Alexandre Koyré

Il saggio che dà titolo al libro sta nella seconda parte, mentre la prima, più lunga, è occupata da un saggio temporalmente successivo dedicato al perché il "macchinismo" non si sia sviluppato in antichità, basato sulla rilettura di un saggio di P.M. Schuhl (che a sua volta si era ispirato al saggio di Koyre sul pressapoco), posto in appendice a questo libro. Volume dalla struttura un po' confusa, come si evince. Ma a ogni modo interessante per leggere come la cultura si sia sempre imposta alla tecnica in antichità, fino a che la tecnica non ha avuto una sua cultura scientifica con Bacone e Cartesio (e allora le cose sono cambiate). Bello l'esempio della tecnica fino a un certo momento del "pressapoco" degli orologi, contenuto appunto nel saggio sul "pressapoco".… (more)

ثلاث دروس خاصة بألكسندر كواريه ألقاهم بجامعة فؤاد الأول وحاول أن يشرح مذهب ديكارت أو بالأدق كتابه "مقال في المنهج".
هو كتاب ثري ومفيد، لكن اعتقدت إنه ممكن يكون ترشيح مناسب للأصدقاء اللي محتاجين مدخل بسيط لفلسفة ديكارت، ولكن اللغة/الترجمة كانت ثقيلة والدروس محتاجة خلفية جيدة عن المواضيع اللي بتناقشها.… (more)

This short book includes much more "food for thought" than many tomes more than twice its' size. Alexandre Koyre demonstrates an incisive erudition in his commentary on four of Plato's greatest dialogues; these include the Meno, the Theatetus, the Protagoras, and the Republic. The Republic takes up about half of the short book presenting a focus on politics and on the just city.

Beginning with the lesson from the Meno that virtue is not taught, but it can be taught. The same subject is discussed in the Protagoras, yet in a different and, according to Koyre, more amusing way. The further discussions of Theatetus and Republic are equally inviting and challenging as far as they go. They suggest ways we may conceive of knowledge and elucidate how theory and action may work in combination in both philosophy and politics. Is there such a thing as a just city? This book provides direction toward how to think about this and other topics. Ultimately it is a good introduction to both the philosophy of Plato and the acute analytical thought of Alexandre Koyre. The result is both invigorating and engaging for the reader.… (more)