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Mathematical Practice and Social Ontology
No full textThe relationship between mathematics and social ontology is often guided by the question of the possibility of applying mathematics to social sciences, especially economics. As interesting as these questions may be, they neglect the inverse possibility of applying a conceptual analysis derived from social ontology to mathematics. This issue will be devoted to the question of whether the distinction between social object and social fact, on the one hand, and between different theoretical approaches to the notion of social fact, on the other, can be successfully applied to mathematical practice.
The project of this special issue is not a renewal of David Bloor's (1976) research, aimed at a sociological study of mathematics. It is rather a study of the possibility of applying philosophical theories of social objectivity to mathematical objects. This is a new topic that requires the search for adequate mathematical examples to satisfy the objectivity constraints proposed by the philosophy of social ontology. Tendencies in this direction can be traced, but no general survey has been offered. For example, Salomon Feferman (2011) characterized mathematical objectivity as a special case of intersubjective social objectivity. Two other authors included in this issue had already contributed to an analysis of mathematics that approaches or explicitly connects mathematical practice with social ontology. José Ferreirós (2016) defined mathematical practice as an activity supported by individual and social agents and characterized by stability, reliability, and intersubjectivity. Julian C. Cole (2013, 2015) described mathematical objects as institutional rather than mental objects, referring to Searle's theory of collective intentionality.
The special issue Mathematical Practice and Social Ontology offers a survey of different point of views explaining the intersubjective origin of mathematical practices: Peirce's semiotics and pragmatism, Husserl's phenomenology, Wittgenstein's philosophy of language, Searle's social ontology, Brandom's inferentialism, embodied cognitive science and enculturation theory are all taken into account. The articles collected here explain how objectivity comes in different degrees, and how practices based on some intersubjective social constitution might account for mathematical objectivity. The papers address the question of whether and to what extent mathematics can be explained as a social intersubjective activity that produces objective knowledge. In doing so, they investigate the relationship between sociology, history of mathematics, the social ontology of processes and conversations, metaphysical theories of social ontology, and formal ontology, showing advantages and difficulties that emerge from an analysis of mathematics that takes into account social, historical and formal language elements
I moti studenteschi dell’11-12 gennaio 1821 nell’Archivio storico universitario. Riletture in versi
No full textOggetto di questo intervento sono i moti studenteschi dell’11-12 gennaio 1821, di cui la storiografia più recente ha ridimensionato la valenza politica come “preambolo della rivoluzione”, ricostruendo con accuratezza sia i fatti accaduti sia la loro amplificazione e trasfigurazione. La prima parte, di Paola Novaria, si focalizza su un corpus di poesie d’occasione, scritte all'indomani della sommossa e della sua violenta repressione; la seconda, di Marco Testa, è dedicata alla ricostruzione della travagliata e lunga gestazione, dal 1883 al 1904, del progetto di una lapide promossa dagli studenti stessi al fine di commemorare e soprattutto rileggere l'insurrezione come scintilla dei moti risorgimentali. In particolare, l'attenzione è focalizzata sul parere che dell'epigrafe, dettata da Giovanni Bovio, diede Arturo Graf
La testa del drago (Ramón del Valle Inclán)
No full textLa testa del drago (Ramón del Valle Inclán): introduzione, traduzione e note
Giuditta con la testa di Oloferne
No full textSchedatura del dipinto raffigurante Giuditta con la testa di Oloferne del Museo di Palazzo Rosso di Genova e suo confronto con la versione viennes
Dalla nuova retorica alla nuova dialettica : il ‘dialogo’ tra logica e teoria dell’argomentazione
No full textAllegoria con putti. Isidoro Bianchi, attribuito a
No full textScheda dell'opera Allegoria con putti (Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti di Torino), attribuita a Isidoro Bianchi, per il catalogo della mostra Madame Reali. Cultura e potere da Parigi a Torino. Cristina di Francia e Giovanna Battista di Savoia Nemours 1619-1724 (Torino, Palazzo Madama Museo Civico d’Arte Antica, 20 dicembre 2018–6 maggio 2019
Alla ricerca di un "nuovo modello artigianale" nel design e nella manifattura del prodotto moda
No full textL'obiettivo del saggio è di delineare un nuovo modello, denominato "artigianale", che integri il design dei prodotti alle altre dimensioni connesse al prodotto moda, con particolare riferimento al made in Italy: il processo di comprensione dei bisogni del consumatore finale, il processo di creazione, il processo di industrializzazione e di produzione di tutte le componenti del prodotto, il processo di marketing, di distribuzione e di brand management
Mitral supravalvular ring: a case report
No full textAbstract Supravalvular mitral stenosis is a rare condition characterized by an abnormal ridge, with one or two orifices, covering and obstructing the mitral valve. Preoperative diagnosis is difficult with transtoracic echo (TTE), angiography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In this case, a 36-year-old male, was admitted to our Heart department: He experienced progressive dyspnea on effort and at rest. Diagnosis was made by transesophageal echocardiography which showed, on apical 4-chamber section, an anulare structure attached since a membrane to the atrial wall anterior mitral valve leaflet and just proximal to the posterior mitral leaflet. Pre-operative identification of the supravalvular mitral ring is the target for obtaining good surgical results. Cineangiography and MRI both failed in reaching this objective, whereas, transesophageal echocardiography is the best method to identify this congenital heart disease. Using TEE the identification is not only possible but also easier.</p
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