RISULTATI RICERCA

Questo volume non è solo un omaggio a un grande maestro, ma vuole ricostruire la complessa figura di erudizione e competenza di uno dei maggiori autori dell’urbanistica nazionale, concentrandosi sulla necessità di comporre un itinerario teorico e applicativo, ma soprattutto di pensieri e insegnamenti, sui rapporti tra architettura e urbanistica. Il testo vuole portare alla luce una testimonianza articolata di vita, pensieri, ricerche e opere, che ci rivelano una grande passione per la città e una costanza nella ricerca del bene collettivo.

Leeds is a large city in the north of England. Over the past five years, the city has had a bold ambition to be the best city for children to grow up in. That is articulated in the aspiration to be a child friendly city. An important aspect of this ambition is that in Children’s Services and now across the council, we have introduced the concept of restorative practice - a focus on high support and high challenge. This paper explores the journey of how this was introduced to Leeds and outlines some of the success we have seen.

Uno was created in 1945 to resolve quietly the international controversies. In 1948 was signed the Universal declaration of human rights. Then was signed a lot of conventions and agreements about human rights. Several not government organizations combat with Uno for maintaining peace, justice and fundamental rights. After 50 years and over, it’s normal to ask if objectives are been achieved. An high numbers of crimes was committed in that period: crimes against women, children, against race, etc. After the end of the cold war international instability is increased. International law wasn’t always effective. Main problem is just the international law effectivity. «Effectivity» means respect of international law from all the states that accept it. It’s a necessary but not sufficient condition for law effectiveness. Connected problem is the absence of a real international police that could enter in every state even more in absence of his consent. For many authors this have to exist, how the Charter of the United Nation says (art. 43). Anyway, organizational-administrative coverage of decision is not warranted. An important question is financing of the United Nations peacekeeping operations. They are financed with contributes of the states members like the whole Uno is financed. But often, these contribution are sent with delay and peacekeeping operations can’t develop their mandate. Actually there isn’t the possibility to create a tribunal for victims of Tienanmen square or for victims of russian forces in Chechenia, but the way in the direction to create a real international justice seems practicable. But crucial in any case is availability of the necessary means.

Esiste una potente analogia tra l’effetto placebo e la psichiatria, ovvero l’attribuzione di un autentico potere causale a un fattore mentale: da una parte alla credenza di ricevere un farmaco efficace, dall’altra agli stati mentali prodotti dalle parole terapeutiche dello psichiatra. Conferire alla mente un autentico potere causale sul mondo fisico solleva alcuni problemi filosofici. La psichiatria deve abbracciare una teoria del mentale e accettarne le conseguenze, se non vuole correre il rischio di essere implicitamente riduzionista, mantenendo soltanto l’involucro mentalista e conformandosi alla neurologia.