Utilidad de Lo Inútil, La - Ordine, Nuccio
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In this thought-provoking and extremely timely work, Nuccio Ordine convincingly argues for the utility of useless knowledge and against the contemporary fixation on utilitarianism--for the fundamental importance of the liberal arts and against the damage caused by their neglect. Inspired by the reflections of great philosophers and writers (e.g., Plato, Dante, Montaigne, Shakespeare, Borges, and Calvino), Ordine reveals how the obsession for material goods and the cult of utility ultimately wither the spirit, jeopardizing not only schools and universities, art, and creativity, but also our most fundamental values--human dignity, love, and truth.…mehr

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In this thought-provoking and extremely timely work, Nuccio Ordine convincingly argues for the utility of useless knowledge and against the contemporary fixation on utilitarianism--for the fundamental importance of the liberal arts and against the damage caused by their neglect. Inspired by the reflections of great philosophers and writers (e.g., Plato, Dante, Montaigne, Shakespeare, Borges, and Calvino), Ordine reveals how the obsession for material goods and the cult of utility ultimately wither the spirit, jeopardizing not only schools and universities, art, and creativity, but also our most fundamental values--human dignity, love, and truth.
Autorenporträt
Nuccio Ordine (Diamante, 1958) es profesor de Literatura italiana en la Universidad de Calabria y autor de diversos libros, varios de ellos sobre Giordano Bruno. Ha sido profesor visitante de centros como Yale, Paris IV-Sorbonne, CESR de Tours, IEA de París, el Warburg Institute o la Sociedad Max Planck de Berlín. Es también miembro del Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies y de la Fundación Alexander von Humboldt, así como miembro de honor del Instituto de Filosofía de la Academia Rusa de Ciencias. En Acantilado también ha aparecido "Clásicos para la vida. Una pequeña biblioteca ideal" (2017).