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  • Psychology of the Associated Minds

    Lectures at the Lombard Institute of Sciences, Letters and Arts

    Explore the Social Roots of Thought with Carlo Cattaneo's LecturesDelve into the groundbreaking ideas of Carlo Cattaneo in Psychology of the Associated Minds. This collection of lectures explores how collective thinking shapes society and transforms nature. Cattaneo shifts the focus from the individual to the interconnectedness of minds, examining the development of languages, religions, and ... Read more

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  • Psychology of the Associated Minds

    Lectures at the Lombard Institute of Sciences, Letters and Arts

    Carlo Cattaneo (1801-1869) is one of the most prominent liberal and federalist thinkers of the Nineteenth Century. His interests were spread over many areas of humanistic and scientific-technical knowledge. Between 1859 and 1866, at the time of Italian nation-building, he delivered six lectures at Istituto Lombardo Accademia di Scienze e Lettere, the subject was the Psychology of the associated ... Read more

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  • Civilization and Democracy

    The Salvernini Anthology of Cattaneo's Writings

    Translated by David Gibbons ...
    Series series Lorenzo Da Ponte Italian Library
    Nineteenth-century Italy is a vast, unexplored territory in the history of modern political thought and liberal democratic theory. Apart from Mazzini, Pareto, and Mosca, the authors of this period are little read, even though their central concerns – the riddle of human liberation, progress, and liberty – are as important today as ever. This volume presents a selection of the writings of Carlo ... Read more

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  • Regenerative Design

    New Contexts, New Visions, Emerging Practices and Perspectives

    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book aims to provide bases for reasoning on what opportunities the regenerative approaches to urban-architectural design and development can bring to our territories and living systems (environment, society, city and learning). It collects research, experiences and considerations from experts that present innovations from different contexts, especially from the Latin-Mediterranean context. ... Read more

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