"El Sofista" de Plató es considera una de les obres més grans de la història de la filosofia, però els estudiosos s’han mostrat tímids a l’hora d’enfrontar-se al problema central del diàleg. Per a Plató, definir el sofista és el problema filosòfic bàsic: qualsevol investigador s’ha d’encarar al «sofista dins nostre» per tal d’assegurar la possibilitat mateixa del diàleg i de la filosofia contra el contraatac sofístic. Pròleg: Montserrat Crespín .

Le Lysis est l’histoire d’un ruban, d’un nœud qui se tresse et se détresse. L’étude d’Antoni Bosch-Veciana pivote autour de l’interpré­tation du dialogue comme figuration d’une scène où l’on établit une synousia, un lien, qui se défait à la fin (dielusamen). La clef de voûte de l’ouvrage est le mot synousia. « Si, en effet, on prête attention à l’en­semble du Lysis à partir de l’affirmation finale, le διελύσαμεν τὴν συνουσίαν de 223b3 (dissolguérem la reunió [« nous avons dissous la (...) réu­nion... (shrink)

En este trabajo nos proponemos mostrar las referencias que articulan la obra de Lefort. Éste nos invita a comprender la democracia como una forma de sociedad que se instituye y se mantiene a partir de la distinción de los planos político, jurídico y epistemológico. La democracia es esa forma de sociedad que convierte en identidad la búsqueda de identidad. Nos enfrenta a la indeterminación última del ser social. Los esfuerzos de Lefort por desen­mascarar las mentiras totalitarias, en particular, las comunistas, (...) son buena prueba de una obra que lucha contra el canto de sirena de una sociedad sin división, sin opacidad, sin política. (shrink)

In treating care as a moral imperative, the ethics of care aims for normativity, yet its normativity is thrown into jeopardy by the fact that standards of care vary dramatically among care-givers. To counter the limitations of care ethics, I propose care aesthetics, whose success reflects measurable metrics. Rooted in ameliorative practices, care aesthetics stresses the well-being of the cared-for, whereby flourishing entails both capacity and access. Thus, care aesthetics and care ethics are distinct, since the former treats the well-being (...) of the cared-for as proof of the “sign that our caring has been received”. To demonstrate the measurable features of well-being, I offer two concrete examples: one proposed by landscape architect Joan Iversson Nassauer and another focused on curatorial practice (curare is Latin for care). To explain why philosophers have overlooked the role of well-being in signalling the success of care, I describe how concepts such as balance, harmony, order and unity, which were originally characterised as material, became immaterial aesthetic concepts by the 20th Century. I then circle back to connect well-being to epistemology and ethics, before discussing how the goal to enhance the well-being of cared-fors and care-givers alike stands to enrich quotidian experiences. (shrink)