Lasciare tracce, controllare il mondo

Lasciare tracce, controllare il mondo

In this paper I discuss some moral implications of Ferraris’ theory of documents. I address, firstly, his theory of knowledge and its relationship with the concepts of freedom and responsibility; secondly, the notion of “leaving trace” in its connection with memory, identity, and the desire for hono...

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Main Author: Alessandra Fussi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Rosenberg & Sellier 2012-07-01
Series:Rivista di Estetica
Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/estetica/1495
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spelling doaj-a51a2d0a21af4d618dfe4e3170075c9b2020-11-25T00:41:11ZengRosenberg & SellierRivista di Estetica0035-62122421-58642012-07-015027528610.4000/estetica.1495Lasciare tracce, controllare il mondoAlessandra FussiIn this paper I discuss some moral implications of Ferraris’ theory of documents. I address, firstly, his theory of knowledge and its relationship with the concepts of freedom and responsibility; secondly, the notion of “leaving trace” in its connection with memory, identity, and the desire for honour and recognition. Finally, I surmise that the anthropological basis of “leaving trace” is the desire to gain control over the environment (as in animals marking their territory) as well as over the memory, the ethical attitudes, and the behaviours of others (through inscriptions).http://journals.openedition.org/estetica/1495
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title_short Lasciare tracce, controllare il mondo
title_full Lasciare tracce, controllare il mondo
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title_full_unstemmed Lasciare tracce, controllare il mondo
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description In this paper I discuss some moral implications of Ferraris’ theory of documents. I address, firstly, his theory of knowledge and its relationship with the concepts of freedom and responsibility; secondly, the notion of “leaving trace” in its connection with memory, identity, and the desire for honour and recognition. Finally, I surmise that the anthropological basis of “leaving trace” is the desire to gain control over the environment (as in animals marking their territory) as well as over the memory, the ethical attitudes, and the behaviours of others (through inscriptions).
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