Paolo Pitari
Biographic Data
| ID | 4206199 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Paolo Pitari |
| GIVEN NAMES | Paolo |
| FAMILY NAME | Pitari |
| SIGNATURE | PITARI P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ca' Foscari University of Venice |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0472-7413 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Emanuele Severino and the lógos of téchne
Following Heidegger, Severino called ‘technology’ the lógos that interprets the world according to our fundamental belief in téchne. He considered Giacomo Leopardi to be the only thinker who brought this ideology to its logical conclusion: if we can transform the world, then everything is meaningless. We try to escape this conclusion, but if Severino is right, we cannot. His philosophy thus reminds us that we still aren’t aware of the fundamental…
Dostoevsky’s Philosophy
This article provides an overview of philosophical interpretations of Dostoevsky, focusing on readings that pay particular attention to his representation of the battle between good and evil, and postulating that said representation constitutes the essence of his works. The analysis maps this history of interpretations as developing within a specific framework: the dispute between interpreters who argue that good triumphs in Dostoevsky’s works an…
The Existentialist Contradiction in David Foster Wallace
This essay argues that Wallace’s non-fiction presents a sociology that constitutes the foundation of Wallace’s literary project. By tracing the influences of Wallace’s sociology and by contrasting Wallace’s non-fictional works with those of Zygmunt Bauman, Ulrich Beck, Anthony Giddens and Christopher Lasch, this essay provides a necessary contribution to an adequate critique of the foundation of Wallace’s literary ethics. Finally, the analysis pr…
Consciousness According to David Foster Wallace
Steven M. Cahn and Maureen Eckert, Freedom and the Self
Steven M. Cahn and Maureen Eckert, Freedom and the Self: Essays on the Philosophy of David Foster Wallace. New York: Columbia University Press, 2015. 192pp. ISBN: 9780231161527. Paolo Pitari Independent scholar Freedom and the Self: Essays on the Philosophy of David Foster Wallace is the second collection of essays in Wallace studies that approaches the author from a philosophical standpoint, and most of the critics and students who look forward …
David Hering, David Foster Wallace
David Hering, David Foster Wallace: Fiction and Form Bloomsbury Academic, 216. Pp. 216. ISBN: 9781628920550 Paolo Pitari David Hering’s David Foster Wallace: Fiction and Form begins with an original thesis: all of Wallace’s fiction oscillates between monologism and dialogism in a process revolving around “the continual risk of a master discourse engendered by the degree of Wallace’s authorial presence” (7). The thesis shakes one of the fundamenta…
Stanley Fish, Think Again
Stanley Fish, Think Again: Contrarian Reflections on Life, Culture, Politics, Religion, Law, and Education Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2016. Pp. 427. ISBN: 9780691167718. Paolo Pitari Ca’ Foscari University of Venice Stanley Fish’s Think Again collects almost one hundred of its author’s New York Times columns, written between 1995 and 2013, and selected and thematically arranged for this volume by Fish himself. As soon as you open the …
Mark Dery, I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts
Irreverent and shocking stand to Mark Dery’s I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts as sunny and beautiful do to the best summer day in Bora Bora – they’re both accurate and deadly boring descriptions of the matter at hand. The book’s value, I think, stands in the breadth of its interests, its dragging you from subject matter to (very different) subject matter and forcing you to inspired critical effort, its moving you to constructive skepticism. Its irre…
Allard den Dulk, Existentialist Engagement in Wallace, Eggers and Foer
I’d been familiar with the work of Allard den Dulk for a while before diving into his latest book. Existentialist Engagement in Wallace, Eggers and Foer stems from all of the work the man has done in his years as an academic. Taking a look at his previous publications will give you a notion of den Dulk’s determined focus in literary (and most specifically Wallace) studies. Focus and specialization always come with their pros and cons, and this bo…
Emanuele Severino and the lógos of téchne
Following Heidegger, Severino called ‘technology’ the lógos that interprets the world according to our fundamental belief in téchne. He considered Giacomo Leopardi to be the only thinker who brought this ideology to its logical conclusion: if we can transform the world, then everything is meaningless. We try to escape this conclusion, but if Severino is right, we cannot. His philosophy thus reminds us that we still aren’t aware of the fundamental…
Allard den Dulk, Existentialist Engagement in Wallace, Eggers and Foer
I’d been familiar with the work of Allard den Dulk for a while before diving into his latest book. Existentialist Engagement in Wallace, Eggers and Foer stems from all of the work the man has done in his years as an academic. Taking a look at his previous publications will give you a notion of den Dulk’s determined focus in literary (and most specifically Wallace) studies. Focus and specialization always come with their pros and cons, and this bo…
Mark Dery, I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts
Irreverent and shocking stand to Mark Dery’s I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts as sunny and beautiful do to the best summer day in Bora Bora – they’re both accurate and deadly boring descriptions of the matter at hand. The book’s value, I think, stands in the breadth of its interests, its dragging you from subject matter to (very different) subject matter and forcing you to inspired critical effort, its moving you to constructive skepticism. Its irre…
Steven M. Cahn and Maureen Eckert, Freedom and the Self
Steven M. Cahn and Maureen Eckert, Freedom and the Self: Essays on the Philosophy of David Foster Wallace. New York: Columbia University Press, 2015. 192pp. ISBN: 9780231161527. Paolo Pitari Independent scholar Freedom and the Self: Essays on the Philosophy of David Foster Wallace is the second collection of essays in Wallace studies that approaches the author from a philosophical standpoint, and most of the critics and students who look forward …
David Hering, David Foster Wallace
David Hering, David Foster Wallace: Fiction and Form Bloomsbury Academic, 216. Pp. 216. ISBN: 9781628920550 Paolo Pitari David Hering’s David Foster Wallace: Fiction and Form begins with an original thesis: all of Wallace’s fiction oscillates between monologism and dialogism in a process revolving around “the continual risk of a master discourse engendered by the degree of Wallace’s authorial presence” (7). The thesis shakes one of the fundamenta…
Stanley Fish, Think Again
Stanley Fish, Think Again: Contrarian Reflections on Life, Culture, Politics, Religion, Law, and Education Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2016. Pp. 427. ISBN: 9780691167718. Paolo Pitari Ca’ Foscari University of Venice Stanley Fish’s Think Again collects almost one hundred of its author’s New York Times columns, written between 1995 and 2013, and selected and thematically arranged for this volume by Fish himself. As soon as you open the …
Consciousness According to David Foster Wallace
The Existentialist Contradiction in David Foster Wallace
This essay argues that Wallace’s non-fiction presents a sociology that constitutes the foundation of Wallace’s literary project. By tracing the influences of Wallace’s sociology and by contrasting Wallace’s non-fictional works with those of Zygmunt Bauman, Ulrich Beck, Anthony Giddens and Christopher Lasch, this essay provides a necessary contribution to an adequate critique of the foundation of Wallace’s literary ethics. Finally, the analysis pr…
Dostoevsky’s Philosophy
This article provides an overview of philosophical interpretations of Dostoevsky, focusing on readings that pay particular attention to his representation of the battle between good and evil, and postulating that said representation constitutes the essence of his works. The analysis maps this history of interpretations as developing within a specific framework: the dispute between interpreters who argue that good triumphs in Dostoevsky’s works an…
Emanuele Severino and the lógos of téchne
Following Heidegger, Severino called ‘technology’ the lógos that interprets the world according to our fundamental belief in téchne. He considered Giacomo Leopardi to be the only thinker who brought this ideology to its logical conclusion: if we can transform the world, then everything is meaningless. We try to escape this conclusion, but if Severino is right, we cannot. His philosophy thus reminds us that we still aren’t aware of the fundamental…
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