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Simone Weil and Judaism
No full textThis essay argues that Simone Weil’s fraught relationship with Judaism reveals the ethical and political dimensions of her wider philosophy. It examines Weil’s denunciation of Jewish theology—particularly her critiques of idolatry, nationalism, and the worship of power—and situates these within Weil's broader rejection of force and collective identity. The discussion traces how Weil’s views have provoked accusations of antisemitism while also inspiring nuanced reassessments by thinkers such as Levinas, Chenavier, and Rose. The essay contends that, although Weil’s judgments are often partial and severe, they expose enduring tensions between religion, nationalism, and universal justice. In its final sections, the piece reconsiders Weil’s relevance in the context of Israel’s war on Gaza, arguing that her thought unsettles assumptions about the relationship between Judaism and Zionism. Ultimately, the essay presents Weil’s radical universalism as a challenge to all forms of moral exclusion and political idolatry
I rivali di Aristofane
No full textPartendo dalla recente pubblicazione di un volume curato da D. Harvey e J. Wilkins (The rivals of Aristophanes. Studies in Athenian Old Comedy, London 2000), Simone Beta discute sull'importanza dello studio dei frammenti comici per una conoscenza complessiva del teatro greco e della società ateniese del V secolo a.C
A comparative study of form and theology in the works of Flannery O'Connor and Simone Weil
No full textIn this comparative study of the form and theology of Flannery O'Connor and Simone Weil I interrogate how Weil's philosophical writings and her theology illuminate O'Connor's use of both narrative and non-fictional forms, and her Catholicism. The Introduction analyses how Weil's concept of superposed reading provides a new method of approaching both O'Connor, her writings, and O'Connor
studies, and focuses on how such apparently different women interconnect. Chapter One explores how both Weil and O'Connor attempt to write their theologies on the
souls of their readers yet are each subject to constraints imposed by form. Weil's concept of locating equilibrium between incommensurates is discussed, and her
distinctively philosophical approach to fictions and fictionality is used to investigate O'Connor's notion of prophetic fictions and the writer's role. Chapter Two assesses how both writers revivify Christian paradoxes. Weil's monstrous concept of affiiction, and O'Connor's use of the grotesque genre to jolt secular man into an
awareness of the sacred are scrutinised. Chapter Three studies how both writers consider an encounter between God and man is possible through the action of grace. My Conclusion interrogates how Weil's work can deepen our understanding of O'Connor's writings, and examines how successful O'Connor is at realising a truly
Christian literature. I conclude that despite being a writer of powerful fictions, O'Connor can not be totally successful in her mission as writer-prophet because
ultimately fiction escapes orthodoxy
A Metaethical Study of Simone Weil’s Notion of Attention Through Critical Practical Analogy
No full textThis research provides an example of art practice employed within a metaethical framework by addressing Simone Weil‘s ethical notion of attention. In this thesis, 'metaethics‘ is defined as a second order inquiry into first order questions of normative ethics, more specifically, an inquiry into the metaphysical and epistemological premises of Weil‘s discourse on the ethical value of attention.
On one hand, I demonstrate how Weil‘s notion of attention can expand the scope of art so as to include metaethics. On the other hand, I use art to widen the current knowledge of Weilian attention.
The research projects described and analysed in this thesis are predicated on a method which I designate 'critical practical analogy‘; this is an analogy which includes art practical operations for the purpose of critical investigation. This method subsumes both theoretical and practical inquiries. I used two analogies:
– Normative analogy compares (a) the dualistic relation that Weil postulates between agent and reality in her discourse on attention to (b) the relation that I postulate between my agency through observational drawing and the object of observation. The analogy operates by using Weil‘s assertions on attention normatively in observational drawing.
– Imaginal analogy compares (a) Weil‘s use of tautology and contradiction in her arguments for ethical attention to (b) tautology and contradiction considered as argument forms. The analogy operates by giving aesthetic presence to these forms, i.e. by turning them into images through artworks.
The analogies obtained the following outcomes:
– The normative projects afford a practical knowledge of Weilian attention by interpreting it as an ethical practice of detachment. The projects also demonstrate that, notwithstanding Weil‘s transcendent view of truth, such a practice of detachment is compatible with a subjective notion of truth.
– By capitalising on the non-propositional mode of representation which is typical of visual art, the imaginal projects engender a scepticism which favours dialogue and values questions as positive research results.
The outcomes indicate the following implications for visual arts practice:
– The outcomes of the normative projects demonstrate how contemporary artists who regard notions of universal truth with scepticism need not necessarily disavow ethical intentions in their practice.
– Due to its propositional character, theoretical metaethics can reach an impasse from which it can only point discursively to the limits of language. The outcomes of the imaginal projects evidence that art can move beyond these limits non-propositionally.
The use of critical practical analogy also indicates a methodological implication for art practical, interdisciplinary research. Critical practical analogy could provide artists with both a heuristic research tool and a template for articulating a discursive representation of art practice which both acknowledges the non-linearity and indirectness of practice-led research and the need for
interdisciplinary intelligibility
Simone Andree D\u27Addario Oral History Interview
No full textIn this interview, Simone D’Addario, born in Poitiers, France, in 1937, shares her experiences of growing up in Nazi-occupied France. D’addario outlines aspects of everyday life under Nazi occupation, while also highlighting the often-harsh realities endured by the people of Poitiers during World War II. For instance, D’Addario recounts her father’s involvement in the French resistance, public killings of children by the SS, and several bombings in her town, one of which destroyed her family’s home and left them roaming the French countryside. D’Addario also recalls some of her uncle’s memories of being involuntarily held by the Germans, and later the Russians, as a farm laborer. The interview closes with conversations about D’Addario’s post-war life in America, her relationships with family, and her love of sports, particularly soccer
Vitamin D Receptor Polymorphisms and the Risk of Cutaneous Melanoma: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
No full textIt has been hypothesized that polymorphisms in the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene affect the risk of developing melanoma. However, results often are conflicting, and no meta-analysis has been performed to date on published data. Six studies (cases, 2152; controls, 2410) that investigated the association between 5 VDR polymorphisms (Taql, Fokl, Bsml, EcoRV, and Cdx2) and the risk of melanoma were retrieved and analyzed. The model-free approach was applied to meta-analyze these molecular association studies. Available data Suggested a significant association between the BsmI VDR polymorphism and melanoma risk (pooled odds ratio [OR], 1.30; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.11-1.53; P = .002; heterogeneity Cochran Q test, P > .1), and the population-attributable risk was 9.2%. In contrast, the Fokl polymorphism did not appear to be associated with such risk (OR, 1.09; 95% CI, 0.99-1.21; P = .07; heterogeneity Cochran Q test, P > .1). For the Taql and the EcoRV polymorphisms, significant between-study heterogencity did not support genotype data pooling. Only 1 study investigated the Cdx2 variant, and the findings were negative. Current evidence is in favor of an association between 1 VDR gene polvinorphisin (Bsml) and the risk of developing melanoma. The current findings prompt further investigation oil this subject and indirectly support the hypothesis that sun exposure may have ail antimelanoma effect through activation of the vitamin D system. Cancer 2008;113:2398407. (C) 2008 American Cancer Society
Para além do "tornar-se": ressonâncias das leituras feministas de O Segundo sexo no Brasil
No full textDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas. Programa de Pós-graduação em HistóriaPublicado em 1949 na França, O Segundo Sexo passou a ser uma das obras pioneiras dos estudos sobre as mulheres e das relações de gênero, sendo referência para os feminismos principalmente a partir dos anos 60 e 70. Nesta obra, ao analisar minuciosamente a "condição da mulher" na sociedade, Beauvoir compreendeu que a "figura feminina" e as posturas que lhes são atribuídas nada mais são do que construções do social produzidas ao longo da história. Partindo de uma história da leitura de O Segundo Sexo, informada pelas narrativas e pelas obras de divulgação das feministas brasileiras, este trabalho busca refletir sobre as possíveis ressonâncias que o texto de Simone de Beauvoir teria produzido no feminismo nacional. Published in 1949 in France, The Second Sex became one of the pioneer works of the studies on the women and of the gender relations, being mainly reference for the feminisms starting from the sixties and seventies. In this work, when analyzing the "woman's condition" minutely in the society, Beauvoir understood that the "feminine figure" and the postures that are attributed to them are nothing more than constructions of the social produced along the history. Leaving of a history of the reading of The Second Sex, informed by the narratives and for the works of the Brazilian feminists, this work intends to reflect about the possible resonances that the text of Simone de Beauvoir would have produced in the national feminism
Euglandina irakita Jardim, Abbate & Simone 2013
No full textirakita, Euglandina Jardim, Abbate & Simone, 2013 Euglandina irakita Jardim, Abbate & Simone, 2013: 327–329 (figs 1–5). Gastropoda, Spiraxidae Holotype: MZSP 97238. Locality: Brazil, Pará, Tapirapé-Aquiri National Forest, 02°56'00" S, 51°52'00" W, 15 Sep. 2010. Collectors: J. Jardim and D. Abbate. Preservation: Dry.Published as part of Cavallari, Daniel C., Dornellas, Ana Paula S. & Simone, Luiz Ricardo L., 2016, Second annotated list of type specimens of molluscs deposited in the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil, pp. 1-59 in European Journal of Taxonomy 213 on page 31, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2016.213, http://zenodo.org/record/384012
Turricostellaria ovir Simone & Cunha 2012
No full textovir, Turricostellaria Simone & Cunha, 2012 Turricostellaria ovir Simone & Cunha, 2012: 760–762 (fig. 6A–D). Gastropoda, Costellariidae Paratypes (2 spc): MZSP 102860. Localities: Brazil, Espírito Santo, off Conceicão da Barra, 18°59' S, 37°47' W, MD55 sta. CB70, 1540– 1550 m; 26–27 May 1987. Collectors: P. Bouchet, J.H. Leal and B. Métivier. Preservation: Dry. Remarks: Former MNHN, Paris.Published as part of Cavallari, Daniel C., Dornellas, Ana Paula S. & Simone, Luiz Ricardo L., 2016, Second annotated list of type specimens of molluscs deposited in the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil, pp. 1-59 in European Journal of Taxonomy 213 on pages 40-41, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2016.213, http://zenodo.org/record/384012
Recent advances in nonlinear optimization and equilibrium problems: a tribute to Marco D'Apuzzo
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