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Partindo do pressuposto de que a violência é uma das principais chaves analíticas dos chamados "eventos traumáticos" do século XX e do fato de que a ditadura militar argentina (1976-1983) foi extremamente violenta, o artigo... more
We have found that a sparse version of the claim that alienated labor is a bad thing can inform a political morality without turning that morality into one which makes more comment on people's ends than the liberal can accept. We have... more
Arguing against the dominant developmental theories (e.g., Piaget, 1945; Vygotsky, 1978) stating that pretend play is limited to early childhood, we illustrate that pretend play is an adaptive human activity of adulthood as well as... more
Este trabajo está centrado en explorar las primeras hipótesis sobre una cultura de la discriminación en la niñez. Está concentrado en cinco capítulos en los que describo a profundidad el proceso de investigación de la pregunta ¿cómo... more
Retorykę od samych jej starożytnych początków pojmowano jako "mistrzynię nakłaniania", "sprawczynię perswazji", gr. peitho demiurgos (Lichański 1992: 11-55) i dlatego wiedza o argumentacji stanowiła zasadniczy komponent antycznych teorii... more
In view of the very different and even contradictory current uses of tópos in the field of literary criticism, my paper proposes to establish a valid definition of this old rhetorical and philosophical term, which very soon pervaded... more
The concept of topoi, the topics or commonplaces, has a long history with a long scholarly conversation. Multiple fields have engaged this conversation (Zompetti 2006). In this entry, however, the concept of topoi is restricted to the... more
This essay is an attempt to understand the reasons for the current crisis of musical aesthetics. It examines the function of this discipline as the mediator between philosophy and musicology, it inquires into its connections with the... more
Εισαγωγή στο βιβλίο 'Τέχνη Ρητορική', του Αριστοτέλη, έκδοση δίγλωσση, εισαγωγή μετάφραση σχόλια του Παντελή Μπασάκου, εκδ. Νήσος, Αθήνα, 2017.
I provide a survey of the contents of the works belonging to Aristotle's Organon in order to define their nature, in the light of his declared intentions and of other indications (mainly internal ones) about his purposes. No unifying... more
Analisi critico-testuale e letteraria delle versioni ebraica e greca del Salmo 90 e dei topoi che lo tramano.
The Sibyl theme seems to be very attractive for literature because of various reasons. First of all, the theme provides means to express a sublime awe of the future, and, in general terms, some deeper reflections on time and history.... more
Version anglaise dans PIPOAC 2, p. 149-172 ch. 6
Топосы и символы в поэтике Римского-Корсакова Римский-Корсаков неоднократно использовал слово «звукосозерцание» — взгляд на мир, выраженный в музы кальных звуках. Хотя он не претендовал на создание целостной системы музыкальной... more
This essay explores some aspects of the relation between philosophy and music. First, how music can inspire philosophy; second, how philosophy can inspire music. Mathematics as a middle term between music and philosophy, the idea of... more
This paper critically reviews phenomenological philosophy of the body in light of postmodern and postcolonial critiques of universalism. It aims to recast the notion of the lived body in plural rather than singular terms. It does so... more
Edward Snowden's disclosure of secret National Security Agency documents in 2013 was the most monumental leak of classified intelligence files in history. In the process of leaking the documents and sustaining their relevance in the... more
Como he demostrado en mi tesis doctoral, el perdón ejerció un importante papel en las estrategias políticas y legitimadoras de los soberanos omeyas andalusíes. En esta ocasión, haré un repaso de la institución del amān por ser una de las... more
Dividing the discipline’s metaphors between technical and conceptual is a reality not fully explored, nor I believe never noticed. In addition to the multidisciplinary relevance and general use of metaphors, metaphoric axioms, arguments... more
The aim of this research is to explore Right-Wing Populist (RWP) discourse by focusing on the case of the Spanish People’s Party (PP). Following the tradition of Critical Discourse Studies (CDS), I use a Discourse-Historical Approach... more
In another time when kingdoms created their dynasty’s iconic buildings, the architect and artisans took their ques from the reigning monarch. In our modern pluralistic society the free reign of ideas and opinions as to contexts and their... more
В статье предпринимается попытка связать логические топосы, риторические фигуры и синтаксические конструкции. В качестве материала использованы речи русских адвокатов эпохи золотого века русского судебного красноречия, т. е. конца... more