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La problematica natura onto-teologica del cosmo in Numenio di Apamea
No full textThe metaphysical system of Numenius of Apamea is structured according to an onto-theological hierarchy, which presents three levels of reality that Numenius calls “Gods”. Even though the role of the first and the second God is of paramount importance in the metaphysics of Numenius, the third God, which is also defined “cosmos”, has a troublesome ontological status. According to Numenius, the cosmos has “dianoetic thought” since his nature derives from the “encounter” of two metaphysical principles, the demiurge, and the matter. My investigation starts from the testimony of Proclus and then it focuses on Eusebius' Praeparatio Evangelica, in which he quotes directly some passages from the work on Numenius On the Good. My goal in this article is to show that Numenius conceives of the third God not as the cosmos in a material sense, but rather as the rational principle which rules the universe. In this respect, the discursive intellect and the divine nature of the cosmos seem to fit well together. The main question, however, concerns the possibility that Numenius understands the presence (or the identification) of the cosmos with a World Soul. My purpose is to show that even though Numenius does not define the third God explicitly as a “Soul”, its rational principle works as a Soul. Finally, I try to show that this conception of third God by Numenius lays the ground for the Plotinian concept of the Third Hypostasis
Structure and Relevance of the Aristotelian Critic toward the Eleatics (Ph. I 2–3)
No full textThe first book of the Aristotelian Physics may be considered as a sort of general introduction to the whole work. In particular, chapters 2 and 3 result very interesting for the foundation of the science of nature according to Aristotle; indeed, in these two chapters, the Stagirite criticizes the position of the Eleates Parmenides and Melissus. These two philosophers are considered as those who claim that change does not exist because the existence of the not-being is impossible to suppose. For this reason, since the Eleates deny that motion and change really exist, the refutation of their thesis results essential for the logical and ontological foundation of the Aristotelian science of nature. This paper wants to make light on the argumentations that Aristotle uses against Parmenides and Melissus. Indeed, since the Stagirite makes often use of his philosophical categories (like substance; the categories, the continuum and so on), it seems that his critics sound a little bit anachronistic. In many passages of the text is seems that Aristotle “simply” replace the presupposition of the Eleatic philosophy (i.e. the being is and not-being does not) with the thesis of the evidence of moving and plurality, in general. The aim of this contribution is to reflect on the critics present in Ph. I 2–3 in order to underline the importance of the Eleatic philosophy for the Aristotelian science of nature.The first book of the Aristotelian Physics may be considered as a sort of general introduction to the whole work. In particular, chapters 2 and 3 result very interesting for the foundation of the science of nature according to Aristotle; indeed, in these two chapters, the Stagirite criticizes the position of the Eleates Parmenides and Melissus. These two philosophers are considered as those who claim that change does not exist because the existence of the not-being is impossible to suppose. For this reason, since the Eleates deny that motion and change really exist, the refutation of their thesis results essential for the logical and ontological foundation of the Aristotelian science of nature. This paper wants to make light on the argumentations that Aristotle uses against Parmenides and Melissus. Indeed, since the Stagirite makes often use of his philosophical categories (like substance; the categories, the continuum and so on), it seems that his critics sound a little bit anachronistic. In many passages of the text is seems that Aristotle “simply” replace the presupposition of the Eleatic philosophy (i.e. the being is and not-being does not) with the thesis of the evidence of moving and plurality, in general. The aim of this contribution is to reflect on the critics present in Ph. I 2–3 in order to underline the importance of the Eleatic philosophy for the Aristotelian science of nature
Nuove considerazioni sul mosaico ‘dei pavoni’ della basilica paleocristiana di San Leucio (Canosa di Puglia, BAT)
No full textNel 2016 le pessime condizioni di conservazione del mosaico dell’abside ovest della basilica paleocristiana di San Leucio a Canosa hanno reso necessario un nuovo drastico intervento conservativo: il mosaico è stato staccato e rimontato all’interno dell’Antiquarium, mentre sul sito è stata collocata una serigrafia in alluminio. L’analisi del manufatto finalizzata alla realizzazione della serigrafia è stata l’occasione per un intervento di restituzione grafica che, avvalendosi anche di una inedita leggibilità del pavimento dovuta al recente restauro, ha permesso di ipotizzare una nuova ricostruzione della decorazione musiva
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
La prolungata trasfigurazione di Percy Bysshe Shelley (lezioni post-processuali per archeologi processualisti)
No full textThe drowning in front of the shores of Leghorn of the young british poet Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) with two companions, and
their funerals, have been the focus of a undeclared ideological conflict opposing the unorthodox life and views of the poet, his wife, family,
and circle of close friends, to the conservative attitudes of the british academy and the local italian catholic community. Several
sources of information (reports, narratives and memorial artworks) allow us to follow some steps of this long-lasting conflict of values.
This process eventually resulted in a heroization of Shelley and the absorption of his work in the national dome of english poetry, so
much for the poet’s progressist and even anarchist orientation. Eventually, the narrative provides a perfect example of the validity of
post-processualist claims that funerals and graves, rather than being “frozen frames” of the role of a individual in her/his society, are crucial
issues of social confrontation among sets of values and individual drives, a process extending well beyond the site and place of the
final burial. It is admitted that in archaeological terms, the excavation of his grave would reveal very little of this complicated contingency
and the manifold involved meanings. On the other hand, recomposing conflicts into the mainstream ideologies took two generations and
the production of major artworks (a famous painting and memorial sculptures) that completely falsified the historical truth of the events
Un medicus ocularius dalla via Appia alla “rete”
No full textOn a well-known online auction site, an inscribed slab appeared a short time ago. The inscription mentions a slave of the emperor Tiberius, who served in the Palace as medicus ocularius, to assist both the Court staff and, most likely, the emperor and his family. Interesting is the fact that our oculist is called Mantias and therefore he has a “stage name”, that of a famous doctor, a pupil of Erophilus of Alexandria, who made the first studies on the human eye. The place and the context of origin are unknown, but, thanks to the studies of Daniele Manacorda, some hypotheses can be made: the slab in fact is very similar to several inscribed slabs produced in Rome, with all probability in the workshop, which was on the via Appia
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