S. Tommaso occupa un posto di enorme importanza nella Storia della Metafisica. Ma la sua è una dottrina originale, o una rielaborazione della metafisica aristotelica e di quella neoplatonica? Per rispondere a questa domanda il P. Battista Mondin, con il suo solito stile chiaro ed essenziale, nella Prima Parte del volume presenta le principali interpretazioni della metafisica di S. Tommaso; nella seconda espone approfonditamente le caratteristiche e le grandi ricchezze della concezione metafisica dell'Aquinate, nei suoi vari aspetti: Tommaso (...) e la metafisica aristotelica; le proprietà della metafisica; la conoscenza dell'essere; il linguaggio antologico di Tommaso; la metafisica dell'essere e la sua struttura ontologica; l'analisi delle cinque vie per conoscere l'esistenza di Dio; i nomi divini e il problema dell'analogia, i trascendentali, la creazione e la provvidenza. (shrink)

Dizionario che comprende più di 700 voci e temi estratti dal pensiero di san Tommaso d’Aquino. Per ogni voce si traccia, innanzitutto, lo sviluppo del pensiero precedente a Tommaso per far capire l’originalità e la novità del suo contributo, e poi si espone in modo esauriente il suo pensiero, attingendo da tutte le sue opere, e in particolare dal Commento alle Sentenze e dalla Somma Teologica. Un ottimo primo libro alla scoperta di questo grande autore, insieme a La Somma Teologica (...) in Compendiodi Giuseppe Barzaghi. (shrink)

1. Dalle origini fino a Vico -- 2. Da Kant ai giorni nostri.

En nuestro mundo global e interconectado, mueren miles de personas intentando cruzar las fronteras. Los hechos sucedidos con pocos días de diferencia en Texas y en Melilla durante el mes de junio del 2022, nos recuerdan los daños exorbitantes que producen la exclusión y las restricciones a la movilidad de un sector de la población. Este trabajo abordará estas problemáticas a partir de una reflexión derridiana que se desplazará entre los tópicos del duelo y la hospitalidad siguiendo la pregunta por (...) el lugar. Así, se intentará dar cuenta de que la experiencia del no-lugar en la que ‘tienen lugar’ las muertes en las fronteras, nos exige dejarnos interpelar por estas últimas y, más allá de la idea de duelo, hacerles lugar de acuerdo con diversas modalidades. (shrink)

Desde fines del siglo pasado, hemos sido testigos del pronunciado proceso de transformación, dispersión y heterogeneización que ha afectado a las fronteras contemporáneas. Este fenómeno ha suscitado la proliferación de numerosos trabajos que han procurado entenderlo a partir de diversas categorías pertenecientes al corpus conceptual foucaultiano. Este escrito se propone reunir algunas de estas líneas de investigación, mostrando la manera en que -nutriéndose ampliamente de los estudios desplegados en torno a la noción de seguridad- estas últimas han dado lugar a (...) análisis más o menos resignificadores del concepto moderno de la frontera, ligado a la idea del confín o delimitación del Estado nacional. (shrink)

Resumen Se ofrece una lectura de las posibles repercusiones que la caída de un meteorito era capaz de provocar en los habitantes de la Antigüedad y las interpretaciones que se realizaban en torno a dicho suceso, haciendo especial hincapié en las investigaciones llevadas a cabo sobre el impacto de uno en particular: el meteorito de Egospótamos, el cual, según los registros conocidos hasta el momento, colisionó con la Tierra en el año en el año 467 antes de nuestra era. Al (...) mismo tiempo, se destaca al pensador Anaxágoras que, debido a su curiosidad e interés científico y filosófico, ofreció explicaciones sobre los cuerpos celestes que lo diferenciaron del pensamiento colectivo de su época (motivo por el cual ha sido considerado por sus contemporáneos como aquel que predijo el impacto del meteorito), explicaciones que lo condenaron por impiedad. Abstract A reading is offered on the possible repercussions that the fall of a meteorite was capable of causing in the inhabitants of Antiquity and the interpretations that were made around this event, with special emphasis on the research carried out on the impact of one in particular: the meteorite of Aegospotami, which, according to the records known so far, collided with the earth in the year 467 before our era. At the same time, the sage Anaxagoras stands out, because of his curiosity and scientific and philosopher interest, offered explanations about the celestial bodies that differentiated him from the collective thought of his time, (the reason why he has been considered by his contemporaries as the one who predicted the meteorite impact), explanations that, sooner or later, ended up condemning him for impiety. (shrink)

This edited collection uses critical theory in order to understand the rise of the Alt-Right and the election of Donald Trump—and, in doing so, to assert the necessity and value of various disciplines within the humanities. While neoliberal mainstream culture has expressed shock at the seemingly expeditious rise of the Alt-Right movement and the outcome of the 2016 United States presidential election, a rich tradition of theory may not only explain the occurrence of this “phenomenon,” but may also chart an (...) alternative understanding of the movement, revealing the persistence of right-wing populism throughout the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Though the humanities have seen themselves undervalued and under attack in recent years, the historical and cultural contextualization of the current moment via theory is a means of reaffirming the value of the humanities in teaching the ever-important and multifaceted skill of critical literacy. This book re-affirms the humanities, particularly the study of literature, theory, and philosophy, through questions such as how the humanities can help us understand the here and now. (shrink)

Dedicata a interrogare le categorie di metafora, mito e modernità, la riflessione di Hans Blumenberg (1920-1996) è senz'altro una delle più inquiete, profonde e decisive del secondo Novecento. Il presente volume ne offre una serrata ricostruzione evolutiva, partendo da un'analisi della prima, inedita fase del suo pensiero, e descrivendone la trasformazione nel corso del primo ventennio (1946-1966). Mostrando come la sua indagine si sia sistematicamente nutrita di un confronto "corpo a corpo" con la storia del pensiero cristiano - Agostino, Pascal, (...) Kierkegaard -, vengono allora esplorate le radici teoriche profonde della tesi della legittimità dell'età moderna, quale contraccolpo conseguente all'entrata in crisi dell'assolutismo teologico di matrice agostiniana. Ne emerge così un'immagine nuova della proposta filosofica e antropologica di Blumenberg, in costante debito critico nei confronti della memoria cristiana della cultura occidentale, seppure ritrattata in prospettiva nietzschiana. (shrink)

Based on extensive research conducted by the authors, Reasoning and Sense Making in the Mathematics Classroom, Pre-K-Grade 2, is designed to help classroom teachers understand, monitor, and guide the development of students' reasoning and sense making about core ideas in elementary school mathematics. It describes and illustrates the nature of these skills using classroom vignettes and actual student work in conjunction with instructional tasks and learning progressions to show how reasoning and sense making develop and how instruction can support students (...) in that development. Students who can make sense of mathematical ideas can apply those ideas in problem solving, even in unfamiliar situations, and can use them as a foundation for future learning. Without them, students are reduced to rote learning, often experiencing frustration and failure. But what do reasoning and sense making during learning and teaching look like? Each chapter of Reasoning and Sense Making in the Mathematics Classroom, Pre-K-Grade 2 explores a different topic that young children encounter in mathematics, demonstrating with actual student work and classroom dialogue how their mathematical knowledge and reasoning ability move through "levels of sophistication" or learning progressions: After opening with a discussion of the nature of reasoning and sense making and their critical importance in developing mathematical thinking, chapter 1 examines how young students attempt to make sense of the concepts of place value and length measurement. Chapter 2 focuses on how early childhood instruction can engage students in mathematical reasoning while helping them construct a rich sense of number and operations. Chapter 3 identifies core algebraic ideas and shows how students can engage with these ideas in ways that not only deepen their understanding of arithmetic but also lays the foundation for the future study of algebra. Children's reasoning and sense making as they decompose and compose geometric shapes--including reasoning about area--is examined in chapter 4. The use of learning progressions to understand students' reasoning and to guide their sense making with appropriate teaching is also discussed. Not just a theoretical discussion, the book also provides specific suggestions for related instructional activities for each topic. Supplementary online resources can be accessed at NCTM's More4U website. Reasoning and Sense Making in the Mathematics Classroom, Pre-K-Grade 2 will be a valuable and practical addition to your professional library. (shrink)