Alberto Bardi
Biographic Data
| ID | 5236457 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alberto Bardi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alberto |
| FAMILY NAME | Bardi |
| SIGNATURE | BARDI A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tsinghua University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9440-2849 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The logic of as and the historicity of meaning
Gian-Carlo Rota’s “The barrier of meaning” (1986) is often read as an elegiac tribute to Stanisław Ulam or as an early anticipation of later critiques of symbolic AI. This article argues that its enduring value lies elsewhere: Ulam and Rota isolate the as -relation—taking something as something—as the hinge between formal operations and lived meaning. Through a close reading of Rota’s text, contextualized against 1980s’ expert systems and knowled…
Regiomontanus's Paduan lecture of 1464, the Byzantine intellectual heritage and the Graeco-Arabic roots of astronomical studies in early modern Italy
The inaugural lecture, or oration, delivered by Regiomontanus at the University of Padua in 1464 is deemed a document of remarkable significance in the history of science. Although it has attracted much scholarly attention, few efforts have been directed towards identifying the traces of Byzantine influence it might carry; that is to say, the extent to which Regiomontanus might have been influenced by the views of his patron, Bessarion. This pape…
Alexandre M. Roberts. Reason and Revelation in Byzantine Antioch
a remarkable achievement. To fully understand the importance of the book's contributions, it is worth briefly introducing the scholarly fields with which the volume engages
Islamic Astronomy in Fifteenth-Century Christian Environments
This paper shows how Islamic astronomy played a significant role in the education of one of the most important Christian figures in the history of culture between eastern and western Europe, promoter of a crusade against the Ottoman Turks, namely Cardinal Bessarion (1400/1408–72). While the Byzantine polymath has generally been considered a purist of Ptolemaic astronomy, his interest in Islamic astronomy can be traced back to his youth and persis…
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Islamic Astronomy in Fifteenth-Century Christian Environments
This paper shows how Islamic astronomy played a significant role in the education of one of the most important Christian figures in the history of culture between eastern and western Europe, promoter of a crusade against the Ottoman Turks, namely Cardinal Bessarion (1400/1408–72). While the Byzantine polymath has generally been considered a purist of Ptolemaic astronomy, his interest in Islamic astronomy can be traced back to his youth and persis…
Alexandre M. Roberts. Reason and Revelation in Byzantine Antioch
a remarkable achievement. To fully understand the importance of the book's contributions, it is worth briefly introducing the scholarly fields with which the volume engages
Regiomontanus's Paduan lecture of 1464, the Byzantine intellectual heritage and the Graeco-Arabic roots of astronomical studies in early modern Italy
The inaugural lecture, or oration, delivered by Regiomontanus at the University of Padua in 1464 is deemed a document of remarkable significance in the history of science. Although it has attracted much scholarly attention, few efforts have been directed towards identifying the traces of Byzantine influence it might carry; that is to say, the extent to which Regiomontanus might have been influenced by the views of his patron, Bessarion. This pape…
The logic of as and the historicity of meaning
Gian-Carlo Rota’s “The barrier of meaning” (1986) is often read as an elegiac tribute to Stanisław Ulam or as an early anticipation of later critiques of symbolic AI. This article argues that its enduring value lies elsewhere: Ulam and Rota isolate the as -relation—taking something as something—as the hinge between formal operations and lived meaning. Through a close reading of Rota’s text, contextualized against 1980s’ expert systems and knowled…
Byzantine architecture (3 works) · Historical and Linguistic Studies (3 works) · Ancient history (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Classics (2 works) · Historical Astronomy and Related Studies (2 works) · Humanism (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Theology (2 works)