Drafts by Martine Pagliari
In the last decades, realism and pragmatism in politics have been dominant in the tenets of many ... more In the last decades, realism and pragmatism in politics have been dominant in the tenets of many world leaders and political figures, such as Henry Kissinger, Margaret Thatcher, Silvio Berlusconi, Nicolas Sarkozy and Donald Trump. The battle between political “realism” and “idealism” - both descending from a long history of philosophical debates on the subject - has therefore been very active throughout the evolution of political thought and it keeps emerging in public debates, particularly in those that see right-winged fractions and left-winged ones opposing each other. In light of different political theories and recent debates, three different positions seem to stand out: morality is not applicable in politics (or the case of the “wolf in sheep’s clothing”), immorality in politics is “occasionally” allowed, and morality in politics is possible AND necessary.
Alex’s actions can be interpreted as actions driven by the will to destroy and harm his surroundi... more Alex’s actions can be interpreted as actions driven by the will to destroy and harm his surroundings and the people who inhabit them, that is, the society in which he lives. Violence subsequently becomes an instrument of individual expression. Like Morales writes in his brief article, violence as employed by Kubrick in his film “serves a communicative purpose apart from its aesthetic values.” Therefore, it seems as if the instances in which violence metamorphoses into art were those in which violence becomes a means of personal expression and carries within itself a specific message.
Papers by Martine Pagliari
Is Morality in Politics Possible?, 2018
In the last decades, realism and pragmatism in politics have been dominant in the tenets of many ... more In the last decades, realism and pragmatism in politics have been dominant in the tenets of many world leaders and political figures, such as Henry Kissinger, Margaret Thatcher, Silvio Berlusconi, Nicolas Sarkozy and Donald Trump. The battle between political “realism” and “idealism” - both descending from a long history of philosophical debates on the subject - has therefore been very active throughout the evolution of political thought and it keeps emerging in public debates, particularly in those that see right-winged fractions and left-winged ones opposing each other. In light of different political theories and recent debates, three different positions seem to stand out: morality is not applicable in politics (or the case of the “wolf in sheep’s clothing”), immorality in politics is “occasionally” allowed, and morality in politics is possible AND necessary.
Tarkovsky claimed that cinema was a medium endowed with a potentially universal capacity of commu... more Tarkovsky claimed that cinema was a medium endowed with a potentially universal capacity of communication, since “An artistic image is capable of arousing identical feelings in viewers, while the thoughts that come later may be very different.” The claim that certain images carry a universally identifiable meaning and a universally shared emotional resonance relates clearly to the concept of archetype and specifically to the definition given by the psychoanalyst Carl Jung, for whom such images constitute “universal, archaic patterns and images that derive from the collective unconscious” that often reveal themselves on an anthropological level through “behavior, images, art, myths, religions, or dreams”. Accordingly, Tarkovsky writes in Sculpting in Time that “the author of a film” should share “something in common with the psychologist-screenwriter, and also with the psychiatrist.”
Mercer Street, 2017
Satire is both a duty and a necessity for a democratic society. No matter the modes in which sati... more Satire is both a duty and a necessity for a democratic society. No matter the modes in which satire operates—the mild, Horatian ones or the more abrasive, controversial Juvenalian ones—the satirist is vested with great responsibility and must be aware of the power of their instrument.
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Drafts by Martine Pagliari
Papers by Martine Pagliari