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Frontmatter -- Preface -- Remarks -- Contents -- Discorso Circa Il Stato Degli Hebrei Et In Particolar Dimoranti Nell'Inclita Città Di Venetia / Luzzatto, Simone -- Discourse On The State Of The Jews And In Particular Those Dwelling In The Illustrious City Of Venice / Luzzatto, Simone -- The Venetian Context Of The Discourse / Ravid, Benjamin -- Individual Responsibility and Collective Punishment in the Thought of Rabbi Simone Luzzatto / Veltri, Giuseppe -- Jews on Trial and Their Sceptical Attorney: Philosophic Scepticism and Political Thought in Simone Luzzatto's Italian Works / Lissa, Anna -- Bibliography -- Glossary and Index of Names

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction / Veltri, Giuseppe / Torbidoni, Michela -- Synopsis of Socrates, Or On Human Knowledge -- Chronology -- Note on the Text -- Socrates, Or On Human Knowledge -- Serenissimo prencipe et eccellentissimo collegio -- Al benigno lettore -- Argomento -- Accusa contra socrate everssore dell'humane dottrine -- Discolpa di socrate -- Si propone ciò che si deve deliberare circa socrate -- The Deceit of the Senses: Sight and the Mirror / Veltri, Giuseppe -- What Does Philosopher à l'antique Mean to Simone Luzzatto? / Torbidoni, Michela -- Bibliography -- Index of Names and Places -- Index of Sources -- Index of Major Topics

The automated parsing of 130,213 news articles about the 2012 US presidential elections produces a network formed by the key political actors and issues, which were linked by relations of support and opposition. The nodes are formed by noun phrases and links by verbs, directly expressing the action of one node upon the other. This network is studied by applying insights from several theories and techniques, and by combining existing tools in an innovative way, including: graph partitioning, centrality, assortativity, hierarchy and structural balance. The analysis yields various patterns. First, we observe that the fundamental split between the Republican and Democrat camps can be easily detected by network partitioning, which provides a strong validation check of the approach adopted, as well as a sound way to assign actors and topics to one of the two camps. Second, we identify the most central nodes of the political camps. We also learnt that Clinton played a more central role than Biden in the Democrat camp; the overall campaign was much focused on economy and rights; the Republican Party (Grand Old Party or GOP) is the most divisive subject in the campaign, and is portrayed more negatively than the Democrats; and, overall, the media reported positive statements more frequently for the Democrats than the Republicans. This is the first study in which political positions are automatically extracted and derived from a very large corpus of online news, generating a network that goes well beyond traditional word-association networks by means of richer linguistic analysis of texts. ; This work was supported by EU-funded research projects CompLACS (FP7-ICT 270327); and ThinkBig (FP7-IDEAS-ERC 339365). ; Peer-reviewed ; Publisher Version

This volume develops a theoretical framework for the modelling of meaning-making and cultural processes as crucial to the scientific study of contemporary complex societies. It focuses on the methodological and empirical aspects of the analysis of culture and its dynamics that could be applied to policymaking and to the understanding of social phenomena. It covers culture-based segmentation, ad hoc survey instruments like the VOC and PROSERV questionnaires, discourse flow analysis, the Homogenization of Classification Functions Measurement, and others. It also presents a detailed discussion of the methodology of cultural analysis in contexts of health and education. The volume showcases a top-down approach by including quantitative methods and/or automatized or semi-automatized procedures, and at the same time supports a hermeneutic, bottom-up, abductive approach, focused on the situated dynamics of meaning-making. It provides insights from cultural studies, social statistics, social policy, and research methodology in the social sciences. This is a useful resource for academics involved in studying cultural dynamics and for policy-oriented researchers and decision-makers who are interested in cultural dimensions of the design, implementation and reception of public policies

This book focuses on religious tolerance and intolerance in terms of practices, institutions, and intellectual habits. It brings together an array of historical and anthropological studies and philosophical, cognitive, and psychological explorations by established scholars from a range of disciplines. Whilst the challenge of promoting tolerance has mostly been treated as a value or practice of demographic or religious majorities, this book offers a broader take and pays attention to minority perspectives. It is a valuable reference for scholars of Religious Studies, the Sociology of Religion and the History of Religion.

Part I: Theoretical Framework -- Chapter 1. The Meaning of Meaning (Sergio Salvatore ) -- Chapter 2. Sensemaking Between Individuals and Society (Terri Mannarini) -- Part II: The Content of Sensemaking -- Chapter 3. The Challenges of Cultural Segmentation: New Approaches from Social Data Science (Giuseppe Alessandro Veltri) -- Chapter 4. The Map of Symbolic Universes and Lines of Semiotic Force: The View of Context (VOC) Questionnaire (Enrico Ciavolino) -- Chapter 5. The Themes of Texts: The Automatic Co-Occurrence Analysis for Semantic Mapping (ACASM) (Alessandro Gennaro) -- Part III. The Dynamics of Sensemaking -- Chapter 6. The Discourse Dynamics: The Discourse Flow Analysis (DFA) (Alessandro Gennaro) -- Chapter 7. The Dimensionality of Sensemaking (Johann Kleinbub) -- Part IV. Sensemaking and Affective Meaning -- Chapter 8. The Mediational Role of the Affective Meaning (Terri Mannarini) -- Chapter 9. The Homogenizing Role of Affective Meaning: The Homogenization of Classification Functions Measurement (HOCFUN) (Mauro Cozzolino) -- Part V. Sensemaking in Context -- Chapter 10. Cultural Values in Community Research (Terri Mannarini) -- Chapter 11. The Perception of the Service: The PROSERV Questionnaire (Enrico Ciavolino) -- Chapter 12. Logics of Value Constructions (Emanuela Ingusci) -- Chapter 13. Meaning and Education (Anastassios Matsopoulos) -- Chapter 14. Meaning and Policy (Carlotta Fioretti) -- Chapter 16. Making Sense to the Clinical Relationship (Claudia Venuleo) -- Part VI. Discussion -- Conclusion.

AbstractIn this paper, we develop a framework to analyze the relationship between evidence and policy. Postulating a normative criterion based on cost–benefit analysis and the value of a piece of information, as well as a topology of the policy space defined by three characteristics (epistemic uncertainty, interests, and the degree of value conflicts), we identify the (Nash) equilibria of an interaction between experts and citizens in providing information to a decision maker. In this setup, we study three institutional arrangements (evidence-based policy, deliberative governance, and negotiated conflict) that differ in terms of reliance on experts and citizens for providing information. We show that different degrees of uncertainty, interests, and value-relevance surrounding the issue at stake result in vastly different arrangement performances; hence, to foster efficiency, rules should be contingent.

This article critically discusses the potential of the new behavioural turn in consumer policy. It focuses on methodological and normative aspects, which are not suffi ciently discussed in the policy domain, in particular on the lessons that can be learned from randomised control trials and the normative side of the intervention. Some implications for consumer policies are drawn, proposing a new taxonomy of interventions.

Sceptical Paths gathers a variety of innovative studies that inquire into the presence and function of sceptical elements, strategies, and approaches in various traditions throughout Ancient, Medieval, Modern, and contemporary philosophy. Special attention is given to the place of sceptical argumentation in religious authors, challenging commonly held distinctions within the historiography of scepticism, and introduction of lesser-known thinkers.

AbstractGiven that little research has been done on unconventional means of finding and courting a potential spouse via matrimonial Web sites, this emerging form of courtship, differs substantially from Western‐style online dating. This research examines the impressions Saudi users intended to form when constructing their profiles on matrimonial Web sites, the characteristics these users seek in their potential spouses, and the acceptable Saudi script for courtships initiated on matrimonial Web sites. It unites the hyperpersonal theory, sexual strategies theory, and script theory into a theoretical framework. Using a quantitative questionnaire (N = 302), the results of the research contribute to the debate in the literature on Computer‐Mediated Communication regarding whether online settings provide rich information about other users, as they show that online interactions can provide more information about the opposite sex for users who belong to gender‐segregated societies than they can get through their offline lives. The results also reveal that there are similarities and differences between mate preferences proposed by Sexual Strategies Theory and Saudis' mate preferences. Such findings contribute to the theories on mate preferences in general and the sexual strategies theory in particular by advancing the understanding of mate preferences in an Islamic context.

This paper compares public perceptions of technologies in the United States and Europe. Asked whether nanotechnology will improve our way of life, 50 percent of the US sample say "yes" and 35 percent say "don't know." The European figures are almost the mirror image, 29 percent saying "yes" and 53 percent saying "don't know." People in the US are also more optimistic than Europeans about eight more familiar technologies. We suggest that people in the US assimilate nanotechnology within a set of pro-technology cultural values. By contrast, in Europe there is more concern about the impact of technology on the environment, less commitment to economic progress and less confidence in regulation. These differences in values are reflected in media coverage, with more emphasis on the potential benefits of nanotechnology in the US than in the UK. Finally, we speculate on possible futures for the reception of nanotechnology in the US and Europe.

Liquid crisis: narratives, concepts, imaginaries, politics -- The theoretical and methodological framework. The Semiotic Cultural Psychology and the notion of symbolic universe -- The map of symbolic universes -- European territories and symbolic universes -- Symbolic universes, economic and institutional scenarios, models of actions -- Cultural rupture and subjectivity: Shifts in the personal and professional identity of mental health professionals in times of crisis -- Teacher Evaluation Policies in Times of Crisis and Symbolic Universes: An Exploratory Analysis of the Greek Educational Context Symbolic universes and discursive enactment -- The representation of health and wellbeing in UK -- Symbolic universes and (post)crisis scenarios -- Perspective of development and new models of policies