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On the myriad mathematical traditions of ancient greece
2002
To exert one’s historical imagination is to plunge into delicate deliberations that involve personal judgments and tastes. Historians can and do argue like lawyers, but their arguments are often made on behalf of a picture of the past, and these historical images obviously change over time. Why should the history of mathematics be any different? When we imagine the world of ancient Greek mathematics, the works of Euclid (Heath 1926), Archimedes (Heath 1897b), and Apollonius (Heath 1897a) easily spring to mind. Throughout most of the twentieth century, our dominant image of Greek mathematical traditions has been shaped by the high standards of rigor and creative achievement that are purporte…
Biopolitics in the Political Thought of Classical Greece
2016
This article deals with biopolitics in classical Greek thought. Its aim is to demonstrate that biopolitics is not a distinctively modern phenomenon. It is as old a phenomenon as western political thought itself. Focusing on Aristotle’s Politics as well as Plato’s Republic and Laws, I argue that the politico-philosophical categories of classical thought were already biopolitical categories. In their books on politics, Plato and Aristotle do not only deal with all the central topics of biopolitics (sexual intercourse, marriage, pregnancy, childcare, public health, education, population, and so forth) from the political point of view but for them these topics are the very keystone of politics …
La mediazione o la difficile arte di mettere d’accordo nella Grecia antica. Cosa dire e come dirlo
2017
Conflict resolution always follows the same pattern, whether on an interpersonal or social level or between cities. This paper aims at illustrating the general patterns and at identifying some means of communication with the parties, both in terms of content and in terms of relationship. Regarding the content of the mediation, the following issues will be adressed: the reasons for the resolution, the appeal to a positive relationship between the parties and the mediator himself, the appeal to ‘collaborative individualism’, and the construction of a deep bond between the parties. Concerning relationships, the following issues will be discussed: the importance of a respectful attitude, the ro…
Costruzioni discorsive sull’Europa e sui rapporti tra continenti nell’antichità greca
2019
L’articolo studia le retoriche cui sono state sottoposte le identità rappresentate dai continenti. Viene mostrato così che la mitica parentela originaria ha dato luogo ora ad un legame di solidarietà tra i popoli che occupano l’una o l’altra zona geografica, ora ad una giustificazione delle pretese imperialistiche di un popolo su un altro. Si mostra altresì che i confini tra i continenti vengono presentati, a seconda del punto di vista difensivo o aggressivo da cui se ne parla, ora come segni di una ‘architettura’ naturale di cui si pretende il rispetto, ora come ostacoli da superare in nome dell’amore della conoscenza che vuole esplorare l’ignoto o dell’addomesticamento di ciò che è selvag…
Διαλεκτικές κατασκευές για την Ευρώπη και για τις σχέσεις ανάμεσα σε ηπείρους στην ελληνική αρχαιότητα
2020
L’articolo studia le retoriche cui sono state sottoposte le identità rappresentate dai continenti. Viene mostrato così che la mitica parentela originaria ha dato luogo ora ad un legame di solidarietà tra i popoli che occupano l’una o l’altra zona geografica, ora ad una giustificazione delle pretese imperialistiche di un popolo su un altro. Si mostra altresì che i confini tra i continenti vengono presentati, a seconda del punto di vista difensivo o aggressivo da cui se ne parla, ora come segni di una ‘architettura’ naturale di cui si pretende il rispetto, ora come ostacoli da superare in nome dell’amore della conoscenza che vuole esplorare l’ignoto o dell’addomesticamento di ciò che è selvag…
La enseñanza basada en preguntas : La ley de Ampère y el término de Maxwell
2020
Frecuentemente a los maestros de Física y de Matemáticas se les recomienda una enseñanza activa de estas áreas del conocimiento, que consiste en una interacción continua entre el maestro y el estudiante. Con una metáfora de un interrogatorio adecuado, se pretende mostrar al docente una manera de orientar al estudiante en su aprendizaje, motivándolo a recuperar conocimientos previos o causándole un conflicto cognitivo que lo lleve a reformular su aprendizaje. Esta manera de proceder didácticamente se ha llamado enseñanza basada en preguntas, cuya primera referencia histórica nos remite a la Grecia antigua. En este trabajo se presenta la enseñanza de la ley de Ampère con la generalización de …
Murals and tourism: heritage, politics and identity
2018
A decade ago, the well-read Latinist Pierre Vidal-Naquet (2001) assertively called attention to the fact that Ancient Greece welcomed thousands of travelers in search of Achilleś Tomb and other att...
The CO2 output from the Sperchios Basin area (central Greece): the role of hidden degassing from streams
2018
The Sperchios Basin is an actively spreading rift area with deeply rooted extensional faults and also a site of quaternary volcanic activity. Such geologic conditions favoured the formation of many hydrothermal systems, whose surface expressions are among the biggest thermal springs of the whole Greece. Degassing of deeply derived geogenic CO2 is highlighted by strong bubbling within the main pools of the springs. Flux measurements were made in the Thermopyles spring with the floating chamber method and results showed that bubbling gases in the spring release about 1 ton/day of CO2. The outgoing stream has a flow of more than 250 l/s of water rich in CO2 (about 16 mmol/l). Although no bubbl…
Travestirsi per Dioniso
2020
Starting from the definition of “performativity” and “gender parody” developed by Judith Butler, this paper aims to investigate the performative functions of male cross-dressing within the dynamics of social categorization in classical Athens. For this purpose I have adopted an eclectic hermeneutic toolbox, borrowing elements from Harvey Sacks’ Membership Categorization Analysis to René Girard’s scapegoat theory. Through the philological analysis of some literary representations of transvestism, such as Pentheus’ cross-dressing in Euripides’ "Bacchae", and the anthropological interpretation of the mythical-ritual complex relating to the effeminacy of Dionysus, my work focuses on the polyval…
Phillip II of Macedon: The First European. Asia and Europe as Political Concepts in Classical Greece
2021
El presente artículo tiene como objetivo analizar la evolución histórica y cultural de Europa y Asia como términos políticos en la Grecia clásica. Para ello, abordaremos fuentes de diversa índole como Esquilo, Heródoto, el escrito hipocrático Aires, aguas y lugares y el orador Isócrates. Partiremos de la equiparación inicial entre Europa (= Grecia) y Asia (= Persia) hasta alcanzar la propuesta de Isócrates de considerar a Filipo como un líder europeo. The aim of this paper is to analyse the historical and cultural evolution of Europe and Asia considered as a political terms in Classical Greece. In order to achieve this objective, we will address several primary sources such as Aeschylus’ Pe…