Aesthetics of Universal Knowledge
Born out of a major international dialogue held at the Fondazione Giorgio Cini in Venice, Italy, this collection of essays presents innovative and provocative arguments about the claims of universal knowledge schemes and the different aesthetic and materi
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Aesthetics of Universal Knowledge
Simon Schaffer • John Tresch • Pasquale Gagliardi Editors
Aesthetics of Universal Knowledge
Editors Simon Schaffer Department of History & Philosophy of Science University of Cambridge Cambridge, United Kingdom
John Tresch Department of History & Sociology of Science University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Pasquale Gagliardi Secretary General Fondazione Giorgio Cini Venezia, Italy
ISBN 978-3-319-42594-8 ISBN 978-3-319-42595-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-42595-5 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017938305 © Fondazione Giorgio Cini onlus 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: La mano di Atlante, glass mosaic by Tomaso Buzzi Photo by Enrico Fiorese, Courtesy of Fondazione Giorgio Cini Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Acknowledgement
The editors would like to thank all the contributors for the thought and care they have shown to this project, making it a truly collective dialogue. We would also like to thank Palgrave and its fine team of editors, especially Amy Invernizzi, who shepherded the book to its completion. Finally, this book would not have been possible without the innumerable contributions of Anna Lombardi of the Segreteria Generale of the Fondazione Cini. From the very start of the planning of the dialogue through to the collecting of the final photos and signatures, Anna’s steadfast, exacting, skilful, and generous work has been essential to this project. The editors wish to express their enormous and sincere gratitude to her for all she has done.
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Contents
1 Text and Context: Genius Loci (A Preface) 1 Pasquale Gagliardi 2
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