Ernie Lepore is Professor of Philosophy at the Rutgers University Government Council. He is the author of numerous books and articles on Philosophy of Language, Logic, Metaphysics and Philosophy of Mind, including, with Matthew Stone, Imagination and Convention (Oxford University…
L’evo-devo, un acronimo che sta per Evolutionary Developmental Biology, è una delle discipline biologiche che negli ultimi trent’anni si è imposta sia all’attenzione dei ricercatori che a un pubblico di non addetti ai lavori. Fino a quel momento il dialogo…
Abstract Neurosciences challenge some key concepts of law and consequently of our lives.The concepts of rationality, freedom, guilt and punishment are therefore radically questioned. Some emotions predominate over reason and many circumstances unconsciously influence us. Neuroscience and genetic research force…
Abstract The unexpected life is a book written by Telmo Pievani (Raffaello Cortina, 2011) that, starting from Charles Darwin, the first man having the courage to “go beyond the sign”, clearly and precisely describes the state of the art on…
Abstract There is a fight between the constructivist and culturalist idea of “gender” and the biological determinism that stands for “sex”. But, what are we talking about when we refer to sex and gender? What makes each individual a woman…