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Yuktidīpikā ad Sāṅkhyakārikā 2ab
No full textTraduzione, con introduzione e note , di un brano tratto dalla Yuktidīpikā, testo anonimo databile tra il VII e l’VIII sec. d. C.), appartenente alla scuola Sāṃkhya. Il brano ha per tema la giustificazione dell’astensione dalla violenza (ahiṃsā). L’argomentazione chiama in causa la regola aurea dell’etica della reciprocità, espressa nella formula: «[che uno] non faccia a un altro ciò che è sgradito a se stesso»; la necessità di attenersi a tale “norma (dharma) generale” rende ragione del fatto che ci si astenga dal compiere atti che, pur procurando vantaggio a se stessi, arrecano danno ad altri. L'argomentazione continua precisando perché l'atto sacrificale violento viene chiamato "impuro". In chi compie un atto violento, si produce una sofferenza interiore, causata dalla “compassione” (kāruṇya) provata per la vittima della violenza – e tale sofferenza viene qualificata come “impurità”: per questo motivo alla violenza che ne è la causa, anche alla violenza sacrificale ingiunta dal Veda, può essere traslatamente imputato il difetto di essere caratterizzata dall’“impurità”
Bhagavadgītābhāṣya di Śaṅkara ad 18.66
No full textTraduzione, con introduzione e note, di un brano tratto da commento alla Bhagavad-gītā attribuito a Śaṅkara (VII – VIII sec. d.C.). Viene presentata l'argomentazione che prende le mosse da una peculiare interpretazione della parte iniziale dello śloka 18, 66, una delle strofe più celebri, e più ampiamente commentate, della Bhagavad-gītā («Avendo abbandonato tutti i dharma, rivolgiti a me come unico rifugio / Io ti libererò da tutti i mali, non ti affliggere»). Sostenendo infatti che l’enigmatico incipit «avendo abbandonato tutti i dharma» vada inteso nel senso di «avendo abbandonato tutte le azioni», l’autore del commento getta le basi per una nuova e originale articolazione della sua tesi interpretativa principale: la Bhagavad-gītā, in accordo con le Upaniṣad, insegna che solo la “conoscenza” (jñāna) è il mezzo di realizzazione dell’assoluto, non l’”azione” (karman), né la “combinazione di conoscenza e azione” (jñāna-karma-samuccaya)
Oration on the Dignity of Man. A new Translation and Commentary. Overview of the Text §§ 103-41 and Translation and commentary of the text §§ 103-41
No full textThe main subject of "Overview of the Text" pages is Pico's use of non-biblical sources in order to provide evidence supporting the universal recognition of his "tripartite philosophy". This is a new approach to the philological and exegetical problem of Pico's appropriation of Greek and "Chaldean" or "Zoroastrian" sources against the background of the proposed universal model of a "prisca Theologia" and of the transformation of the "ritual mysteries" into "literary mysteries".This is followe by a rich commentary on, and a new translation (from Latin into English) of, the §§ 103-141 of the Oratio on the Dignity of Man by Giovanni Pico della Mirandola. The translation rectifies some errors to be recognized in all English translations and the commentary is innovative in that it reflects the effort of identifying all possible non-biblical sources and resonances of this long section of Pico's Discourse
Bhaktirasāmṛtasindhu di Rūpa Gosvāmin (2.5-79-112)
No full textTraduzione, con introduzione e note, di un brano tratto dal Bhaktirasāmṛtasindhu di Rūpa Gosvāmin. L'argomentazione mira a stabilire e a legittimare l’esistenza stessa del bhaktirasa. Un ruolo decisivo viene assunto dal ripensamento dell’opposizione tra “mondanità” (laukikatva) e “non-mondanità” (alaukikatva) dell’esperienza emozionale. In contrasto ad esempio con la teoria secondo la quale l’esperienza del rasa è caratteristicamente non-mondana perché il distanziamento tipico della rappresentazione letteraria o drammaturgica garantisce una “generalizzazione” (sādharaṇīkaraṇa) delle emozioni estetiche (non sono le emozioni né del personaggio originale, né dell’attore, né dello spettatore, e sono addirittura sottratte alle determinazioni spazio-temporali) - generalizzazione che le differenzia radicalmente dalle emozioni mondane ordinarie - per Rūpa ( e per suo nipote Jīva) la non-mondanità del bhaktirasa è dovuta all’intrinseca non-mondanità del sentimento amoroso che ha per oggetto Kṛṣṇa
Oration on the Dignity of Man. A new Translation and Commentary. Translation and Commentary of §§ 103-141.
No full textThis is a new rich commentary on, and a new translation (from Latin into English) of, the §§ 103-141 of the Oratio on the Dignity of Man by Giovanni Pico della Mirandola. The translation rectifies some errors to be recognized in all English translations and the commentary is innovative in that it reflects the effort of identifying all possible non-biblical sources and resonances of this long section of Pico's Discourse
Oration on the Dignity of Man. A new Translation and Commentary. Overview of the Text §§ 103-41
No full textThe main subject of these pages is Pico's use of non-biblical sources in order to provide evidence supporting the universal recognition of his "tripartite philosophy". This is a new approach to the philological and exegetical problem of Pico's appropriation of Greek and "Chaldean" or "Zoroastrian" sources against the background of the proposed universal model of a "prisca Theologia" and of the transformation of the "ritual mysteries" into "literary mysteries"
Intraventricular hemorrhage in preterm newborn: Predictors of mortality
No full textBACKGROUND AND AIM: Intraventricular haemorrhage (IVH) is a cause of morbidity and mortality in preterm infants. It occurs primarily in preterm newborns with an incidence of about 20% and, despite the evolution of neonatal care that allows more and better survival, continues to be a cause of morbidity and mortality in all intensive care units. Our research aimed to evaluate the independent risk factors of mortality and the relative odds ratio for each degree of IVH. METHODS: In this retrospective study were included 96 preterm infants, born between 23^ and 36^ weeks of gestational age, which developed IVH of degree two-three-four diagnosed by means of cranial ultrasound. It was made a comparison within the sample by distinguishing the group with IVH degree two from degrees three and four. RESULTS: IVH of degree three and four was independently associated with mortality. We found a higher number of deaths in the GAs <= 26 weeks (p <0.01), which was also an independent predictor of mortality. CONCLUSION: With this study it was further highlighted the high mortality of patients with an elevated degrees of IVH and low birth weight and early gestational age. These data, of important clinical relevance, oblige us to find new therapeutic strategies aimed at reducing the serious consequences of that disease
Evidence-Based Medicine and the Problem of Healthy Volunteers
No full textHealthy controls are subjects without the disease being studied but may have other conditions indirectly affecting outcome. In the present epidemics of obesity a few subjects with undiagnosed nonalcoholic fatty liver disease enter clinical studies as controls, producing biased results. Stricter selection criteria should be considered to prevent this risk
Uneven Linguistic Outcome in Extremely Preterm Children
No full textOne primary problem in extremely preterm children is the occurrence of atypical language development. The aim of this study was to explore the components of language (articulatory phonetics, lexicon and syntax) in comprehension and production in extremely preterm children between the 4th and 5th year of age. The language section of the Preschool Neuropsychological Test was administered to 20 extremely preterm monolingual Italian children (GA < 28 weeks) and to a control sample of 40 full term children (GA > 37 weeks), matched for age and non-verbal IQ. Language comprehension was fully efficient in all of the components that we assessed. In the tasks of language production the clinical sample fared much worse than their age and IQ matched controls and the differences were highly significant (p < .001). Language acquisition in extremely preterm children may follow uneven developmental trajectories: language comprehension can be spared in the face of a selective impairment of language production at the level of articulatory phonetics and syntax
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