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Race as Witchcraft. An Argument against Indiscriminate Eliminativism about Race
No full textIn this chapter we address the problem of whether we should adhere to indiscriminate radical eliminativism about race and erase any reference to human race from scientific and medical discourse. Our answer is that total and indiscriminate eliminativism would be a mistake. Our position, however, is not based on the thesis that there are such things as human races. Quite the contrary, we show that the response coming from the sole field of study entitled to determine the ontological status of human races, i.e. population genetics, is that, loosely speaking, there are not such things as races. Still this conclusion should not put an end to the story. Also if race is on a par with witchcraft, we show not only that there are some phenomena that we cannot adequately explain without resorting to a non-referring concept, but also that some of these phenomena are biological phenomena. In particular, race is a biologically significant and ineliminable variable from social epidemiology; the mere fact that races “do not exist” is simply not relevant enough to decree that the concept of race should be eliminated from epidemiology in the face of its epistemological indispensability as a variable tracking the effects of all of the causal pathways going from racism to disease
Correction to: Curve of Spee modification in different vertical skeletal patterns after clear aligner therapy: a 3D set-up retrospective study (Progress in Orthodontics, (2024), 25, 1, (5), 10.1186/s40510-023-00503-1)
No full textCorrection to: Prog Orthod.25, 5 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1186/s40510-023-00503-1. Following publication of the original article [1], the authors identified an error in the author names of the author group as the given name and family name were erroneously transposed. The incorrect author names are: Ciavarella Domenico, Fanelli Carlotta, Suriano Carmela1, Campobasso Alessandra, Lorusso Mauro, Ferrara Donatella, Maci Marta, Esposito Rosa and Tepedino Michele The correct author names are: Domenico Ciavarella, Carlotta Fanelli, Carmela Suriano, Alessandra Campobasso, Mauro Lorusso, Donatella Ferrara, Marta Maci, Rosa Esposito and Michele Tepedino The author group has been updated above and the original article [1] has been corrected
La filosofia per Umberto Eco
No full textObiettivo del testo è interrogarsi su cosa sia la filosofia per Umberto Eco.
Non si vuole certo intraprendere un percorso psicologizzante; cosa ci
fosse nella mente di Eco nessuno di noi può dirlo oggi. Si vuole provare a
rispondere nel modo in cui l’approccio semiotico consiglierebbe di fare:
guardando i testi di Umberto Eco.
In particolare, ci si focalizza su questi aspetti:
– come avviene il passaggio dalla filosofia alla semiotica (ammesso che
passaggio ci sia);
– cosa significa per Eco interrogarsi filosoficamente su qualcosa;
– in quale rapporto stanno, da questo punto di vista, narrativa e filosofia
Introduction: Perspectives on Post-Truth
No full textThis opening piece of the collection 'Perspectives on Post-Truth' aims to accomplish three tasks. First, and foremost, it highlights the issue’s distinctive feature, namely its variegated approach to post-truth. The leading idea in assembling it has been to draw on different methodologies, theoretical approaches, and competences, in order to gain a finegrained understanding of the post-truth condition and to develop an effective toolkit to address the most pressing challenges it poses to our societies. The underlying conviction is that a variegated approach is required by the multifaceted nature of the post-truth condition. The curious reader willing to venture through the issue will thus be exposed to different perspectives on post-truth: some pieces address it from a traditional epistemological perspective, others explore post-truth from the perspective of social epistemology, and still others adopt a semiotic perspective. In light of this multiplicity of perspectives, the second task of this piece has been to provide a brief thematic overview of the key issues and perspectives in order to illustrate the overall narrative of the project. The third and final task has been to give a detailed synopsis of each
contribution so that the reader will know precisely what to expect from it
Maxillary Sinus Osteoma as a Support for Dental Implant Associated to Sinus Augmentation Procedure: A Case Report and Literature Review
No full textBackground: Maxillary sinus augmentation is a method extensively used to restore sufficient bone volume in the posterior maxilla to allow for the placement of fixtures. The purpose of the present case report was to describe a rare case of sinus osteoma used for implant support and to review the relevant literature. Materials and Methods: A 58-year-old man with a radiopaque intrasinusal lesion was referred for rehabilitation of the maxilla. The lesion was probably an osteoma and involved the nasal wall of the maxillary sinus. After discussing the options with the patient, he agreed to maintain the lesion and a sinus augmentation with a bone graft. A part of the osteoma was partially removed for histological analysis while avoiding perforation or tearing of the schneiderian membrane. After six months, 6 implants (Bone System Implant, Milano, Italy) were placed in the maxilla, two of which were inserted in the osteoma. Results: The two implants placed in the osteoma were perfectly osseointegrated. The graft material appeared well-integrated with no local signs of inflammation. No postoperative events or symptoms were reported after the surgery stages and at a 6-month follow-up. Regarding the two implants placed in the osteoma: article selection identified 9 case reports, 2 case series, and 1 retrospective study for a total of 58 subjects, 35 males and 25 females. The patients’ ages were heterogeneous and ranged between 12 and 79 years old. Conclusions: In the present case, we decided to leave the osteoma because it was asymptomatic and used as dental implant support. The effectiveness of the present investigation can provide useful guidance for surgeons and dentists in the management of similar clinical situations. © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland
SATISFACTION GRADE ASSESSMENT OF PATIENTS TREATED WITH ZYGOMATIC IMPLANTS WITH SELF-TAPPING APEX AND MACHINED BODY
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Esplorare le interfacce materiche. Le nuove sfide della didattica tra product e interaction design
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