Philosophy

Mind over matter: navigating the ethical landscape of neural tech

In the synaptic architecture of the augmented mind, a new technology hands humanity a red pill, revealing how deep the rabbit hole of ethical control truly goes

by Tomas Barazza

Within our own domain

Revisiting math later in life, a writer discovers that limits aren’t obstacles, but tools for understanding

by Pietro Minto

The illusion of thinking: from Turing to the unconscious

At the intersection of human thought and artificial intelligence, we confront the question of what it truly means to think.

by Federico Leoni

Something new in our embodied mind

The enigmatic human knack for creativity is preserved through ethical choices and retaining control over our own destiny

by Giulia Pozzobon

The three paradigms of desire

As everything seemingly tends to become an event we desperately want to take part in, a new kind of desire arises

by Federico Leoni

Once upon a time, there was boredom

How today’s crises of identity, overstimulation, disenchantment, and anxieties have annihilated the feeling of boredom, complicating our relationship to contemporary desire

by Marina Silvello

A brief history of Desire

Between the West and the East, the body and the stars, power and liberation: an epic voyage spanning centuries, exploring the myriad paradoxes within the concept of desire.

Everything was already there

Without someone to look at us, we have no identity. And to look is, after all, to begin to desire.

by Giulia Pozzobon

A man plans and God laughs

Quite often, important moments in history and in our lives happen and we, as humans, remain full of doubts: how did things go this way? Why? Could I control it?

by Moriella Kowalski

Are we always free to choose?

A conversation about free will and moral responsability with Eddy Nahmias, Professor and Chair of the Philosophy Department at Georgia State University. 

by Alessandra Faccini

Getting a word in — The theatre of voice

We become what we are through voice — our own, but also that of others. And silence sets the stage where the theatrical, vocal performance of life comes to light

by Matteo Bonazzi

Against identity

Sometimes identity is “negative,” in that it is defined by what someone (or something) is not. And that can be a powerful catalyst for the opening of harmful doors

by Francesca Coin

Subjectivity beyond the threshold

We often see ourselves in others, a deeply ingrained lesson in our self-perception. However, what do we discover when we move away from this perspective?

by Silvia Vizzardelli

Gold identities

A tribute to MAIZE magazine’s late editor Matteo Scanni

by Alberto Nerazzini

Will religion ever become obsolete?

Don Luca Peyron, a former lawyer, was appointed by the Vatican to establish a new positioning for the Catholic Church on the web

by Matteo Scanni

How can philosophy help us in this time of crisis?

The sense of paralysis that strangles us stems from the impossibility of deciding in certain situations. But decision is not the only way to be effective.

by Federico Leoni

Consider the water

Biblical episodes often occurred when water was around. An element capable of nourishing but also of destroying.

by Alessandro Zaccuri

Fog of War

On the psychology of military incompetence

by Rita Italiano