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Ontology after Philosophical Psychology

The Continuity of Consciousness in William James's Philosophy of Mind

By: Michela Bella

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Ontology after Philosophical Psychology

The Continuity of Consciousness in William James's Philosophy of Mind

By: Michela Bella

Ontology after Philosophical Psychology addresses the question of William James’s continuity of consciousness, with a view to its possible actualizations. In particular, Michela Bella critically delineates James's discourse. In the wake of Darwin's theory of evolution at the end of the nineteenth century, James's reflections emerged in the field of physiological psychology, where he developed for the case for a renewed epistemology and a new metaphysical framework to help us understand the most interesting theories and scientific discoveries about the human mind. Bella’s analysis of the theme of continuity makes it possible to appreciate, both historically and theoretically, the importance of James's gradual transition from making observations of experimental psychology on the continuity of thought to developing an epistemological and ontological argument that continuity is a characteristic of experience and reality. This analysis makes it possible both to clarify James's position in relation to his historical context and to highlight the most original results of his work.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1498560636

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9781498560634

Italian-Canadian Narratives of Return

Analysing Cultural Translation in Diasporic Writing

By: Michela Baldo

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Italian-Canadian Narratives of Return

Analysing Cultural Translation in Diasporic Writing

By: Michela Baldo

This book examines the concept of translation as a return to origins and as restitution of lost narratives, and is based on the idea of diaspora as a term that depicts the longing to return home and the imaginary reconstructions and reconstitutions of home by migrants and translators. The author analyses a corpus made up of novels and a memoir by Italian-Canadian writers Mary Melfi, Nino Ricci and Frank Paci, examining the theme of return both within the writing itself and also in the discourse surrounding the translations of these works into Italian. These ‘reconstructions’ are analysed through the lens of translation, and more specifically through the notion of written code-switching, understood here as a fictional tool which symbolizes the translational movements between different points of view. This book will be of particular interest to students and scholars of translation and interpreting, migration studies, and Italian and diasporic writing.

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443

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Springer

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1137477334

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A Talent for Trouble

By: Michela Morellato

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A Talent for Trouble

By: Michela Morellato

‘I began to view the world, not as a safe space that liberated imagination and contentment, but as a hazardous, toxic, risky, no-go area, where every act and decision came with hidden dangers. To protect myself from a dangerous world, I had to become more dangerous.’ A Talent for Trouble is an energetic novel that sparkles with inspiration, irony and, above all, a fierce passion. In this post-modern biography, we meet and live through Eva; a radiant and rebellious dreamer; a provocative, unrelenting personality; with a magnetic charm, and an unquenchable thirst for curiosity, truth and dignity, in a wild world. We first encounter the young Eva as she struggles to adapt to life after losing everything, following her father’s bankruptcy. Not long after leaving school, Eva’s curiosity leads her to a dangerous liaison with a politician, who offers Eva the universe in exchange for her forbidden fruit. Eva’s world, as she discovers, soon becomes a primal minefield of predators. It’s a world of injustice, revenge and the abuse of power, where it must be ferociously fought with dignity, love and truth. As her dreams and security threaten to collapse around her, Eva vows to take control of her destiny. She is constantly forced to reinvent herself and explore her fantasies inside this labyrinthine, upside down, carnivalesque world of intrigue, shimmering, subversive discotheques, escort services, scandals, corruption and life as a devoted army wife. From her high school pranks to her adventures with controversial acquaintances and explosive love affairs, Eva’s life is a raw, emotional display of courage in a post-truth society, where she finds herself at war with cover ups, deceptions and institutional hypocrisy. Beneath the hard exterior of the bold language, there’s a precious and vulnerable side to the narrator, as explored during the climactic scenes with The General; which raises philosophical questions about honor, human nature, welfare, ethics and duplicity. Amid these assaults, Eva’s character, self-belief and spiritual relationship to God remain strong. We are all Eva.

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1728333768

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Mapping Italianness on Television

By: Michela Ardizzoni

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Mapping Italianness on Television

By: Michela Ardizzoni

North/South, East/West focuses on the visual and discursive representation of identity promoted by public and private Italian national television at the turn of the twenty-first century. Michela Ardizzoni examines the role of politics, conglomeration, immigration, and satellite technology in framing discourses of gender, ethnic, and regional identities. In a time of social and political change for Italy, characterized by the increased visibility of ethnic minorities and the rise to political power of Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's largest media mogul,North/South, East/West provides an in-depth textual analysis of current programs and their vision of identity.

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196

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Lexington Books

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0739115766

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9780739115763

Italian Grammar

By: Michela De Iesu

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Italian Grammar

By: Michela De Iesu

From the basic elements to the morphology taking into consideration all the parts which form a sentence. A analysis of the syntax both of a clause and a sentence. In the appendix there are the verb tables for all tenses of the verbs in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd conjugations.

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Edipress

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8889142804

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9788889142806

Microgrid Design and Operation: Toward Smart Energy in Cities

By: Federico Delfino ,Renato Procopio,Mansueto Rossi,Massimo Brignone,Michela Robba,Stefano Bracco

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Microgrid Design and Operation: Toward Smart Energy in Cities

By: Federico Delfino ,Renato Procopio,Mansueto Rossi,Massimo Brignone,Michela Robba,Stefano Bracco

With the growth of renewable energy sources, microgrids have become a key component in the distribution of power to localized areas while connected to the traditional grid or operating in a disconnected island mode. Based on the extensive real-world experience of the authors, this cutting-edge resource provides a basis for the design, installation, and day-by-day management of microgrids. Professionals find coverage of the critical aspects they need to understand, from the initial planning and the selection of the most appropriate technologies and equipment, to optimal management and real-time control. Moreover, this forward-looking book places emphasis on new architectures of the energy systems of the future. Written in accessible language with practical examples, the book explains advanced topics such as optimization algorithms for energy management systems, control issues for both on-grid and island mode, and microgrid protection. Practitioners are also provided with a complete vision for the deployment of the microgrid in smart cities.

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331

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Artech House

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1630811513

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9781630811518

A New Paradigm for Translators of Literary and Non-Literary Texts

By: Michela Canepari

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A New Paradigm for Translators of Literary and Non-Literary Texts

By: Michela Canepari

A guide for translators, translation trainees and students working with different (written, graphic and audiovisual) text typologies, presenting critical and systematic analyses of several examples and case studies.

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BRILL

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9004526218

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Rosa

By: Michela Valmori

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Rosa

By: Michela Valmori

Living as a young Italian American woman in early 1900 New York was not easy; seventeen year-old Rosa, arrived in America from her sunny and dry spot of land in Italy, had to face many life struggles. Her many expectations were soon shattered by reality and despite her determination she had to fight hard in order to conquer her corner of the world.

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8824922805

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Social Protection Programmes

Narratives of Nigerian Women and Anti-Trafficking Practitioners in Italy

By: Michela Semprebon

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Social Protection Programmes

Narratives of Nigerian Women and Anti-Trafficking Practitioners in Italy

By: Michela Semprebon

This book deals with social protection programmes targeted to people trafficked for the scope of sexual exploitation. It provides empirical evidence on the N.A.Ve programme, in the north-eastern Italian Veneto Region, and its evolution. It elaborates on the programme by narrating the subjective experiences of practitioners and of a specific group of beneficiaries: young Nigerian women - some in transition towards the majority age. The book builds on qualitative research, including a long institutional ethnographic research and semi-structured interviews carried out in the period 2019-2021, before and during the Covid-19 pandemic. It takes an intersectional, social work and humanitarian governance perspective to examine the multiple dimensions of vulnerability (age, gender, geographical origin, type of exploitation) characterising trafficked and sexually exploited Nigerian women. It draws attention to the precariousness of protection trajectories, but also on the agency of these women, by building on the autonomy of migration approach, while shedding light on the temporal tensions between biographical and institutional times. Calling for greater space for women’s voices and for their involvement in the co-development of protection programmes, this book will appeal to scholars of sociology, anthropology, social work and politics, as well as to practitioners and policymakers interested in migration and trafficking. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

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202

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Taylor & Francis

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1000922502

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9781000922509

Spatio-temporal Intertwining

Husserl’s Transcendental Aesthetic

By: Michela Summa

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Spatio-temporal Intertwining

Husserl’s Transcendental Aesthetic

By: Michela Summa

This volume explores Husserl’s theory of sensibility and his conceptualization of spatial and temporal constitution. The author maps the linkages between Husserl’s ‘transcendental aesthetic’, the theory of pure experience in empirio-criticism, as well as Immanuel Kant’s transcendental philosophy. The core argument in this analysis centers on the relationship between spatiality and temporality in Husserl’s philosophy. The study interrogates Husserl’s understanding of the relationship between spatiality and temporality in terms of stratifications, analogies and parallelisms. It incorporates a discussion of the potentialities and limitations of such an understanding. It concludes that such limits can be overcome by adopting an understanding of spatiality and temporality as interwoven moments of sensible experience—a ‘spatio-temporal intertwining’. This ‘intertwining’ is made explicit in a thorough inquiry into three central topics in the phenomenological analysis of sensible experience: spatio-temporal individuation, perspectival givenness and bodily experience. The book shows how such an inquiry can form the bedrock of a dynamic and relational understanding of experience as a whole.

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351

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Springer

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3319062360

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9783319062365

Venice Botteghe

Antiques, Bijouterie, Coffee, Cakes, Carpet, Glass

By: Michela Scibilia

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Venice Botteghe

Antiques, Bijouterie, Coffee, Cakes, Carpet, Glass

By: Michela Scibilia

Reviews many famous shops and workshops around Venice, as well as many that remain virtual ly unknown, seeking out the Venice that remains behind the tourist-trap fa ade and highlighting craft workers and expert trades people who keep the old traditions alive.

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182

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Grafiche Vianello srl

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8872001676

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9788872001677

Do Not Disturb

The Story of a Political Murder and an African Regime Gone Bad

By: Michela Wrong

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Do Not Disturb

The Story of a Political Murder and an African Regime Gone Bad

By: Michela Wrong

A powerful investigation into a grisly political murder and the authoritarian regime behind it: Do Not Disturb upends the narrative that Rwanda sold the world after one of the deadliest genocides of the twentieth century. We think we know the story of Africa’s Great Lakes region. Following the Rwandan genocide, an idealistic group of young rebels overthrew the brutal regime in Kigali, ushering in an era of peace and stability that made Rwanda the donor darling of the West, winning comparisons with Switzerland and Singapore. But the truth was considerably more sinister. Vividly sourcing her story with direct testimony from key participants, Wrong uses the story of the murder of Patrick Karegeya, once Rwanda’s head of external intelligence and a quicksilver operator of supple charm, to paint the portrait of a modern African dictatorship created in the chilling likeness of Paul Kagame, the president who sanctioned his former friend’s assassination.

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528

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PublicAffairs

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1610398432

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9781610398435

A Talent for Trouble

By: Michela Morellato

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A Talent for Trouble

By: Michela Morellato

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Italian-Canadian Narratives of Return

Analysing Cultural Translation in Diasporic Writing

By: Michela Baldo

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Analysing Cultural Translation in Diasporic Writing

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Book's by Michela Bella

Ontology after Philosophical Psychology

Ontology after Philosophical Psychology

Italian-Canadian Narratives of Return

Italian-Canadian Narratives of Return

A Talent for Trouble

A Talent for Trouble

North/south, East/west

North/south, East/west

Italian Grammar

Italian Grammar

Microgrid Design and Operation: Toward Smart Energy in Cities

Microgrid Design and Operation: Toward Smart Energy in Cities

A New Paradigm for Translators of Literary and Non-Literary Texts

A New Paradigm for Translators of Literary and Non-Literary Texts

Rosa

Rosa

Social Protection Programmes

Social Protection Programmes

Spatio-temporal Intertwining

Spatio-temporal Intertwining

Venice Botteghe

Venice Botteghe

Do Not Disturb

Do Not Disturb

A Talent for Trouble

A Talent for Trouble

Italian-Canadian Narratives of Return

Italian-Canadian Narratives of Return

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