More than human humanism
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2023 World Poetry Day
Laudes Creaturarum[Cantico di Frate Sole] by St Francis of Assisi It is one of the oldest poems in Italian literature, composed in the illustrious Umbrian vernacular and not in Latin because Saint Francis wanted to reach a vast audience. The metric form of the composition is rhythmic assonance prose or rhymed with stanzas of two,…
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Some Reflections on World War One, the Dolomites, and the Current War in Ucraine
Talking about war after more than 100 days of the current conflict in Ukraine is something that seems natural and unavoidable. The devastating event of the war has penetrated the life of the world population through the media and various sources of information, including the millions of Ukrainian refugees forced to flee their country,…
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Time of the End? More-Than-Human Humanism and Artificial Intelligence
A contribution to a better understanding of the future of humanity and the humanities in the age of AI and new information technologies.
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2022 World Poetry Day
La Luna di Kievby Gianni Rodari Chissà se la lunadi Kievè bellacome la luna di Roma,chissà se è la stessao soltanto sua sorella…“Ma son sempre quella!– la luna protesta –non sono mica un berretto da nottesulla tua testa!Viaggiando quassùfaccio lume a tutti quanti,dall’India al Perù,dal Tevere al Mar Morto,e i miei raggi viaggianosenza passaporto. senza…
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Simone Weil and a myth of the Okanagan
Simone Weil and a myth of the Okanagan. A spiritual journey through the Great Revelation.
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Contagion, ethics, and compassion
What can a great novel from the past teach us in the time of the Corona virus? The Betrothed (1840) by Alessandro Manzoni speaks of the plague that struck Milan in 1630 but reveals political, social and cultural mechanisms very similar to ours.
Massimo Lollini 