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Beyond Language
Emanuele Severino; Translated by Damiano Sacco
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Beyond Language (Oltre il Linguaggio) is one of Italian philosopher
Emmanuele Severino’s major works, wrestling with whether it’s
possible to think meaningfully outside of the restrictions of
language. Increasingly recognised as a truly foundational thinker
in the formation of contemporary theory, Severino’s ideas around
self-expression, forms of communication and the limitations of
language continue are brought to the fore in this book. Beyond
Language specifically opens the door to the themes that Severino
developed in his later works, including the concrete meaning of
self-being and the decline of language. The depth and breadth of
Severino’s philosophical insight is as profound today as it was
when first penned in 1992, making this first English translation of
a key work in the history of continental philosophy crucial reading
for those engaged with contemporary theory.
In this small book, theoretical physicist Gerard 't Hooft (Nobel
prize 1999), philosopher Emanuele Severino (Lincei Academician),
and theologian Piero Coda (Pontifical Lateran University) confront
one another on a topic that lies at the roots of quantum mechanics
and at the origin of Western thought: Determinism and Free Will.
"God does not play dice" said Einstein, a tenacious determinist.
Quantum Mechanics and its clash with General Relativity have
reanimated ancient dilemmas about chance and necessity: Is Nature
deterministic? Is Man free? The "free-will theorem" by Conway and
Kochen, and the deterministic interpretation of quantum mechanics
proposed by 't Hooft, revive such philosophical questions in modern
Physics. Is Becoming real? Is the Elementary Event a product of the
Case? The cyclopean clash between Heraclitus and Parmenides has
entered a new episode, as evidenced by the essays in this volume.
This book centers around a dialogue between Roger Penrose and
Emanuele Severino about one of most intriguing topics of our times,
the comparison of artificial intelligence and natural intelligence,
as well as its extension to the notions of human and machine
consciousness. Additional insightful essays by Mauro D'Ariano,
Federico Faggin, Ines Testoni, Giuseppe Vitiello and an
introduction of Fabio Scardigli complete the book and illuminate
different aspects of the debate. Although from completely different
points of view, all the authors seem to converge on the idea that
it is almost impossible to have real "intelligence" without a form
of "consciousness". In fact, consciousness, often conceived as an
enigmatic "mirror" of reality (but is it really a mirror?), is a
phenomenon under intense investigation by science and technology,
particularly in recent decades. Where does this phenomenon
originate from (in humans, and perhaps also in animals)? Is it
reproducible on some "device"? Do we have a theory of consciousness
today? Will we arrive to build thinking or conscious machines, as
machine learning, or cognitive computing, seem to promise? These
questions and other related issues are discussed in the pages of
this work, which provides stimulating reading to both specialists
and general readers. The Chapter "Hard Problem and Free Will: An
Information-Theoretical Approach" is available open access under a
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via
link.springer.com.
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Beyond Language
Emanuele Severino; Translated by Damiano Sacco
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R2,676
Discovery Miles 26 760
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Beyond Language (Oltre il Linguaggio) is one of Italian philosopher
Emmanuele Severino’s major works, wrestling with whether it’s
possible to think meaningfully outside of the restrictions of
language. Increasingly recognised as a truly foundational thinker
in the formation of contemporary theory, Severino’s ideas around
self-expression, forms of communication and the limitations of
language continue are brought to the fore in this book. Beyond
Language specifically opens the door to the themes that Severino
developed in his later works, including the concrete meaning of
self-being and the decline of language. The depth and breadth of
Severino’s philosophical insight is as profound today as it was
when first penned in 1992, making this first English translation of
a key work in the history of continental philosophy crucial reading
for those engaged with contemporary theory.
Written by one of the foremost Italian philosophers of the 20th
century, Emanuele Severino's Law and Chance (Legge e Caso) explores
how the concept of laws and legality push against the freedom to
think freely and radically. Severino is increasingly being
recognised as a truly foundational thinker in the formation of
contemporary theory and his nuanced concept of legality explored in
this work has particular relevance for issues around protest,
police power and the role of personal conscience in how to live.
The first English translation of this important work, Law and
Chance is crucial reading for anyone engaged with the intersection
between the law and personal freedom.
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Law and Chance (Hardcover)
Emanuele Severino; Translated by Damiano Sacco
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R1,588
Discovery Miles 15 880
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Ships in 9 - 15 working days
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Written by one of the foremost Italian philosophers of the 20th
century, Emanuele Severino's Law and Chance (Legge e Caso) explores
how the concept of laws and legality push against the freedom to
think freely and radically. Severino is increasingly being
recognised as a truly foundational thinker in the formation of
contemporary theory and his nuanced concept of legality explored in
this work has particular relevance for issues around protest,
police power and the role of personal conscience in how to live.
The first English translation of this important work, Law and
Chance is crucial reading for anyone engaged with the intersection
between the law and personal freedom.
In 1969, Emanuele Severino underwent a Vatican trial for the
'fundamental incompatibility' between his thought and the Christian
doctrine, and was removed from his position as professor of
philosophy at the Catholic University in Milan. The Essence of
Nihilism published in 1972, was the first book to follow his
expulsion, and to firmly establish Severino's preeminent position
within the constellation of contemporary philosophy. In this
groundbreaking book, Severino reinterprets the history of Western
philosophy as the unfolding of 'the greatest folly', that is, of
the belief that 'things come out of nothing and fall back into
nothing'. According to Severino, such a typically Western
understanding of reality has produced a belief in the radical
'nothingness' of things. This, in turn has justified the treatment
of the world as an object of exploitation, degradation and
destruction. To move beyond Western nihilism, suggests Severino, we
must first of all 'return to Parmenides'. Joining forces with the
most venerable of Greek philosophers, Severino confutes the 'path
of night' of nihilism, and develops a new philosophy grounded on
the principle of the eternity of reality and of every single
existent.
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