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L'obbligo di obbedire al diritto
2013
Esercizi di confutazione su eutanasia e suicidio assistito
2013
In this article, I will offer a definition of active euthanasia, of passive euthanasia and of physician-assisted suicide. Secondly, because I believe in the value of individual autonomy, I will confutate some arguments adduced against the legalization of voluntary euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide. In particular, five arguments. The slippery slope argument, the perfectionist moral argument, the theological argument, the patients’ vulnerability argument, the life’s sacred value argument.
MANGANELLI SCONCLUSIONATO. UN CONVEGNO A PALERMO
2022
Il contributo illustra il carattere scientifico del convegno organizzato a Palermo il 19-20 maggio 2022 e passa in rassegna i singoli saggi dei relatori ospiti del convegno, inquadrandoli nelle varie linee di poetica dello scrittore e valorizzandone gli aspetti di originalità nel contesto degli studi su Manganelli
Ricerca della verità e crescita interiore. Il percorso letterario e umano di Christoph Martin Wieland (Biberach 1733-Weimar 1813).
2020
Il saggio si prefigge di indagare, nel contesto del dibattito culturale e filosofico del tempo, l'evoluzione e le costanti del pensiero wielandiano relativamente agli strumenti di cui l'uomo dispone nella ricerca della verità, e relativamente a possiiblità e limiti della crescita individuale.
Tra idealità e progetto. La politica democratica e il suo oltre
2022
The article examines the foundations of democracy, showing the link between ethics and politics, between political action and the spiritual dimension. It also focuses on the difference between the individualistic political model and the community model
Maximizing versus satisficing in the digital age: Disjoint scales and the case for “construct consensus”
2018
Abstract A question facing us today, in the new and rapidly evolving digital age, is whether searching for the best option – being a maximizer – leads to greater happiness and better outcomes than settling on the first good enough option found – or “satisficing.” Answers to this question inform behavioural insights to improve well-being and decision-making in policy and organizational settings. Yet, the answers to this fundamental question of measurement of the happiness of a maximizer versus a satisficer in the current psychological literature are: 1) conflicting; 2) anchored on the use of the first scale published to measure maximization as an individual-difference, and 3) unable to descr…
The Decision Making Tendency Inventory: A new measure to assess maximizing, satisficing, and minimizing
2015
Abstract We introduce the Decision Making Tendency Inventory (DMTI), a new scale for measuring the decision-making tendencies to maximize, to satisfice, and to minimize. The scale has promising psychometric properties. Our findings show that the revealed tendencies are independent from each other and from the specific decision-making domain. Each factor is differently related to a set of indices of well-being and functioning, suggesting intriguing considerations regarding the distinctive characteristics of maximizing, satisficing, and minimizing. The DMTI extends previous research on maximizing and might contribute to explain the inconsistent results in the literature. Directions for future…
Age-associated changes in circulatory fatty acids: new insights on adults and long-lived individuals
2022
Long-lived individuals (LLIs) are considered an ideal model to study healthy human aging. Blood fatty acid (FA) profile of a cohort of LLIs (90–111 years old, n = 49) from Sicily was compared to adults (18–64 years old, n = 69) and older adults (65–89 years old, n = 54) from the same area. Genetic variants in key enzymes related to FA biosynthesis and metabolism were also genotyped to investigate a potential genetic predisposition in determining the FA profile. Gas chromatography was employed to determine the FA profile, and genotyping was performed using high-resolution melt (HRM) analysis. Blood levels of total polyunsaturated FA (PUFA) and total trans-FA decreased with age, while the lev…
Approfondimenti di fisiopatologia generale in dermatologia professionale
2012
Individualismo, benessere, epistemologia. Spunti di modernità in alcuni scritti inediti di Francesco Ferrara ed Emerico Amari
2005
Articolo che presenta i risultati del gruppo Sicilia all'interno della ricerca nazionale "Archivi storici degli economisti" finanziata dal Miur 2001 e diretta dalla prof.ssa L. Costabile. La Società italiana degli economisti ha finanziato la ricerca e ha ospitato l'articolo in una sezione della propria rivista.