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Pietro Verri’s Contribution to the Economic Theory of the 18th Century: Commercial Society, Civil Society and Governance of the Economy
No full text'Count Pietro Verri (1728-97) - Schumpeter writes (History, p. 178) - - would have to be included in any list of the greatest economists'. Within the Milanese school, he certainly stands out, alongside with Cesare Beccaria, during one of the most interesting periods from a history of analysis point of view. Luigi Cossa's famous introduction to the study of political economy rates Pietro Verri to be inferior to Beccaria in ingenuity and scientific cultivation, but greatly to be ahead of him as an economist.1 This judgement by Cossa, in particular, seems to echo the relative position of the two men in the history of ideas, particularly after Beccaria's rise to fame with a book - On crimes and punishments - which had in fact been largely inspired by Verri himself and defended by him.2 It is proposed in the present paper to revisit some of the basic tenets of Pietro Verri's political economy, with more in view than dwell on specific intuitions and theorems: namely relate those to Verri's own - quite original - conception of the economy. The scholarly work of Pietro Verri - with a special reference to his Meditazioni sulla economia politica of 1771 - provides the first systematic contribution stemming from the quarters of Lombard enlightenment in the field of political economy, especially so if one considers that Cesare Beccaria's parallel work - namely his Elementi di economia pubblica, conceived and drafted at the same time as Verri's Meditazioni - would only be published posthumously several years later. From the vantage point afforded by Verri's political economy, we gain a considerably attractive view of the most significant elements and characteristic concepts of Lombard enlightenment during the latter half of the 18th century; Verri, moreover, as we shall see, builds on a number of them in a new and original way. This paper is aimed at discussing Verri's political economy mainly along two distinct, but related, lines. In the first place the conception of commercial society is considered such as it is treated by the author particularly in his Meditazioni. In this perspective the analysis of such issues as competition and the market or money and taxation occupy a central place. Secondly it will be necessary to emphasise that Verri's approach has little to do either with forms of pure economics on one side - largely yet to be born throughout the 18th century - or, on the other side, with such conceptions of the polis - contrariwise well alive among his own contemporaries - as are founded on a sovereign authority conceived to be situated above the law. What Verri's political economy ultimately amounts to is an economic conception of civil society. The latter has natural strong connections with his own fact-mindedness - emphasised by Schumpeter - as well as with his deep practical involvement in administrative affairs and in the reforming process taking place during the latter half of the 18th century in Milan. In our view, a thorough investigation along the mentioned lines is the precondition for an understanding of the intellectual stature and of the scholarly contribution of Pietro Verri. His main ground is distinctly analytical and only by appreciating his analysis is it possible to shed light on the meaning and intellectual significance also of his practical contributions. Moreover Verri's pronouncements on the criticism of despotic government, the relevance of intermediate powers or bodies and on multiple levels of governance will be examined in a new and original light, showing how close they are to the gist of his analysis.
Fra Tiziano, Simone Bianco e Pietro Aretino. Intorno a tre sonetti di Girolamo Molin
No full textAmong the Rime (1573) of the Venetian poet Girolamo Molin (1500-69) there are three poems dedicated to Titian and to the tuscan sculptor Simone Bianco which went up to now overlooked. A first sonnet (Sì pronta e bella, il buon mastro gentile, c. 98V) fits the tradition of Renaissance poetry describing female portraits: the sitter can be identified with Elisabetta Querini or Irene di Spilimbergo. Two more sonnets in form of a 'diptych' (cc. I03V-4r) celebrate a portrait carved in marble by Simone Bianco: it is probably the bust of Marcella Marcello (Molin's sister-in-law) which was also described in a letter by Pietro Aretino. Molin's poems and Aretino's letter are analysed and contextualised in the framework of the dialogue between art and poetry in sixteenth-century Venice
Teologia trinitaria e censura. Un passo inedito di Guido Calogero
No full textRicostruzione con documenti inediti dall'Archivio storico della Enciclopedia italiana dei tagli per censura di Pietro Tacchi Venturi della voce "Spirito" redatta da Guido Calogero per l'Enciclopedia italian
About twin primes and distribution of primes
No full textThis paper give us a demonstration of twin primes conjecture using approximation of function �(iupsilon) that we introduce in section 6. Section 1-5 give us introduction to terminology and a clarification on (iupsilon) terms. In particular section
5 is really important because of its Lemma. Section 7 reassume foregoing explanations and it give us two theorems and one corollary;the theorem 7.2 give us exact approximation of twin primes counting function
La scultura nella prima metà del Cinquecento
No full textThis essay discusses the life and works of two sculptors working in Faenza in the first half of the sixteenth century: Pietro Barilotto and Alfonso Lombardi
New challenges for public value and accountability in the age of big data: a bibliometric analysis
No full textL'articolo approfondisce le potenzialità dei big data di migliorare i processi decisionali pubblici e di creare valore pubblico, offrendo un angolo visuale ulteriore rispetto alla prospettiva corporate (dati come input per il miglioramento delle performance aziendali) e a quella public di tipo burocratico-amministrativo (open data government models). Il lavoro presenta una mappa delle attuali conoscenze in un campione di articoli selezionati ed esplora i punti di intersezione tra i dati del settore privato e la dimensione pubblica in relazione ai benefici per la società. È stata condotta un'analisi bibliometrica per fornire una review retrospettiva dei paper pubblicati nell'ultimo decennio nel campo dei big data per il pubblico interesse. L'articolo descrive, quindi, i modelli di citazione, gli argomenti chiave e le tendenze di pubblicazione. I risultati indicano una maggiore propensione ad affrontare la questione della creazione di valore a partire dai dati nella dimensione privata, mentre la ricerca sul dato inteso come bene pubblico è stata finora sottovalutata. Le evidenze mostrano che la creazione di valore con i big data è strettamente legata alla capacità di definire processi collettivi in cui si sviluppano molteplici livelli di interazione e condivisione dei dati tra attori pubblici e privati, in ecosistemi di dati che pongono nuove sfide per i processi di accountability e di ligitimacy
Il tirocinio on line. Sperimentare in presenza riflettere e cooperare a distanza
No full textIl volume presenta l'esperienza di tirocinio on line realizzata per oltre un decennio presso il Corso di laurea a ciclo unico in Scienze della formazione primaria dell'Università di Padova. Esplicita il modello formativo elaborato per gli studenti, caratterizzato da un'azione di apprendimento condotta individualmente sul campo all'interno delle scuole primarie e dell'infanzia e da un'attività di progettazione, analisi e riflessione sviluppata on line, con modalità collaborative all'interno dei gruppi di tirocinio. Nel modello assumono rilevanza specifica l'azione sviluppata dalle varie tipologie di tutor implicate, l'intervento attivo dello studente, la strutturazione dei percorsi di apprendimento, l'utilizzo di ambienti tecnologici per l'interazione fra i partecipanti, gli strumenti e i dispositivi di supporto utilizzati in chiave cooperativa. Il volume presenta inoltre il modello di valutazione impiegato per vagliare processi ed esiti anche nella prospettiva del miglioramento continuo
A comprehensive health impact assessment and determinants of quality of life, health and psychological status in acne patients
No full textAcne adversely affects all aspects of quality of life (QoL). Although many papers assessed acne-specific QoL impairment, there are few data on its impact on general health and psychological status. Apart from acne severity, little is known about determinants of a worse QoL. The aims of this paper were to measure acne impact on QoL, health and psychological status and to analyze the relationship between socio-demographic variables, disease severity and mental status on QoL of acne sufferers
L’allestimento come dispositivo di lettura pluridimensionale
No full textIl contributo presenta l’esperienza progettuale e di ricerca condotta congiuntamente dall’Università Iuav di Venezia e i Musei Civici di Padova, focalizzata sulla mostra dedicata a Paolo De Poli. Il progetto si inserisce nel quadro del programma NSBVN – Sustainable Exhibit, finanziato dal Fondo Sociale Europeo, e mira a esplorare come il design possa promuovere una valorizzazione sostenibile del patrimonio culturale, materiale e immateriale, attraverso pratiche espositive ecocompatibili e processi collaborativi tra istituzioni accademiche e museali.
L’allestimento è concepito come un dispositivo pluridimensionale di lettura e fruizione, capace di attivare traiettorie conoscitive multiple, valorizzando tanto le opere quanto i documenti di archivio. Il format espositivo integra elementi fisici riconfigurabili, materiali riciclati e soluzioni progettuali accessibili, in coerenza con i principi della sostenibilità ambientale, economica e comunicativa. Attraverso strumenti narrativi e dispositivi come tavoli compositi, bacheche, linee del tempo, mappe urbane e proiezioni video, l’allestimento restituisce il valore culturale e processuale del “fare artigiano” di De Poli. L’archivio non è solo fonte documentale, ma oggetto espositivo capace di stimolare esperienze interattive e approfondimenti anche post-visita, grazie a dispositivi digitali integrati. Il progetto si configura come modello replicabile, capace di coniugare pratiche di riuso e co-progettazione con l’obiettivo di rafforzare il ruolo del design come strumento di mediazione tra istituzioni e pubblico, in un’ottica di transizione ecologica e sostenibilità culturale
experimental evaluation of tactile sensors for oral and maxillofacial surgery
No full textThe sense of touch is fundamental in surgery. It provides information about the clinical condition of tissues and feedback for controlling surgical gestures. In the last decade the use of sophisticated and low-invasive surgical techniques has limited the interaction of surgeons via their own hands. In fact the introduction of laparoscopic, endoscopic and robotic surgery has reduced the invasiveness of procedures of but also the possibility of direct control and palpation. Despite the clinical evidence on the advantages and added value of such new surgical technologies, the lack of tactile interaction remains a limiting factor. The role of tactile information concerns sensing, for example, the pressure necessary to incise a tissue or to tighten the knot of a suture or the palpation of an anatomical structure. Traditionally, tactile information is received by the own hand of the operator or through the surgical instrumentation. In fact, palpation using hands has always been a prominent part of the objective examination, allowing the physician to determine the location of pathological conditions that escape sight. In addition, it also provides information about extension, consistency and pain of hidden pathologies. Each tissue has its own tactile peculiarities as well as each procedure requires specific tool-tissue interaction. Errors in a surgical procedure due to the lack of tactile information or inadequate tool-tissue interaction forces are common and, therefore, acquiring this kind of knowledge is paramount to enhance surgical performance and education
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