On the Virtue of Scientific Humility – Konrad Lorenz (1963)
I may claim that the contents of the preceding chapters are natural science: the recorded facts are verified, as far as it is possible to say of the results of a science as young as comparative ethology. Now, however, we
On the Virtue of Scientific Humility – Konrad Lorenz (1963)
I may claim that the contents of the preceding chapters are natural science: the recorded facts are verified, as far as it is possible to say of the results of a science as young as comparative ethology. Now, however, we
Society of the Spectacle – Guy Debord (1967)
Chapter 1 “Separation Perfected” But certainly for the present age, which prefers the sign to the thing signified, the copy to the original, representation to reality, the appearance to the essence… illusion only is sacred, truth profane. Nay, sacredness is
Society of the Spectacle – Guy Debord (1967)
Chapter 1 “Separation Perfected” But certainly for the present age, which prefers the sign to the thing signified, the copy to the original, representation to reality, the appearance to the essence… illusion only is sacred, truth profane. Nay, sacredness is
The Culture Industry: Enlightenment as Mass Deception – Theodor Adorno and Max Horkheimer (1944)
The sociological theory that the loss of the support of objectively established religion, the dissolution of the last remnants of pre-capitalism, together with technological and social differentiation or specialisation, have led to cultural chaos is disproved every day; for culture
The Culture Industry: Enlightenment as Mass Deception – Theodor Adorno and Max Horkheimer (1944)
The sociological theory that the loss of the support of objectively established religion, the dissolution of the last remnants of pre-capitalism, together with technological and social differentiation or specialisation, have led to cultural chaos is disproved every day; for culture
The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction – Walter Benjamin (1936)
Preface. When Marx undertook his critique of the capitalistic mode of production, this mode was in its infancy. Marx directed his efforts in such a way as to give them prognostic value. He went back to the basic conditions underlying
The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction – Walter Benjamin (1936)
Preface. When Marx undertook his critique of the capitalistic mode of production, this mode was in its infancy. Marx directed his efforts in such a way as to give them prognostic value. He went back to the basic conditions underlying
Come prendere il potere con la Scuola – Piero Calamandrei (Roma, Febbraio 1950)
Discorso pronunciato da Piero Calamandrei al III Congresso in difesa della Scuola nazionale di Roma. 11 febbraio 1950. Facciamo l’ipotesi, così astrattamente, che ci sia un partito al potere, un partito dominante, il quale però formalmente vuole rispettare la
Come prendere il potere con la Scuola – Piero Calamandrei (Roma, Febbraio 1950)
Discorso pronunciato da Piero Calamandrei al III Congresso in difesa della Scuola nazionale di Roma. 11 febbraio 1950. Facciamo l’ipotesi, così astrattamente, che ci sia un partito al potere, un partito dominante, il quale però formalmente vuole rispettare la
The Relativity of Space – Henri Poincaré (1897)
The Relativity of Space – Henri Poincaré (1897) 1. It is impossible to picture empty space. All our efforts to imagine pure space from which the changing images of material objects are excluded can only result in a representation in
The Relativity of Space – Henri Poincaré (1897)
The Relativity of Space – Henri Poincaré (1897) 1. It is impossible to picture empty space. All our efforts to imagine pure space from which the changing images of material objects are excluded can only result in a representation in
Qualities of success
the value of time the success of perseverance the pleasure of working the dignity of simplicity the worth of character the power of kindness the influence of example the obligation of duty the wisdom of economy the virtue of patience
Qualities of success
the value of time the success of perseverance the pleasure of working the dignity of simplicity the worth of character the power of kindness the influence of example the obligation of duty the wisdom of economy the virtue of patience
The Professional Suicide of a Recording Musician & Why I No Longer Give Away My Music
Propongo qui due articoli di Bob Ostertag relativi all’evoluzione del pensiero sulle Licenze Creative Commons e sul mercato dei media digitali. The Professional Suicide of a Recording Musician By Bob Ostertag In March 2006 I posted on
The Professional Suicide of a Recording Musician & Why I No Longer Give Away My Music
Propongo qui due articoli di Bob Ostertag relativi all’evoluzione del pensiero sulle Licenze Creative Commons e sul mercato dei media digitali. The Professional Suicide of a Recording Musician By Bob Ostertag In March 2006 I posted on
Mussolini fu più disastroso dei peggiori governi di oggi, e gli italiani sono ignoranti in materia
Premessa: il senso di questo articolo è che – oggi – non è più il caso di parlare di fascismo, comunismo e altre ideologie. Basta. Non è più il caso di fare a gara sul passato, ma di pensare al
Mussolini fu più disastroso dei peggiori governi di oggi, e gli italiani sono ignoranti in materia
Premessa: il senso di questo articolo è che – oggi – non è più il caso di parlare di fascismo, comunismo e altre ideologie. Basta. Non è più il caso di fare a gara sul passato, ma di pensare al