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Immagine e illusione nel De rerum natura di Lucrezio
No full textNel presente saggio si indaga il modo in cui Lucrezio
tratta il fenomeno dell’illusione a partire da una prospettiva
atomista. In particolare, si spiega quali siano i fattori che determinano tale esperienza e le ragioni per cui il poeta ritiene
rilevante dedicare un esame approfondito a un aspetto in
fondo liminare della psicologia.
Il tema della distorsione sensitiva e mentale, infatti, sembra
rivestire un ruolo centrale nel quadro dell’analisi che Lucrezio
offre della visione e del pensiero nel quarto libro del De Rerum
Natura. Il poeta dedica una porzione consistente della sua
trattazione a illustrare casi di alterazione ottica o rappresentativa, cercando di mettere in luce i meccanismi fisiologici che ne sono alla base, le loro
caratteristiche epistemiche, le implicazioni affettive ed emotive
che comportano
Language Theory, Scientific Terminology, and Linguistic Controversies in Epicurus’ On Nature
No full textIn Book XXVIII of On Nature, Epicurus deals with epistemological issues related to the use of language. More specifically, he seems to be interested, on the one hand, in addressing the problem of errors that can emerge from the use of ordinary language in the philosophical sphere and, on the other, in indicating the most suitable tools and methods to justify this use, as well as to verify its correctness. The author, moreover, seems to be engaged in a double dialectical confrontation: firstly, he directly addresses his pupil Metrodorus, in a work of revision of previously held theories; secondly, he attacks the theories and linguistic practices of some non-Epicurean opponents. The aim of the present article will be to examine the nature and purpose of this confrontation in light of a broader examination of the various linguistic polemics present in other extant parts of On Nature. First we will examine some columns of Book XXVIII in which Epicurus engages in a dialectical confrontation with Metrodorus and his opponents. Second we will analyze some passages from other books of On Nature, namely II, XIV and, above all, XXV, which report other linguistic polemics in which Epicurus was involved. Finally we will try to show that a comparison with the other parts of On Nature helps to clarify the object, aim and nature of the polemic that runs through Book XXVIII. As we will try to show, this investigation can contribute to a more precise delineation of Epicurus’ theory of language and linguistic practice in the philosophical sphere, while perhaps also clarifying some notoriously problematic and widely debated aspects of his semantic theor
Ragione, fortuna e prosperità. L'incidenza della sorte sull'azione e la felicità. Aristotele, Fisica B 5, 197a25-32
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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 natura corporea delle immagini
No full textIl volume esami natura e funzione dell'immagine nel contesto delle psicologie materialiste antiche da Empedocle a Lucrezi
La comunicazione difficile : uno studio qualitativo sull'esperienza professionale del terapista occupazionale
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