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Il male della banalità 

Pubblicato il 10 Marzo 2026 da Redazione

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18317575

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Giuseppe Longo

Centre Cavaillès, République des Savoirs, CNRS e Ecole Normale Supérieure de Paris (giuseppe.longo@ens.fr; orcid.org/0000-0003-1498-4883).

 

 

The Evil of Banality

Abstract: We explore the relevance of a dual phenomenon to that analyzed by H. Arendt: the rise of banality, foreign to any reasoning or deeper analysis, which creates a pervasive evil in various social dynamics and knowledge. A brief digression will allow us to see how “scientism” promotes, contrary to science, technosciences that present themselves without limits. By contrast, the analysis is conducted by developing a brief parallel with the ideas of two great thinkers in … Continua a leggere

Pubblicato in NUMERO 19, Varia | Lascia un commento

Ad uso pratico: la funzione dell’exemplar nell’Etica di Spinoza 

Pubblicato il 10 Marzo 2026 da Redazione

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18317610

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Andrea Moresco

Alma Mater Studiorium – Università di Bologna (andrea.moresco2@unibo.it)

 

 

For practical use: the function of the exemplar in Spinoza’s Ethics

Abstract: This article examines the notion of the exemplar in Spinoza›s Ethics, highlighting its transformation from a metaphysical ideal to a practical tool of reason. While the exemplar is dismissed in Part I as an inadequate idea rooted in finalism and imagination, it is reintroduced in Part IV as a model of human nature (exemplar humanae naturae) serving an ethical function. The author argues that this model is a content of reason (an … Continua a leggere

Pubblicato in NUMERO 19, Varia | Lascia un commento