the Media Definition of Migration and Security Policies
No full textTradizionalmente il pericolo viene da fuori. Ma il confine tra dentro e fuori, tra interno ed esterno, persino quello tra pericoloso e piacevole ha a che fare con delle metafore. Dipende dal modello culturale che costruisce la nostra rappresentazione del mondo, l’immagine dei suoi confini e dei suoi rischi. Ad esempio, la metafora della comunità (nazionale) ha come esterno le altre comunità e come pericolo quello della sua disgregazione; quella del corpo (sociale) ha come esterno gli altri corpi e come pericolo la malattia o la degenerazione; quella dell’abitazione, della casa, ha come esterno la strada, il luogo di passaggio e come pericolo quello dell’intrusione.
Intorno a queste tre metafore – corrispondenti a quelli che Pierre Lévy (1994) definisce gli «spazi antropologici», si è costruita negli anni la rappresentazione dei fenomeni migratori e la figura dello straniero. Metafore corrispondenti, nello stesso tempo, a «mondi di significato» (152), rappresentazioni sociali diffuse nella società come senso comune e conoscenza del mondo (Farr e Moscovici 1984; Jedlowski 2000; Lakoff e Johnson 2003), e a rappresentazioni mediali e news frame che le usano e le trasmettono, le amplificano e riempiono di argomenti e di storie (Scheufele 1999; Chong e Druckman 2007; Van Gorp 2007). Ma fanno di più. Sono determinanti nella costruzione culturale dei problemi sociali, all’edificazione dell’agenda politica e quindi alla formazione delle policy (Blumer 1971; Cobb, Ross e Ross 1976; Gusfield 1981; Hilgartner e Bosk 1988; Kennamer 1994; Rochefort e Cobb 1994; Best 1995; Gamson 2000; Baumgartner e Jones 2002; Kingdon 2003; Best 2008).
Il rapporto tra processi di framing, agenda-building e immaginari sociali (Taylor 2004) è al centro da anni della riflessione dei media studies (Castells 2009). Questo paper intende evidenziare i rapporti tra news media e frame attraverso l’analisi della rappresentazione mediale delle issues immigrazione e crimine nella campagna elettorale del 2008 e durante l’approvazione del pacchetto sicurezza avvenuto tra il maggio 2008 e il luglio 2009. Momenti di particolare attenzione mediale in cui al dibattito pubblico si collega la passione, o l’ossessione, del giornalismo contemporaneo per le crime story (Ericson, Baranek e Chan 1991; Ericson 1995; Altheide 2002; Füredi 2006; Ericson 2007). L’amplificazione delle paure collettive può trasformarsi allora in panico morale (Cohen 1980; Goode e Ben-Yehuda 1994), i «pacchetti interpretativi» (interpretative packages) che definiscono lo straniero si possono trasfigurare in scelte politiche (Edelman 1964; 1988; Gamson e Modigliani 1989; Giddens 1994; Lakoff 2008; Galantino 2010).
Opzioni politiche che divengono la possibile raffigurazione esterna di un luogo chiuso e inospitale, una fortezza. Situazioni in cui la rappresentazione mediale definisce un’immagine dell’agire pubblico oltre ad un immaginario collettivo. La figura dello straniero come estraneo diventa allora quella di invasore e pericolo pubblico (folk devil). Un criminale da cui difendersi. Un arrivo da evitare
Variations on the Author
No full text“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Schede opere di: Umberto Moggioli, Renato Birolli, Zoran Mušič e Giovanni Barbisan
No full textl volume, tredicesimo della collana del Catalogo generale dei Musei Civici di Vicenza, è dedicato alle raccolte del XX secolo della collezione, tra dipinti, disegni e sculture
[Newspaper Clipping: Author Claims Evidence of Second JFK Assassin #1]
No full textNewspaper article titled "Author Claims Evidence of Second JFK Assassin." The article states that author Richard J. Whalen concluded "that there is circumstantial evidence to support the theory of a second assassin in the shooting of President John F. Kennedy.
Serum vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in the differential diagnosis of amyloid neuropathy and POEMS syndrome
No full textClonal plasma cell dyscrasia is considered causative of both POEMS syndrome and primary light chain amyloidosis (AL-A). Patients with POEMS syndrome and AL-A may share clinical features, among which polyneuropathy, making the differential diagnosis sometimes difficult particularly in the neurological setting. Since vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), likely produced by the clonal plasma cell, reaches very high serum level in patients with POEMS syndrome and is considered a hallmark of the disease, we analyzed serum VEGF levels in patients with AL-A. Seventeen patients with AL-A were considered. Median VEGF level was 420 pg/ml in AL-A patients, significantly lower than in POEMS syndrome (median 2580 pg/ml, p = 0.000012). Follow-up of AL-A patients showed no changes in VEGF with regard to therapy response. Serum VEGF levels were not increased in AL-A patients and did not mirror the course of the disease, therefore they may help in the differential diagnosis in cases with overlapping clinical features
Also By The Same Author: AKTiveAuthor, a Citation Graph Approach to Name Disambiguation
No full textThe desire for definitive data and the semantic web drive for inference over heterogeneous data sources requires co-reference resolution to be performed on those data. In particular, name disambiguation is required to allow accurate publication lists, citation counts and impact measures to be determined. This paper describes a graph-based approach to author disambiguation on large-scale citation networks. Using self-citation, co-authorship and document source analyses, AKTiveAuthor clusters papers, achieving precision of 0.997 and recall of 0.818 over a test group of eight surname clusters
John F. Kennedy telegram to Roosevelt
No full textJersey Homesteads (later the Borough of Roosevelt) was established in the 1930s as an agro-industrial cooperative community. It was established specifically for urban Jewish garment workers, many of whom had emigrated from Europe. President John F. Kennedy sent a telegram to the citizens of Roosevelt, New Jersey, apologizing for not being able to attend the memorial dedication in honor of former President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. (Jersey Homesteads became Roosevelt in 1945 in honor of the president.) President Kennedy expressed his gratitude to the people of Roosevelt for constructing the memorial, and commented that it will serve as a constant reminder of Roosevelt's good works
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