Category: Philosophical Cultures and Philosophy of Law

Alla ricerca della norma perduta. Itinerari per una lettura ontologica degli studi socio-antropologici di Hans Kelsen sui popoli primitivi.

This work proposes an ontological reinterpretation of Hans Kelsen’s socio-anthropological research on primitive peoples, highlighting how these studies do not represent a marginal interest but rather lie at the core of his philosophical-legal reflection. Through the analysis of myths, rituals, and archaic beliefs, Kelsen identifies normativity as an original structure…

Continue reading

Artificial Turn. Migrations and Asylum at the Encounter with Safe Countries of Origin in The Ontologies of Borders and the Epistemologies of Control.

This article explores the Artificial Turn in European migration governance, where artificial intelligence, digital infrastructures, and dual-use technologies redefine the legal and epistemic boundaries of asylum and border control. Drawing on the aftermath of the 2015 migration crisis and the 2024 New Pact on Migration and Asylum, it examines how algorithmic systems…

Continue reading

Diritto e speranza. Una riflessione giusfilosofica su Habermas, Alexy e Dworkin.

This article proffers an analysis of hope as a philosophical category, with the aim of providing an epistemological basis for the study and understanding of a normative theory of law. Rather than being a concept limited to theology, philosophical and political reflection on hope broadens the theoretical and practical scope…

Continue reading

“Fino a queer tutto bene”. Genere, sessualità e diritti in prospettiva multidisciplinare.

This essay aims to analyze studies on gender and sexuality by adopting a multidisciplinary approach, ranging from the sociology of law to European Union law. In particular, we will seek to understand to what extent and in what ways the philosophy of law has influenced studies on sexuality and gender,…

Continue reading

La filosofia della ‘navigazione rischiosa’. Filosofia, diritto, intercultura.

The philosophy of intercultural law presents itself as a necessary instrument of enquiry that enables the jurist to navigate the open sea of law and life. The proposed contribution aims at focusing on the relationship extant between philosophy, law and interculture, emphasising some philosophical-legal issues and dimensions such as translation,…

Continue reading

Genealogia del diritto. Una riflessione su testualità giuridica e IA.

Genealogical expressions give depth to a juridical textual system that is neither arbitrary nor totalitarian, nor solipsistically conforming to hegemonic techno-formal demands, but rather refers to the essential represented by logical-rational-relational functioning. The genealogical question, accompanied by a wealth of meaning, that is to say, by a commitment to transmission…

Continue reading

Gli attanti metaversali come soggetti di diritto. Brevi riflessioni a partire da John R. Searle.

Among the countless foundational questions regarding the Metaverse, one stands out: Can an avatar be endowed with legal subjectivity? This research aims to answer this question by applying the theoretical paradigm of the philosopher John R. Searle “X counts as Y in C.” In other words, is it possible for…

Continue reading

Il soprannaturale dei luoghi come orizzonte accomunante della ‘civiltà mediterranea’. Una prospettiva antropologico-filosofica e antropologico-giuridica a partire da Simone Weil.

The paper draws inspiration from an insight by Simone Weil, based on a reflection on the crusade against the Cathars between the 11th and 13th centuries. According to the philosopher, this historical event constitutes a little-studied but decisive watershed between opposing conceptions of man, society, and law, which resolve themselves…

Continue reading

La disobbedienza civile digitale nella Società algoritmica.

This paper aims to explore civil disobedience within the framework of the Algorithmic Society, beginning with the paradigmatic figure of Antigone as a symbolic reference for conscientious opposition to established authority. After reconstructing the main theoretical and conceptual foundations of civil disobedience, the analysis focuses on its evolution from “electronic”…

Continue reading

Mortonian Insights for a Phenomenological Re-reading of Disability Law.

The article offers a critical analysis of Timothy Morton’s “post-environmentalist” theories through the lens of Maurice Merleau-Ponty’s Phenomenology to explore their potential contribution to a philosophy of disability law. The first part investigates the concept of ‘vulnerability’ and how its traditional doctrinal understanding can be deepened through Morton’s speculative thought….

Continue reading