scholarly journals Sets, Set Sizes, and Infinity in Badiou's Being and Event

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tzuchien Tho
Keyword(s):  
Finite Sets ◽  
The Face ◽  
Mathematical Ontology ◽  
The One ◽  
The Relationship

This paper argues that Cantorian transfinite cardinality is not a necessary assumption for the ontological claims in Badiou’s L’Être et l’Événement (Vol. 1). The necessary structure for Badiou’s mathematical ontology in this work was only the ordinality of sets. The method for reckoning the sizes of sets was only assumed to follow the standard Cantorian measure. In the face of different and compelling forms of measuring non-finite sets (following Benci and Di Nasso, and Mancosu), it is argued that Badiou’s project can indeed accommodate this pluralism of measurement. In turn, this plurality of measurement implies that Badiou’s insistence on the “subtraction of the one”, the move to affirm the unconditioned being of the “inconsistent multiple”, results in the virtuality of the one, a pluralism of counting that further complicates the relationship between the one and the multiple in the post-Cantorian era.

scholarly journals Editorial

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 5-10
Author(s):  
Michele Nicoletti
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Political Philosophy ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
The Other ◽  
Italian Journal ◽  
The Face ◽  
Political Communities ◽  
The One ◽  
Migratory Movements ◽  
The Relationship

In introducing the inspiration behind and aims of the new Rivista Italiana di Filosofia Politica (Italian Journal of Political Philosophy), launched by the Italian Society for Political Philosophy, this editorial explores the relationship between politics and philosophy. As does all philosophy, political philosophy arises from the desire to understand what is new and to question existing reality. Political philosophy is thus political in a twofold sense: on the one hand, it is an act of freedom vis-à-vis existing power or knowledge, and, on the other, it is an attempt to establish social relations based on discursive reasoning, and on open participatory mechanisms for decision-making. This dual political attitude is ever more vital in the face of challenges to contemporary societies, such as climate change, migratory movements, dramatic inequalities, and the apparatus of surveillance. Eschewing a philosophy of distraction and non-engagement, political philosophy (and this Journal) endorses the idea of another, “more civic”, philosophy, one which is committed to the opening of new spaces of personal and collective freedom. This Journal intends to nurture the dialogue between Italian and international philosophical-political communities, showing the richness of Italian discussion, and highlighting some of the most authoritative international scholars. 

Editorial

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 11-16
Author(s):  
Michele Nicoletti
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Political Philosophy ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
The Other ◽  
Italian Journal ◽  
The Face ◽  
Political Communities ◽  
The One ◽  
Migratory Movements ◽  
The Relationship

In introducing the project of the Rivista Italiana di Filosofia Politica (Italian Journal of Political Philosophy), launched by the Italian Society for Political Philosophy, this editorial explores the relationship between politics and philosophy. As with philosophy itself, political philosophy arises from the desire to understand what is new and to question existing reality. Political philosophy is thus political in a twofold sense: on the one hand, it is an act of freedom vis-à-vis existing power or knowledge, and, on the other, it is an attempt to establish social relations based on discursive rationality, and on open participatory mechanisms for decision-making. This dual political attitude is even more essential in the face of challenges to contemporary societies, such as climate change, migratory movements, dramatic inequalities, and the apparatus of surveillance. Avoiding the risk of a “philosophy of distraction or non-engagement”, political philosophy (and this Journal) endorses the idea of another, “more civic”, philosophy, one which is committed to the opening of new spaces of personal and collective freedom. This Journal intends to nurture the dialogue between Italian and international philosophical-political communities, showing the richness of Italian discussion, and highlighting some of the most authoritative international scholars. 

Navigating the Regulatory Environment in American Urban Areas

2020 ◽  
pp. 47-71
Author(s):  
Matthew Lehnert ◽  
Isabelle Nilsson ◽  
Neil Reid
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Other ◽  
Neighborhood Revitalization ◽  
Zoning Regulations ◽  
The Face ◽  
The One ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
American Cities

The impressive growth in the number of craft breweries in the United States has created both opportunities and challenges for municipalities. On the one hand, it is evident that craft breweries can add to the diversity of the urban fabric and contribute in a meaningful way to neighborhood vitality and, in the case of distressed areas, to neighborhood revitalization. On the other hand, zoning regulations in many municipalities have not been particularly accommodating. Craft breweries pose a challenge to municipalities, as their businesses represent a hybrid of restaurant, manufacturer, and entertainment. To capitalize on the growing popularity of craft breweries, municipalities have been changing their zoning ordinances. In this chapter, we examine the relationship between craft breweries and zoning in three American cities. We seek to highlight the differences and similarities that craft breweries face in seeking optimal locations, in the face of zoning challenges.

scholarly journals PER UNA STORIA DI DUE SECOLI DEL LOMBARDO E DI 150 ANNI DEL POLITECNICO

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Silvestri
Keyword(s):  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Driving Force ◽  
General Idea ◽  
The Political ◽  
Cultural Conditions ◽  
National Movements ◽  
The Face ◽  
The One ◽  
Xix Century ◽  
The Relationship

The focus of this essay is on the relationship in Italy between scientific and technical culture on the one hand and “economic Risorgimento” on the other hand (the latter to be understood as the condition and the driving force of the “political Risorgimento”). In the first part this relationship is shown to be linked to the more general idea of bringing Italy back into “modern European civilization”, which in the first half of the XIX century was expressed both in heightened technological innovation and production, and in the rise of national movements for emancipation and independence. In the second part of the essay the measures are considered which were taken by the ruling classes after Unification in the face of remarkable difficulties and resistances. Thanks to such measures, the cultural conditions were created which enabled the subsequent industrial take-off between the XIX and XX century.

scholarly journals The Memoirist against History: Nabokov’s Speak, Memory as the (re)negotiation of a literary form at the intersection of personal experience and historical narrative

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 28-46
Author(s):  
Michael Sala
Keyword(s):  
Personal Experience ◽  
Literary Form ◽  
Historical Narrative ◽  
Sense Making ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
The Face ◽  
Literary Memoir ◽  
The One ◽  
The Relationship

Nabokov’s Speak, Memory is a literary memoir that negotiates the relationship between history and personal experience by illuminating one end of a spectrum of authoritative effects that range from artifice to spontaneity. In using play to leverage and highlight the tension between the artifice of a work of literature and the spontaneity of personal expression (or sense making on an individual level,) and by implicating both reader and writer within that tension, it demonstrates how literary memoir can negotiate its relationship to its genre. There are thus two forms of negotiation at work in Speak, Memory, the one between artifice and spontaneity, the other between individual experience and historical narrative. In this way, by using play to invite the reader into the interpretative act, Nabokov emphasises the role of artifice in the autobiographical project, and, by doing so, stakes out a claim for the literary autobiographical writer in the face of historical narrative.

India: Soldier–Civilian Alliance in a Democratic Context

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anshu N. Chatterjee
Keyword(s):  
Political Competition ◽  
Colonial Rule ◽  
Military Studies ◽  
External Threats ◽  
Institutional Structures ◽  
The Face ◽  
The One ◽  
The Military ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Modern Nation State

What role does India’s military play in its politics? India’s military is one of the largest in the world, with a budget that mirrors its enormity. It is a busy force, having fought five wars since 1947 and having managed persistent insurgencies in India’s northeast and the one in Kashmir since the 1990s. Prevailing studies on its role in India’s institutional structures often characterize it as a body external to the governance of a diverse, and at times perplexing, developing democracy that only intervenes when called on. Its comparatively lower underfunding to its main external threats and exclusion from strategic planning draws a significant amount of scholarly interest that seeks to explain this professional stance of India’s armed sentinels. The focus of such studies on the regulating mechanisms and the lack of resources available for the forces contextualized by India’s external challenges, which often produce institutional anxiety, blur an understanding of the military’s influence on politics in India. Instead, the question of what role the military plays in India’s politics requires an inquiry into the collaborative linkages that were initiated at the end of colonial rule, when the civilian authorities and the military elite acknowledged each other’s importance in the consolidation of a modern nation-state. Although fear of the guardians guided some initial safeguards by the new civilian authorities, the relationship that emerged soon after reflected extensive collaboration in the face of external and internal threats, which is often ignored in India’s civil–military studies. A closer inquiry into the mutuality of the decision making during selected conflicts brings to fore an understanding of the institutional insight that has allowed the military to influence resource management, participate in governance, and shape political competition in a democratic context.

scholarly journals CULTURA TECNICO-SCIENTIFICA E RISORGIMENTO “ECONOMICO”

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlo G. Lacaita
Keyword(s):  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Driving Force ◽  
General Idea ◽  
The Political ◽  
Cultural Conditions ◽  
National Movements ◽  
The Face ◽  
The One ◽  
Xix Century ◽  
The Relationship

The focus of this essay is on the relationship in Italy between scientific and technical culture on the one hand and “economic Risorgimento” on the other hand (the latter to be understood as the condition and the driving force of the “political Risorgimento”). In the first part this relationship is shown to be linked to the more general idea of bringing Italy back into “modern European civilization”, which in the first half of the XIX century was expressed both in heightened technological innovation and production, and in the rise of national movements for emancipation and independence. In the second part of the essay the measures are considered which were taken by the ruling classes after Unification in the face of remarkable difficulties and resistance. Thanks to such measures, the cultural conditions were created which enabled the subsequent industrial take-off between the XIX and XX century.

scholarly journals Arte no espaço público: Sobre as relações entre as perspectivas artísticas e as expectativas das políticas de desenvolvimento urbano

GeoTextos ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Lossau
Keyword(s):  
Public Art ◽  
Development Policy ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Economic Restructuring ◽  
Economic Base ◽  
Urban Crisis ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Face ◽  
The One ◽  
The Relationship

Com a globalização, agravou-se a crise estrutural pública. Para melhorar a competitividade urbana, as políticas de desenvolvimento local visam a uma melhoria da qualidade de vida das cidades. Nesse contexto, o potencial intrínseco às práticas artísticas é cada vez mais lembrado como estratégia. A arte no espaço público deve contribuir para fortalecer a identidade e o reconhecimento das particularidades das cidades. Pelo menos é isso que desejam os atores envolvidos na esfera política local; também as pesquisas urbanas tendem a discutir a arte pública a partir de pontos de vista racionais e objetivos. Questiona-se aqui, se essa racionalidade objetiva e instrumental seria a mais adequada para a análise da produção artística nos espaços públicos urbanos. Com esse pano de fundo, este artigo busca analisar as práticas e os pontos de vista dos artistas engajados nesse tipo de produção. A partir de entrevistas qualitativas com artistas em duas cidades escocesas, busca-se compreender como as perspectivas artísticas se coadunam ou não com as expectativas colocadas pelas políticas de desenvolvimento urbano. Dessa forma, objetiva-se ampliar a compreensão para a problemática proposta, evidenciando o potencial das práticas artísticas e os efeitos que as obras de arte podem provocar (ou não) no espaço público das cidades. Abstract PUBLIC ART. ON THE RELATIONS OF ARTISTS’ PERSPECTIVES AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY EXPECTATION S In the face of global economic restructuring, culture-led regeneration and development has gained a key role in strategies to deal with the urban crisis. With city authorities competing globally to foster their cities’ images, public art programmes are increasingly touted as interventions capable of achieving a wide range of social and cultural outcomes, thus helping to provide a new economic base in postindustrial settings. As a consequence, urban theorists have come to discuss public art mainly in strategic or instrumental terms. It can be asked, however, whether such a perspective is suitable to engage with the self-concerned and idiosyncratic nature of much artistic practices. Against this background, this paper attempts at exploring the specific rationality of artists who engage with the urban realm. Departing from qualitative interviews with artists working in Scotland, the relationship between artistic perspectives, on the one hand, and expectations of city authorities, on the other hand, will be discussed. By doing so, a more circumspect understanding of public art in the context of urban development can be achieved.

scholarly journals An Approach to 18th Century American Exploration Using Automatic Correspondence Analysis

AWARI ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario Lucas Kiektik ◽  
Andres Lucas García Fiorini
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Text Mining ◽  
Correspondence Analysis ◽  
18Th Century ◽  
The Face ◽  
The One ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Analysis Of Social Networks

The relationship between America and Europe has been characterized by asymmetry. Towards the end of the 18th century, in the face of the English boom, the Spanish crown began a series of reforms, including sponsoring scientific expeditions. Among them is the one directed by José Celestino Mutis. This work, which mainly uses text mining techniques and analysis of social networks, addresses the understanding of this exploratory project, its motives, difficulties, and consequences, through the automated study of the epistolary file of the aforementioned scientist during the period 1760- 1808. The results of the processing and interpretation were put in relation to the known antecedents, regarding the author's interests, type of relationships, and resources that he implemented to carry out his project and how this was expressed in the correspondence.

scholarly journals Learning to Classify the Consumer Confidence Indicator (in Portugal)

Economies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 125
Author(s):  
António Bento Caleiro
Keyword(s):  
Unemployment Rate ◽  
Classification Trees ◽  
Threshold Value ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Consumer Confidence ◽  
Subjective Character ◽  
Confidence Levels ◽  
The Face ◽  
The One ◽  
The Relationship

The literature paid some attention, some time ago, to the relationship that, supposedly, should exist between the level of consumer confidence and the unemployment rate. This relationship is interesting, both from a scientific point of view, given the inherently subjective character of that level of confidence, but also from the point of view of economic policy, given the importance of the unemployment rate. In this article, that relationship is revisited, using learning models, namely regression and classification trees. Using, for example, the case of Portugal, the unemployment rate presents itself as an adequate classifier of the consumer confidence level. The use of classification trees shows that the separation between low and high values of the consumer confidence indicator is made from an adequate threshold value of the unemployment rate. The use of regression trees shows that the levels of consumer confidence are inversely related to the levels of the unemployment rate. In terms of policy lessons, this confirms that, in the face of economic crises, such as the one we are experiencing, in which confidence levels tend to fall and the unemployment rate increases, the relationship between these two variables cannot be ignored.

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