Dialogue With reference to a physical and a metaphysical , P. Biocchi presents a reflection on current Leopardi in relation to bioethical issues and the merits of increased life at any cost.
I followed the philosophical laboratory, initially with some anxiety. After graduation, in letters, in fact, of the Moral Operettas, I had a pleasant memory, but generic. As for the hooks and philosophical, being only the second review of Philosophy, I did not feel competent. L 'obligation to "report" and the issues dealt with at the laboratory, they made me take the texts read, studied, and underlined, I realize I never forgot. So re-reading the notes made from the high school on, I tell you, or are not never grew up, because I still find myself with what I had mentioned, or was, even then, too pessimistic, or 's yet another confirmation that, Leopardi, in his brilliance, humor, wisdom, sadness ... , Is always present!
Covering the Short Moral, I focused on the "Dialogue of a physical and a metaphysical".
With this dialogue, we are in what is considered the second group of Operettas, where that is, before we talk about human nature and where it is considered that happiness is only aspiration. The dialogue was composed of 14 to 19 May 1824, but starting earlier, can be found in a note Zibaldone of 1820, in which Leopardi, mentions to the lesson dell'Hufeland (German physician who lived between 1762 and 1863) on 'art of prolonging life. The writer declares that before thinking about the prolongation of life, should have been taught to make her happy. So the Leopards distanced from macrobiotic advocated by the doctor.
The poet, in essence, both in the dialogue of a physical and a metaphysical, as in step Zibaldone, the art of living long, opposed to the difficult art of living happily, looking for a life worthy of 'living .
The dialogue of a physical and a metaphysical, is a dialogue in which there are stereotypes of real people, not from the world of myth, the nature or the popular imagination.
the physical, who discovered the 'art of living long, the metaphysical answer, that being the unhappy life, for' man would be better to have it short rather than long.
The strength of the argument is contained in the metaphysical notion that if life had loved for itself, does not justify suicide.
With Chiron, teacher of Achilles', enter the myth and metaphysical points out that the rider got bored of immortality and preferred to die, therefore invites us to think:
"If immortality sorry about the gods (think) that would make men"!
To do justice to his argument, the metaphysical, then, have recourse to the wisdom of the ancients, as expressed in the form of myth and people who receive offers as good, death instead of life,
The gap between the two characters is always greater in the finale, when the metaphysical says he prefers only the good days, that nature gives to 'man (though few) while the body wants to add more days, also unfortunate, because what matters is to live longer.
Here are two perspectives, as claimed M. Hibiscus , inconsistent with each other, because of the qualitative and quantitative than the physical metaphysical.
The dialogue ends with the words of the metaphysical el 'warning that arises is that life must be alive, that is real life, an intense, if not death exceeds the value. The men, however, confuse one thing with the 'other, and they believe that those who live long and happy, while happiness is independent of dalnumero days lived.
Vivo in 2010 and sometimes we discuss some ... Macrobiotic horrible ... From the dialogue in question, was that a long life, it makes sense if proportionate to the quality, it makes no sense when scientific advantage and becomes a depressing reality for those who live and who is involved.
Once again, therefore, emerges the 'News of Leopardi, who with wisdom, sensitivity and intelligence touched timeless themes (death, joy, pain, futility, sadness, human conceit ...) even in anticipation of today's issues Biological and ethics.
With these lines, in thanking the good work and interesting laboratory because I had together at Leopardi, I wanted to emphasize the relevance the themes of the poet. I differ from those, however, using the progress of science, would judge the man, with eyes too modern, having lost its brilliance and its uniqueness.
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