Categoria: Ca’ Foscari International College

Linea20 mantiene il suo legame con il Collegio Internazionale Ca’ Foscari anche raccogliendo i lavori legati ai laboratori che i collegiali seguono durante l’anno accademico. Un’iniziativa con cui Linea20 è felice di collaborare è il programma di Simposi organizzati autonomamente dai collegiali per una condivisione della ricerca in modo non gerarchico, i cui riassunti si possono trovare sotto “Briciole dalla Common”.

Briciole dalla Common, VENEZIA

Empty Rooms and Strange Loops. Models of Mind from Calasso to Hofstadter (part II)

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes In the previous article, I presented Rorty’s viewpoint on the relationship between reality and language. In particular, the author’s thesis is based upon the contingency and variety of language and vocabulary and how it can change according to the context.In this second and final section, instead, I will examine various and relevant models of cognitions. Functionalism and the philosophy of … Continua a leggere Empty Rooms and Strange Loops. Models of Mind from Calasso to Hofstadter (part II)

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Briciole dalla Common, Ca' Foscari International College

Empty Rooms and Strange Loops. Models of Mind from Calasso to Hofstadter (part I)

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes To introduce this text it is worth saying that the main topic of this contribution will be the type of metaphors we use to think about the mind, and especially the human mind. Think of this as an anthology of metaphors that I have found to be especially apt at this task, taken from the works of a few important … Continua a leggere Empty Rooms and Strange Loops. Models of Mind from Calasso to Hofstadter (part I)

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(In)visible cities, Ca' Foscari International College

(In)visible cities: Blind rush

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes I’m in a hurry, that’s why I’m running. If I were not, no… I would not run! I would walk at a fast pace, at a venetian pace, as they say here…but no, I would not run. Venezia: a place so difficult to call home… Before entering Rio Terà Foscarini I don’t even throw a glance at the island of … Continua a leggere (In)visible cities: Blind rush

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(In)visible cities: The Shore of Time

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Fireworks, lights, the buzz of the crowd watching the parade, a concert just round the corner. Everything was so intense and bright that she felt like the world around her was spinning at the speed of the light. The laughs, the little signs of surprise of the children and the little screams of joy of the kids didn’t match at … Continua a leggere (In)visible cities: The Shore of Time

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(In)visible cities, Ca' Foscari International College, VENEZIA

(In)visible cities: Troubles of Time in Venice

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes “Attenzione! Attenzione!… Permesso!” With two grocery bags in hand, a backpack of books, and a laptop, I dashed through crowds of tourists in San Marco square over three bridges to catch the 8:30 PM vaporetto back to San Servolo. It was the first time in three weeks I miraculously managed to catch this Tuesday vaporetto. I usually finish classes at … Continua a leggere (In)visible cities: Troubles of Time in Venice

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(In)visible cities, Ca' Foscari International College, VENEZIA

(In)visible cities: Monday grocery shopping

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes As she did every morning passing by, she made the sign of the cross and recited a prayer to Saint Stephan after which the church was named. That was her parish: she had been living in that street for almost eighty years by then. She breathed for the first time in the house on the ground floor on the right … Continua a leggere (In)visible cities: Monday grocery shopping

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