Students and practitioners of any of these fields, and of philosophy, will find this book an excellent reference or introduction. Focussed on the problematic otology of the holes as morphological accidents of shapes, spatioal individuals and dependent superficial particulars, roberto casatis and achille varzi s holes and other superficialities gives an outstanding example of the richness of the new intersection between philosophy and cognitive science. Buy holes and other superficialities new edition by roberto casati, achille c. Born in 1904, achille varzi was the son of a wealthy cotton manufacturer and came from galliate, near milan. The department of humanities has decided to award the title of bruno kessler honorary professor to professor achille c. Schaums easy outline of logic, revised edition by john. Roberto casati, achille varzi perhaps not all the stories that follow are true. The university awards bruno kessler honorary professorship. His works include holes and other superficialities and fifty years of events. Holes are among entities that downtoearth philosophers would. Suddenly however, near the jordenrampe curve, the car skidded in the wet at 110mph, spun several times and then, after. According to the statements of the very few eyewitnesses which admittedly are somewhat contradictive the tragic incident, to which the famous italian champion driver achille varzi of the alfa romeo team fell victim shortly before the end of thursday practise around 6. Varzi holes and other superficialities, mit press cambridge, ma, 1994. In 1991, motorsport journalist giorgio terruzzi recounted varzis story in a book titled una curva cieca vita di achille varzi.
He is the author of the shadow club and with achille varzi parts and places. He first came to public notice as a motor cyclist as did his brother angelo riding the most expensive and best machines, garellis then sunbeams. Indeed, the fact that holes are not made of anything seems to be a major hindrance to giving adequate identity. Holes are an interesting case study for ontologists and. Holes and other superficialities by roberto casati, achille c. Holes are a good example of the sort of entity that downtoearth philosophers would be inclined to expel from their ontological inventory. At the same summer school kit fine introduced identity issues by presenting borderline cases of two distinct entities, such as two distinct shadows, that can occupy the same region of space. Fantasies and reflections on self and soul, new york. This fascinating investigation on the borderlines of metaphysics, everyday geometry, and the theory of perception seeks to answer two basic questions. I went into a phd program, i lived the life of a phd student in philosophy, and i eventually wrote a dissertation. Papers from the international summer schools in bozen 19891990.
In appalling rainy conditions varzi was following wimille and trossi apparently with. Casati and varzi explore the ins and outs of the metaphysics of holes, one of the lesser kinds with. Mar 12, 2020 achille varzi is an assistant professor of philosophy at columbia university, new york. Achille varzi is an assistant professor of philosophy at columbia university, new york. Holes and other superficialities bradford books roberto casati, achille c.
Department of humanities, via tommaso gar, 14 trento room 007. John nolt, dennis rohatyn, achille varzi the explosive progress of logic, since frege, has produced applications in linguistics, mathematics and computer science. The structures of spatial representation and holes and other superficialities. My first book holes, of which i was not the only author was about nothing. Jeanne moos interviews philosopher achille varzi on the metaphysics of holes and hanging chads during the 2000 florida recount. He teaches at columbia university, where he has been a member of the philosophy faculty since 1995. I am not sure he wasnt cheating, but i cant help disagreeing with those who dislike that thought. Achille varzi is professor of philosophy at columbia university.
Achille varzi is associate professor of philosophy at columbia university, new york. Varzis alfa romeo 158 skidded on the wet surface, flipping over and crushing him to death. His first book, holes and other superficialities 1994, with roberto casati, was an exploration of the realist ontology of common sense and. His main teaching and research interests are in logic, formal semantics, and metaphysics. Two books with mit press contain the main results of that work. Interview dachille varzi, by parissa farmanfarmaian, iphilo 5 20, 1921. Holes and other superficialities bradford books roberto. Article discusses philosophical theory put forth in book holes and other superficialities by roberto casati and achille varzi. Schaums outline of logic john nolt, dennis rohatyn. It is difficult to put ones finger on what a hole is. The book had its genesis while casati was watching a lunar eclipse, when he realized that shadows, usually thought of as concealing or hiding things, in fact have the power to reveal. An annotated bibliography both with roberto casati and numerous articles on logic, formal semantics, and analytic metaphysics. Varzi s alfa romeo 158 skidded on the wet surface, flipping over and crushing him to death.
His books include holes and other superficialities and parts and places both with r. This book is concerned with these and other fundamental issues in the philosophy of spatial representation. Some thoughts on holes and the challenging metaphysical conundrums they raise, beginning with the obvious question. Varzi born may 8, 1958, galliate is an italianborn philosopher. The book has over 150 pictures and is completed by a formal appendix, a section with puzzles and exercises, and a extensive annotated. Varzi columbia university, including patterns, rules, and inferences, fiat and bona fide boundaries. He was regarded as a courageous but very safe driver, who had never had a serious accident.
Varzi columbia university, including fiat and bona fide boundaries. From 19891995 he was a research scientist at the italian institute for scientific and technological research in trento italy. In topics in philosophy and artificial intelligence, edited by albertazzi, liliana and poli, roberto, 3950. Mar 24, 2011 discover book depositorys huge selection of achille c varzi books online. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. I first developed ontologies for space representation with achille varzi. An 1923 bence l campeonato eitaliano pula purmeira bec. Varzi this fascinating investigation on the borderlines of metaphysics, everyday geometry, and the theory of perception seeks to answer two basic questions.
So begins insurmountable simplicities, roberto casati and achille varzi s colorful incarnation of the many philosophical conundrums that hide in the wrinkles of everyday life. A truly negative biographic sketch this is not my official cv, so dont take it seriously. During his career, achille varzi competed in 9 races, winning 33. A brief introduction to the main philosophical problems and theories about the nature of holes and suchlike nothingnesses.
Casati and varzi argue in favor of their existence and explore the consequences of this unorthodox approachodd as these might appear. He began delving into the ways in which ancient and modern. The central concepts are explained as they come into play in. They could, however, be true, and the reader is invited to ponder this. Their starting point is an analysis of the interplay between mereology the study of partwhole relations, topology the study of spatial continuity and compactness, and the theory of spatial location proper. Discover book depositorys huge selection of achille c varzi books online. The work on holes originated at a summer school in 1989 in which i attended a course on logic on supervaluations taught by achille varzi. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus.
Varzi, columbia university, philosophy department, faculty member. They examine the ontology of holes, their geometry, their partwhole relations, their identity, their causal role, and the ways we perceive them. Achille varzi columbia university, ny cu department of. The explosive progress of logic, since frege, has produced applications in linguistics, mathematics and computer science. Holes and other superficialities and parts and places. Schaums outlines logic 2nd edition revised powells books. Insurmountable simplicities columbia university press. Varzi for his important contributions to the degree course in philosophy and the masters degree in philosophy and the languages of modernity and, more in general, for his effective. In 1991, motorsport journalist giorgio terruzzi recounted varzi s story in a book titled una curva cieca vita di achille varzi. In this work we argue instead in favor of their existence and explore the consequences of this liberalityodd. Em 1923 vence o campeonato italiano pela primeira vez. Varzi address some of the fundamental issues in the philosophy of spatial representation.
Schaums easy outline of logic, revised edition by john nolt. Either holes are somehow material, or else there are no such things. Now expanded to include nonclassical logic, logic for the computer, and more. Arguably, whenever a physical interaction can be explained by appeal to the concept of a hole, a matching explanation can be offered invoking only material objects and their properties. Varzi, 9780262032117, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
Achille varzi columbia university, ny cu department. Nov 18, 2000 article discusses philosophical theory put forth in book holes and other superficialities by roberto casati and achille varzi. Varzi propose in their book holes and other superficialities that our easiest way out is to argue that, by holes, we actually mean holed objects, the material that the holes are in p. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Achille varzi was close to emulating his form of the late twenties and early thirties, when he was tazio nuvolaris greatest rival. Focussed on the problematic otology of the holes as morphological accidents of shapes, spatioal individuals and dependent superficial particulars, roberto casatis and achille varzis holes and other superficialities gives an outstanding example of the richness of the new intersection between philosophy and cognitive science. But then, again, didnt wittgenstein say that we shouldnt expound on what we cannot speak about. He graduated at university of trento and received a masters and doctoral degree at the university of toronto. Achille varzi on philosophy and the academy gadfly. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study.