Philosophy
Humanities Studies
DesireA 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.

Humanities Studies
DesireEverything 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

Humanities Studies
Turning PointsA 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

Humanities Studies
Turning PointsAre 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

Humanities Studies
IdentityGetting 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

Humanities Studies
IdentityAgainst 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

Humanities Studies
IdentityGold identities
A tribute to maize magazine’s late editor Matteo Scanni.
by Alberto Nerazzini

Humanities Studies
DoubtWill 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

Humanities Studies
DoubtHow 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

Humanities Studies
DoubtConsider the water
Biblical episodes often occurred when water was around. An element capable of nourishing but also of destroying.
by Alessandro Zaccuri

Humanities Studies
FailureFog of War
On the psychology of military incompetence
by Rita Italiano

Humanities Studies
FailureLong Live the Huckleberry Party
A world without losers did exist and not that long ago.
by Alice Azzolini

Humanities Studies
Innovate our inner technology
Sujith Ravindran is the founder of The BEING at Full Potential movement, he sees the lockdown as the perfect “being” time.
by Sujith Ravindran

Humanities Studies
Manifesto for an after that was before
What will life after Covid-19 look like? Contemplations about 'a new species of humans,' which might be about to appear in the world.
by Leonardo Caffo

Humanities Studies
The rise of contemporary post-humans
A philosopher best known for his theory on antispecism explains how humanity has reached a "definitive collapse point."
by Leonardo Caffo

Humanities Studies
TimeThe infinite debate around the reality of hours
Is time a genuine phenomenon, or is it just a metaphor?
by Giuliano Torrengo

Humanities Studies
UtopiaThe interaction of political and utopian thought
Utopia has been part of the Western philosophical conversation on matters political from day one, as a style of thinking.
by Alessandro Ferrara

Humanities Studies
AnthropoceneClimate change needs a new definition
Defining Anthropocene as a geological era defines a feature of "modern" humans. It's time to face the facts.
by Etienne Turpin
