78 research outputs found
Viajante - antropólogo : a narrativa de Paolo Mantegazza (1831-1910)
No full textA partir de uma perspectiva histórico-antropológica, focada nos escritos de Paolo Mantegazza (1831-1910), pretende-se entender em que e como se aproximam e se diferenciam a produção de relatos de viagem e os trabalhos etnográficos. Objetiva-se: a) analisar a fabricação do relato de viagem e do trabalho etnográfico focalizando no contexto, forma e conteúdo desta produção; b) pesquisar e problematizar as noções de ciência e cultura presentes nos dois modelos de pensamento-escritura; c) relacionar o trabalho do autor, Paolo Mantegazza, às discussões estabelecidas pela Antropologia Aplicada, contribuindo para uma perspectiva histórica dessa problemática. Este trabalho se concentra em três obras de Mantegazza, localizadas em meados do século XIX: “Viajes por el Río de La Plata y el interior de la Confederación Argentina” (1867); “Fisiologia do Amor” (1873) e “O Amor dos Homens: ensaio de uma etnologia do amor” (1886).From an anthropological-historical perspective, focused on early writings of Paolo Mantegazza (1831-1910), the aim of the present study is to understand where and how his theories are either travel accounts and/or ethnographic work‟s. This work aims to: a) analyze the text construction of travel and ethnographic narrative; b) investigate and problematize the notions of science and culture present in both models of thinking and writing; c) relate the work of this author, Paolo Mantegazza, to current Applied Anthropology, contributing with a historical perspective to this discussion. The work is focused on three works by Mantegazza, from the mid-nineteenth century: "Viajes por el Río de La Plata y el interior la Confederación Argentina" (1867), "Physiology of Love" (1873) and "The Love of Men" (1886)
A sequel to Cuore? De Amicis and Mantegazza, the story of a literary feud
No full textA partire dalla consultazione di materiali inediti, l’articolo intende ricostruire il rapporto dello scienziato Paolo Mantegazza, autore di un seguito di Cuore intitolato Testa (1887), con Edmondo De Amicis: rapporto all’apparenza cordiale, segnato in realtà da mutue invidie. L’analisi delle lettere dell’editore Emilio Treves a Mantegazza offre inoltre dettagli utili a fare luce sulla storia editoriale del capolavoro deamicisiano, sulla sua immediata ricezione, nonché sulla progettazione di una continuazione del volume.Based on unpublished material, this article aims to reconstruct the relationship between the scientist Paolo Mantegazza, author of a sequel to Cuore entitled Testa (1887), and Edmondo De Amicis. Their relationship appeared friendly but was in fact marked by mutual envy. An analysis of the letters sent by the publisher Emilio Treves to Mantegazza also provides useful insights into the publishing history of De Amicis’s masterpiece, its immediate reception, and the planning of a follow-up volume
Il progetto per una Casa per Famiglie operaie in Milano dell’ingegner Emilio Mantegazza
No full textIl saggio indaga nei dettagli il quartiere residenziale operaio progettato nel 1877 dall’ingegner Emilio Mantegazza che lo presentò all’opinione pubblica attraverso la pubblicazione di un apposito piccolo volume. Oltre che fornire i riferimenti cronologici entro i quali si svolge l’azione mantegazziana, l’autore evidenzia i caratteri innovativi del quartiere progettato, che spaziano dalle dotazioni impiantistiche dei singoli appartamenti, alle relazioni con il contesto urbano e alla creazione di ambienti comunitari per la ricreazione, l’igiene personale e l’emancipazione culturale. Nel saggio, inoltre, non mancano riferimenti allo scenario di conoscenza delle abitazioni dei ceti meno abbienti milanesi e ai modelli esteri studiati da Mantegazza e introdotti nel suo progetto, tra i quali il Sistema Edwards per l’areazione delle camere da letto già diffuso in Inghilterra e, in maniera particolare, nelle abitazioni londinesi.The project for a House for Worker Families in Milan by engineer Emilio Mantegazza
The essay investigates in detail the residential worker district designed in 1877 by the engineer Emilio Mantegazza who presented it to the public through the publication of a special small volume. In addition to providing the chronological references the action of Mantegazza takes place within, the author highlights the innovative features of the designed neighborhood, which range from the installations of the individual apartments to the relationships with the urban context and the creation of common spaces for the playtime, personal hygiene and cultural emancipation. Moreover, in the essay there are references to the scenario of knowledge on the homes of the less wealthy Milan citizens and the foreign models studied by Mantegazza and introduced in his project, including the Edwards System for the water system of the latrines already widespread in England and , in particular, in London homes
Paolo Mantegazza (1831-1910) e a escrita scientífica do amor
No full textEste trabalho constitui uma análise histórico-antropológica de duas obras do médico, fisiólogo e antropólogo italiano Paolo Mantegazza (1831-1910). Trata-se, principalmente, de abordar o seu trabalho de escrita sobre o Amor. Pretende-se descrever como o autor, sobretudo em seu trabalho antropológico, introduz elementos à pesquisa do campo da sexualidade que não estavam na pauta de discussão de antropólogos que trabalhavam a partir do evolucionismo cultural; bem como as maneiras como Mantegazza apresenta certos problemas que serão longamente trabalhados por sexólogos e outros cientistas no decorrer dos séculos XX e XXI. Para isso, busca-se refletir em que medida seus argumentos estavam inseridos em um campo de conhecimento dividido entre as determinações da “natureza” e aquelas da “cultura” na classificação da vida social e que elementos de diferentes “ciências” o autor mobilizou para a formulação desses argumentos. A partir dessa discussão, intenciona-se problematizar uma forma específica do fazer antropológico no século XIX e a constituição da noção de evolucionismo tanto como um conceito fronteira quanto como uma ampla teoria que, junto ao Amor, tornaram possível dissertar sobre o sexo.This work is a historical-anthropological analysis of two books of the Italian physician, physiologist and anthropologist Paolo Mantegazza (1831-1910). It is intended to describe how the author, especially in his anthropological work, introduces elements of research in the field of sexuality that were not in the agenda of anthropologists who worked from the cultural evolution; well as the ways Mantegazza presents certain problems that are extensively worked by sexologists and other scientists over the XX and XXI centuries. For this, we seek to reflect the extent to which his arguments were entered in a field of knowledge shared between the determinations of "nature" and those of "culture" in the classification of social life and how elements of different "sciences" was mobilized for the author to the formulation of these arguments. From this discussion, it intends problematize a specific way of doing anthropology in the nineteenth century and the establishment of the notion of evolution both as a concept and as a wide border theory, next to Love, made possible speak about sex
"L’anno 3000" di Paolo Mantegazza. L’utopia scientifica al servizio del progresso coloniale
No full textThe novel L’anno 3000 by Paolo Mantegazza (1897) was linked with an English text translated into Italy in 1890, Looking Backward: 2000-1887 by Edward Bellamy. It was a text that at the time had an incredible success, and which was soon translated into several languages. In Bellamy’s book the travel is exclusively temporal, with a great attention from the author to the verisimilitude, since the protagonist, asleep through hypnosis, awakens in his own city several decades later, showing the differences with respect to his “normal” life. The novel by Mantegazza is different and the pretext of time travel, compared to Bellamy, is less credible: a couple, to celebrate their “fruitful marriage” five years after the “marriage of love”, decides to take a trip through Europe and Asia to Andropolis, a giant megalopolis at the foot of the Himalayas. The trip is an opportunity to present to the reader the different aspects of the cities visited, according to a rigid and rather common scheme that sees in the classics of utopian literature the major antecedents, from Tommaso Campanella to Thomas More passing through Jonathan Swift, especially with regard to employment irony. Each crossed city is analyzed according to one or more utopian aspects, obviously following the scientific suggestions of the author. In opposition to the socialist utopia of Bellamy, inspired by the Marxist theories, Mantegazza proposes an operation sometimes parodistic where the optimism of the colleague is constantly challenged. The only element that, according to the author, could lead humanity to a real improvement of their living conditions is blind trust in progress and in science, through all its forms, in particular demographic control, pharmacology, and its applications to the conception and genetics
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No full textGlobal existence and stability for the modified Mullins–Sekerka and surface diffusion flow<sup>†</sup>
No full textIn this survey we present the state of the art about the asymptotic behavior and stability of the modified Mullins–Sekerka flow and the surface diffusion flow of smooth sets, mainly due to E. Acerbi, N. Fusco, V. Julin and M. Morini. First we discuss in detail the properties of the nonlocal Area functional under a volume constraint, of which the two flows are the gradient flow with respect to suitable norms, in particular, we define the strict stability property for a critical set of such functional and we show that it is a necessary and sufficient condition for minimality under W2,p–perturbations, holding in any dimension. Then, we show that, in dimensions two and three, for initial sets sufficiently “close” to a smooth strictly stable critical set E, both flows exist for all positive times and asymptotically “converge” to a translate of E.Applied Probabilit
On-Line Data-Based Load Classification in Narrow-Track Vehicles
No full textIn automotive applications, the knowledge of the vehicle load is a crucial factor that can bring significant improvement on safety and performance, e.g. in ABS or semiactive suspensions control. In narrow-track vehicles, this aspect is even more important, considering that the mass variation - w.r.t to the vehicle one - is higher than in standard vehicles. The objective of this work is to present an on-line data-based mass classifier based on inertial sensors only. The effectiveness of the approach is assessed on experimental data taken from a real vehicle
The Art of Taking a Wife
No full textPaolo Mantegazza's The Art of Taking a Wife is a sincere, dispassionate, and often controversial guide that treats marriage as the gravest and most intricate problem of life. The author champions marriage as the most honest, healthy, and ideal mode of loving, contrasting it with venal love and seduction, yet he cautions against the prevailing societal corruption where hypocrisy reigns and financial considerations often supplant genuine affection. Mantegazza urges the thoughtful man to approach selecting a wife with the utmost scrutiny, recommending the use of eyes, a microscope, and a telescope—that is, careful observation, detailed analysis of character, and prophetic vision for the future—to solve the problem correctly. The book meticulously explores critical elements like age discrepancies, physical and intellectual compatibility, and financial balance, using vivid anecdotes to illustrate the potential for domestic "Hell," "Purgatory," or "Paradise." Ultimately, it is a passionate call for honest and well-considered matrimony, asserting that while mistakes may happen, happiness is best secured by deep reflection and maintaining a clear conscience, supported by the safeguard of divorce.Paolo Mantegazza’nın kaleme aldığı The Art of Taking a Wife (Eş Seçme Sanatı), evliliği hayatın en karmaşık ve kritik sorunlarından biri olarak ele alan, dürüst ve yer yer tartışmalı bir rehberdir. Yazar, modern toplumda sevginin üç yolunu—satın alınmış sevgi, baştan çıkarma/şiddet ve evlilik—karşılaştırarak, ahlaki ilerlemeye inananlar için evliliğin en onurlu, sağlıklı ve ideal yol olduğunu savunur. Ancak bu yolu seçenleri, özellikle ekonomik baskıların ve toplumsal ikiyüzlülüğün evliliği yozlaştırdığı konusunda uyarır. Kitap, eş seçiminde acelecilikten kaçınılmasını, dış görünüşten öte, kişinin karakterinin, ailesinin ve arkadaşlarının mikroskopla incelenmesi gerektiğini öğütler. Evlilikte yaş, sağlık, finansal denge ve düşünce/duygu uyumu gibi unsurların önemini ayrıntılı örneklerle anlatır. Mantegazza, okuyucuyu evliliğin getirebileceği "Cehennem", "Araf" ve "Cennet" durumlarına dair gerçekçi sahnelerle yüzleştirerek, her zaman derinlemesine düşünme ve vicdanla hareket etme çağrısı yapar ve evlilik bağının onurunu güvence altına almak için boşanma yasasının gerekliliğini vurgular
Improving Zonisamide Manufacturing: Insights into Stereochemistry and Mechanisms for Continuous Optimization
No full textZonisamide is a heterocyclic sulfonamide widely employed as anticonvulsant. In this work, we report an efficient process for the preparation of zonisamide, obtained in a six-step synthesis from phenyl salicylate with an overall 31% yield. The key step is represented by a base-promoted intramolecular rearrangement of a β-ketosultone oxime, leading to the concomitant formation of the benzisoxazole ring and of the exocyclic sulfonic group. This intriguing transformation is investigated with a combination of analytical techniques (NMR, HRMS, PXRD), leading to a preliminary mechanistic proposal
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