This is the main index for all the essays (mainly originally in Italian) written by Giuseppe Bonaccorso and often published in specialized magazines. They include literature, music, poetry, and philosophy essays.
If you need a specific essay, you can search for it.
St. Jerome in his studio.
Essays that have been initially written in Italian:
Manifesto of Neo-Humanism: The Manifesto of the cultural movement called Neo-Humanism revisits the basic principles of the centrality of man and his creativity.
Catherine and I: a post-modern Flashback: Existential and Philosophical Essay Analyzing the Relationship between Man and Machine as presented in the Italian film “Io e Caterina.”
The Echo of Boredom: Analysis of the legendary events of the nymph Echo, narrated in Ovid’s Metamorphoses, concerning the psychological concept of existential boredom.
How natural is artificial intelligence?: Essay on the relationship between natural and artificial intelligence, emphasizing human minds’ generative and abstract properties.
The Meaning and the Chinese Room: Essay on the fundamental problem of the nature of the mind and its replicability in a mechanical way, with particular reference to Searle’s philosophy.
Math-Mind: An essay analyzing the relationship between natural language, mind, and the creation of automatic thinking based on logic.
Cybernetic Existentialism: Analysis of the existential condition associated with the will to survive in the context of artificial intelligence-based machines.
The Perceptual Feedback: Discuss how sensitive perception is based on a complex feedback system to regulate and refine actions.
Cyclic Perception: Analyse sensitive perception theory based on cyclic mechanisms of refinement and reduction of bias.
The Perception of Time: An essay discussing the perception of physical and psychological time based on concepts derived from thermodynamics and neuroscience.
Reflection on “Know Thyself”: Reflection on the philosophical and esoteric nature of the “Know Thyself” exhortation concerning Jacques Monod’s natural theories.
The unfolding of psychological time: Delve into the concept of time by analyzing its different facets in the natural sciences, psychology, and philosophy.
Essays that have been initially written in English:
My Nonfiction Books: List of nonfiction books written by Giuseppe Bonaccorso. They mainly focus on psychology, artificial intelligence, and philosophy of mind.
A brief note on the origin of philosophy
The origin of philosophy dates back to ancient civilizations, mainly in Greece, where thinkers sought to understand the fundamental nature of existence and knowledge. One of the earliest known philosophers was Thales of Miletus, who proposed that water was the fundamental substance of the universe. This marked the beginning of rational inquiry into natural phenomena and the rejection of mythological explanations.
Raphael Sanzio’s School of Athens is one of the earliest philosophical assemblies in history. Thanks to the development and spread of Greek philosophical thought, it was possible to arrive at an intellectual maturity unparalleled in the world.
Other prominent figures such as Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle emerged as philosophy evolved. Socrates is famous for his method of questioning, which aimed at stimulating critical thinking and self-examination. Plato, his most famous student, founded the Academy in Athens and wrote extensively on metaphysics, ethics, and politics. Aristotle, another student of Plato, made significant contributions to logic, biology, and ethics, laying the groundwork for Western philosophy.
These early philosophers paved the way for centuries of philosophical inquiry, shaping the intellectual landscape of the Western world and influencing disciplines ranging from science to politics.
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Giuseppe Bonaccorso (if you want to know more about the origin of my first name, you can read this post) was born in Caltagirone, Italy, in 1979 to a family of renowned pottery artisans who have been awarded prizes in several national exhibitions. His mother is a retired Italian literature…
This page contains an index of all poetic material written by Giuseppe Bonaccorso. It includes poems, poetic prose, and poetry books. All poems on this site have been released free of charge, although sometimes they have been published in magazines or poetry books. If you are looking for a…
This page contains an index of all prose works by Giuseppe Bonaccorso that have been released free of charge. It includes short stories, novellas, and fiction books. If you need a specific short story, you can always search for it. All short stories and novellas have been written originally…
