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Aspetti della corporeità e del linguaggio nella psicosi acuta: osservazioni cliniche e psicopatologiche
No full text«To call fools into a circle»: Benjamin’s interpretation of As you like it and The Tempest
No full textCalderon and Shakespeare are the two main authors that lie behind Benjamin’s examination of the German baroque drama. This paper addresses the importance of Shakespeare in his difference from the other big European cousin, Calderon. This does not mean that, according to Benjamin, Shakespeare is more important than Calderon (his beautiful essay on Calderon of 1923 contradicts this point), but rather that the English author brings to light an element that in Calderon is in some way missing. This is what Benjamin in some critical texts from the period of the Trauerpielbuch calls the «dramatic».
Why does Benjamin say here that the dramatic precedes the tragic? And what does this have to do with the two Shakespearian characters he refers to in a letter of the same year, Caliban and Ariel? Moreover, is the interpretation of The Tempest that this passage implies the same as the one that he suggested in his previous essay on As you like it (1918)?
These questions will lead to a few passages of the Trauerspielbuch that were particularly difficult to translate (not only in the two Italian previous translations, but also in the first English version, by John Osborne) and that can shed light on some important aspects of the book itself. In this context, another Shakespearian character will come to the aid, the Jacques of As you like it, with his Greek invocation «to call fools into a circle»
Latent Spaces: What AI Art Can Tell Us About Aesthetic Experience
No full textIn her book L’art victime de l’estétique, Carole Talon-Hugon criticizes the identification that has been made between art and aesthetics since the Eighteenth century. In this context, what the author calls “aesthetics” or “aesthetic experience” is essentially linked to the sphere of sensitivity, which becomes more and more isolated from that of good and truth. Art – this is the author’s thesis – progressively loses its link to good and truth as it becomes something that must just affect the senses. In this context, the author recalls that a central role was played by the growing importance of colour, in a process that led from Impressionism to abstract art. Throughout this evolution, according to Talon-Hugon, the intention of painting increasingly became an attempt to restitute “the purely visible impression,” isolated from any judgement or identification. In this paper, this thesis will be confronted with a new type of art, the art made through artificial intelligence. In particular, the focus will be on some artworks made through a kind of AI called GANs (generative adversarial networks). If one considers these pictures, one may notice that they share with some early Twentieth century paintings the fact that colour becomes somewhat independent from the outlines and drawing. Outlines are very blurred and the identities of the objects are not certain. Nevertheless, this type of colour in GANs pictures doesn’t demonstrate a denial of the task of identifying things. On the contrary, it is precisely concerned with the machine’s very attempt to classify objects. Moreover, even if we recognize in the AI our own attempts to classify and comprehend the world (the Ai as an “uncanny mirror” of ourselves), the AI remains nevertheless something other than ourselves. Therefore, the aesthetic pleasure when faced with these pictures implies the expectation not only of a possible knowledge, but also of a new relationship with an other. This will allow some considerations on the very notion of aesthetics itself
Impaired working memory and normal sustained attention in borderline personality disorder
No full textLazzaretti M, Morandotti N, Sala M, Isola M, Frangou S, De Vidovich G, Marraffini E, Gambini F, Barale F, Zappoli F, Caverzasi E, Brambilla P. Impaired working memory and normal sustained attention in borderline personality disorder. Objective: Although reports in the literature describe deficits in working memory in borderline personality disorder (BPD), the evidence is limited and inconsistent. The aim of this study was to evaluate further this cognitive dimension and its clinical correlates in BPD. Method: We compared the performance of 15 BPD patients to 1:1 matched healthy controls on verbal working memory as determined by the sequential letter N-back test and sustained attention as measured using the continuous performance test (CPT). Results: BPD patients performed significantly worse on the N-back test compared to healthy controls (p < 0.05), but not on the CPT. The N-back deficit was more pronounced and significant in the 3-back condition and inversely correlated with impulsivity. Conclusions: These results suggest the presence of working memory deficits in BPD that may be linked to greater impulsivity and sustained by impairment in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
The Art of Artificial Intelligence : Philosophical Keywords
No full textWhat is artificial intelligence to us today? This book tackles this question from a somewhat unique perspective, that of art. The starting hypothesis is that art can provide an example of how we can engage with artificial intelligence without being subjugated by it. The Art of Artificial Intelligence: Philosophical Keywords guides the reader through a theoretical journey that begins, each time, with a particular work of art: visual artworks, but also literary texts and theatrical performances. Each chapter is anchored by a philosophical keyword: "work," "author," "time," "memory," "human." What meanings do these words take on in light of these new practices? The book is aimed at a broad audience, including anyone who feels the need to reflect on these new questions. It will also be an essential resource for students and university faculty in various disciplines, from philosophy to media studies, from art history to visual culture
Reflections 1979
No full textThe 1979 issue of Reflections is edited by Randy Waters with Michele Barale and Joyce Compton Brown serving as faculty advisers. Cover art and photography is by Les Brown. Author biographies are included on a contributors page at the conclusion of the issue. Award winners of the student literary context include: Randy Waters, Debbie Drayer, and Susan Sheilds.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/reflections/1005/thumbnail.jp
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