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Ser iusciars òc oprdiicr hees  it ratntera es terò 
dawermoe ravigilnifaastteotm:ib  prrao pruino  
enigma. 
PlatoCanrmeid,e ,1 6C1- D 
Man onta ic cocrhgmeii l  asctiroa scipnecaror seì,  
dirfueo,ri d alp erconrosnoa ,p pemniat  rosvuo  
unas trapdiaa na? 
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Nona bbioa mnuldlima e glai oc ruiif esruilrleai  
ver(i. t.)à.a,m   enoc hteu c,o miep  oettria gicchie , 
quansdito r ovina ndioffi colrtiàc,o ralrlomena oc 
chinteea tr,af laicenadpop ardiergedl èii n,o n 
voglcihaae n checi  nloiibe ricaomsdoìa  ll'impac
ci(o.  .)..D  ifattutit,qt uies tis arebdbeesiro ot ter
fugie,m  oltion gegnopesri ,cn hoinv  olersesned e-
rec onto. 
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PREFAZIONE 
LaC ollainnea u c�o mcee ntevsoilmuoam pep,al rame o nogrsaufli a 
CratdiliMo a rLiuais Gaa thtagi i aàc coclotsops itcusuduidi  i alpolgahtio 
nicozs�ss iuFali  lebsou,Pl a rmenieds eu Plo litdiacp oa rdtiMe a urizio 
MiglisourSloi f'i,sd taap ,a rGtiea ncMaorvliooa l2t,cr hene u merose, 
imporotpaensrtuPei l  atdoiGn ieo vaRnenai/f eoJn,d adteollCraoe l lana 
steest sraga,la  il tdriKz a�rA ll beCrotr,n ]e.Dli eaV  ogMeilc hEarelle r, 
Mic!hF eattfaolhN n. F indKloanyr,Ga adis eVir,t toHrasiloeH ,a ns 
Kriimer,G erhard  Kriiger, LiMmairnMitaaar ,iMT ooe nrteusoar t� 
EvanlgohMséo utsopPoau!ulN oast,o frpa,nP  atocka,S efi/oesretp,h  
ThomaAs.S  zleIzmtirTkeo, t h4. 
Ler icesrucClrh aet idleoll 'autricneeq lur aidderenrolti  rnannoov ato 
intepreeirsd  siea ldoigP hlia tsounseci tdaadlti ob atrtiigtuoa rldaen te 
cosiddDeottttreni onnes  cridtetflei  lodsiAo t/eonD eo.pa ov eirn terpreta
toiC lr atpileiorv l o lucmhpeeu  bbTluitcgtlaisi  c ridtiPt li ataoc nuerd ai  
GiovaRnenaiMl aer,Li uai Gsaat ctozn3,s idleaprr aonfdooln abd eillteàz, 
zae l 'enigmdaedtlii acliaotp gàao r,td iaur nepa r eciipsoate esseig etica, 
incenstuur naoatr ai gisncaolpreee rltaaat lielvteai  mohlaod geicieds,io   
cimentnaerlls'ii mdperlldeaes aa/ raezd ieoln ec omdmiqe unetcsoot mo 
plesscsropi ltattoo cnoinccoe,n tirnannadnozssiiut llsueet ztieoot niim olo
giche. 
prospeertmteinveanu etllqiauc aall 'ea ustriri iccoeni onps acret ico
La 
laèrq eu edlleall 'adneatlle issditiT o ho maAs.S  zleczhtfhekai 6 n,d ividua
ton egslcird iiPt ltait eop neerp,cu iròe C rnaetilll paor ,e sdeiun nzsaat  rut
tudrisa  occcoorrnsi om,a anp diliùi  vaellll'ii ndteelr ndosi taelesos,sge oo   
necesasnacrahidaeo l ,td riliago  h fzi�an llofa o ndafizlioosnuoelfi tciam ati
va. 
Neclo rdsiao m peia ep profroincdeirrtecelh aseti aialv le' soipaael rlaa  
lettecrraitatuu irncca ae ,rp tuon ctoo/n,e  liincteu ilz'iaounstèeira   iccceo r
tad ellpar esneenClzr aat diliao c cerninpiea tglu itodice ollm aa cchtienaa 
traclhaeep  panreelt lar agiendp iaasm,so ili tmip orptealrn' tair chitettura 
delleet imoeld oedglii ael coogmop lessivo. 
Dopaov esrv oulnt'oa ccaunraalstiseaim  andteilcplaaa r J.lo1JlXaa vri 
(macctheiantaer sapleed,in eeCnlrt aet)einl, oe  ll'cionrtppueslr aot onico, 
l'auhtair nitcrea lp'raensdaoitl  uistiitd loi  aldoigpoa,n alnasd tornuet tu-
8  ROBERIITAOD ICE 
rad 'inseil eevm aera iret icoPlalzaitononeniCler.  a tsiibl aosi anl  arga 
misusrualle 'speddieellmnaat cec htienaati rnaa nlael:co oglni' aa ppari·zio
ned elldei vinneidlte àues xm  achidneallt ar agiefildl io/aso,no  ellsoc rit
top,r esenlteea tnidmoo slilo igmiaiedt a ac cen(nmaerdei gainotdceih  i 
parolal deu,p liceal zami oolntei pldiectiae zrimeoif nmre:e  qureifnetrii 
menitrio an/ilciin gdueagaglngiti iodc ehgdzlzè:di: e  Bia rbdaerlldi,eo  nne) 
ac ontednoutttirc ihnneoa pnlr ie cuilstae rioprrbmaoebnitlemp,ee nlrta e  
supae cucloinarceed zeirloa npep forrsatc or ietfi tluorsao fia. 
Comseil  egegsep licitamented ian reetldele  'septeidmiionel notgei,a  
Crat4i1l4Bo  ,41 5A ,l J.LaTJ Xa(vfJm acctheiantears apleed,iè /e "n'taer)t,i 
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ficicohi efil l osuotfiolp iezprzr aoc epdiveùer leo cemmaes netneezs,aa  t
teznzealc,lao  municpaezisric ornidetep tlro o ppreinos iReirloe.gg/ errae , 
glail trz:  qaulellsuatcd oee  llpea sasdnoea llGlaai ts/tiaii  n travlead ere 
forzdaeg le nfiiol oesl oefitctoed riPa lraitlooep n aer:So flieen s gpee cchio 
oltcrheees  pedfiaecinltsiett,rà a,n o,l 'ceesrarcteatnredeze zrae,  altisonan
tec omnee lltar agaecdcioam palg'naallnuaosq  iuoenpsert ooc edpiimùe nto 
veleom ceen o partetcrisaolv ase crrsiot tura. 
Cospìu rneep,la  scsiot aantconh eell 'epPilgartadofoneme,a  nedsap li
citameanE trem ogeed nice o,n segaulle entzt«aom rnaeo ,tn ai c cocrhgei  
mila scpieocr,o  dsiìrt er,a scifnuaodrraepil e  rcocrhsceoa »m,bd iios corso, 
«noanp pemnita r osvuuo n sat rada pciioamèni aa v»v7i,aci icn oon tenuti 
chpei mùi p remono? 
Ine/ /etptrzi:dm eall par esienntteerp reetrafaza icisolonerve o lsaur e 
quesetdaa l tprree ciinsdei cmaeztioodnoil noagsiccnohesellts oec  rei tto 
molvtoel tceo-mdee rle sèts ou ccaenscsaholle ' autnreicrlei -l,ei ggle re 
dialsorige oss,to arp rpeesir/il a tdtino o ens saevrvseipd ruitdmiiqa  u ello 
cheer sao tgtlooic  cdhiti u tmtaci, h reis ulitnoa mvbar pae,r ccohné/ auds o 
alterlie meenci tòsi e:n za rdisupbobniadode u vnapa r ecisa dis trategia 
Platone. 
Comaec cennalv'aamuhota,rr  iecael ilz'ziamtpdore ellssapa i egazione 
deleln'i"gd meCalr  ataip laor,td iaar cec urriactoeg ndiicz airoa/ntiitl eore 
logeidce or menePuetirin cdoi.v iedd eucaifrtreua triteclo o  mplgeisoscoo  
dir imaanlldui,s iom:h acr oimppriueunstreaoi,  g oerf oastaia cnoaslais i 
lessriiccaelrelc,oea c ncdoor drime onlztei ssinmeeCl r paateria olnloc,eh ,e  
neclo rppulsa tonico. 
La'utrhiauc tez lizpzeaqrtu oe sstoop ratitlLu etstspoil caot odnii co 
BrandwpoeordicBLlh,e é s seilceot trdoi niPcldaoa m9te or neea liznzoant o 
eraan copriae namdeisnptoen ibilleas u mqaou naongderora iafnf i aads ie  
elaborLaezi inodangleie.ns is cihcaean lcihc,'o inos iudnse ursoss icideino 
tifidcoe cispievlaro r  icenreclla' amdbeillstato o dreillfiaal  osaonftiiac a,
PREFIAZONE  9 
conferaisq cuoensot u'nop paerrtai ccaorlaadtritpe er reeci seidoo gngee t
tività. 
Inp articneoclla asdroeeC l,r  atiilmloe ,t oddeollG aa tctoin sdein te 
cogleim eerteti enrr iel liase avpoi reengdtiiePa  l atior niem,ai nndtie rm: 
leo missiloerm i:p reedis mep,e ddiSiec ses terraev doalllt'ii ndfeiit tirsi 
nomcih ceo,m rei lle'vaau nterplir coec,ed deelldraie s cusdsiivoennet,a no 
unv ervoo rtuinfic uem,te r avolgente. 
Neclo rdseoll 'invdeanggiaonnneco fh aet etmee rgiemrmea gaisnsia i 
icasdteigcdnheeellp ,ei c ùe lepbagrdiiin P el atcoonmeqe,u  edlleall sop ec
chidoe,llS afi ngdee,llm aa cchtienaatd reallplaee ll,de el le odneell,so c ia
med is apiedneczlaa t,ad rergEolr ia cldiefitlue mzde:e, vl o rtdieccloe n, 
teggdieoni o mcio mseef  ossveortdozes :lo  gdneollI ed edee,llo 'r(a(cdoil o 
Cratdie/llMoau, s dai  Eutdiferlvolenere t,di iSg oicnriDa atm ee.t tienr e 
rilsioenvaoon  clh'eu tiliizrzoandzieicllmoaaan  ses liecm oa sbee llseo no 
diffipceairlll uid aelrle' itnrtaetrtsaau zii ononro etm /ze:r ai mmeenrtoi,  
O 
aE sioead ipo o eqtuiaf loine tsio tedrisic ahpezi. ae n
Particobleallfrerml aeae nl ttsero enl,oee  t imodliEo rgmieedt iedo,e  lla 
comunicdaezlilo'neer,m eed neellsuoct aimcbdaii Io r;i adfef,a scinante 
messagdgiPae  nrl,ae ;g anteos fsarola   elt oogtoadsle rilet aeàal  lleta r age
didaiA; p ollroif,e railstleoam  pldiepclri itnàc diiAp dieco,o; r raellla'tion 
visibailll eeg,ad medele  sideae lrli'oe spdrebeles llseoid ;oiD n ieo niso, 
accoasllt'aetbob ear lle'ziznat elligenza. 
Cospìu rseo,nd oas  egnaifllau roaecs os,o acillacata ou (siaun na  llusi
vop ascshoce,o  nn!e't(t'eiu nsd eigrrceeo ltnado  e risidoengaels ic oltatort}, 
insiceomineSl  o l(ed atdoibr eend eiu, n ietd àim  oltepcloiinciBl te àn)e,  
(cphreo dluecgeae mc ehp,eu  eòs sdeerneo mimneadtioav nantroeim  cio n
cerneln'tuite ii vlla inttàa egga inoc)ch,oel n aG  iust(icvzhiieea n e connes
sac oinll e gaumnei ficcahnpete en etturtamt eon)t,ir Blee  llvoi ecnoell e
gataold  enomiean lla'rien teolllitcgrheaeenld  z ifaf,i lci'lEear,llo 'sa mare 
ea ld irleav, e railmt oàt doi vilnamo e,n zoagllnqaau  ideict hedi o rme. 
analliessisa iicupatelare t aaf naetrmo e rgneedrlie a luong'oa rchitet
I: 
tupriae namceonentseeall  'inens eipiea mret iPcloaltanorecniloe. r d seol la 
discussusniio omtnire a ttienmg ogdciooa e ruennsato erd tiea n ciclopedia 
filosodfiesclaa p eprree,s enutnasane drnoiu et ritdiiess tiimmao ilno gie, 
euc�o mseiè v  isrtioc,o rarm euntdaom feonnteipt eicrcio  stprauriorlee  
cruciaaifl iidn eill sau sat ractoemguinai craitcihpviraao,mc paor nit enuti 
dottrfionnadlait ivi. 
Ilc ontiencs utlioee   timosliion gsieer èisq cuoendlloeo ll tar attazione 
deplr oblseumllcaao  rreptetnrea ztzoupa re acr o nvendzeniioo mnczeo: n 
siderrta/tear iiamnlle cano tnoc edzeimloo nbez luisnmiov eprrsoaplueg na-
10  ROBERRATDOI CE 
tad aC rat]}ia/uot.er siacmeei c noam meanptpar ofondliost vaimleunpte 
pardseipl r ocedidmieanltedote tfilil cooss oi/naoe ,lld ai scuscsoino ne 
Ermogene, liatm epslii cnaantituncer u aaipl pisatidioicnvaoes, re sreeit ei 
mologsiicnahe elld,ais  cuscsoiCnor naeti inc/ ueoim, e rlg'ei pcootnevsein 
zionalistica. 
Tutltama o nogrdaofciuam ecnhlte'a e lecmeennttdroea Cllr ea tilo, 
dediaclda itsoc erpaodlidociE a rlaec èll iatt roa,t tdaezrlia opnp/eor riatl o  
Movimeen tQlaou  iecthese,ii   mplirceacinpor ocianmr eenltaeza,ii o ne 
nomiiMl:o  vimetnetnod aelln'toer adlfi innèeie ,/l, a  ttdoormei niann te 
tutilt iiv elli dLeelle at irmeoialnlpot agàri.te i,pc eorlmaertett,ro ansof,o r
mandino o mdria: ll udaellrdaei  aledtiMt oivciam eenQ tuoi enteveia  ri 
graeda im bictois,m olaongtioclezoa :gn itcrio pologici. 
questdienoion medi, e lllao croor reptetcreo znzvae nzione, conside
La 
ranteacl o ntdeeslltdaoo  tterriancadl eiflltu eiuarn ei verriscahlpieee,rd  e 
Platloacn oen osdceellndezo at t/roinndeac thiiedlv i ea leptotsiscioe de. 
Quest'unlatsicdmoiose,tlt oafr  iog duiSr oac rcaotned,mu aciee utica
menatlleca o mprednesdlii oanlieo/l geot cthoserli ea  sgcuiidaai rnme o do 
adegudaatllioen  dicadzisisoenmiin nealltoe  scrittfoi,ni onc  ompiendo 
fontduot ipt ais dseilld ai aleGtitEàir caacla.if tfoe rcmhalev' ao rdaic olo 
ApollaDo e l/«in odni ecn eo nna scomnaad cec,e nnCahn»io  cno gglliie  
w. 
acceesn pine ir ndeelld ee viaziocnoim ceof nicnGliaustdccteeoi,, in  fl r ain
tendleepr aer doelfilel  oscoh/reoe ,s tpaelnruo ei n igmaitnidcehceif,r abi
li. 
l}e nigdmeaClr  atqiluori is oeli tnot erprae/ ntod a opt eor maeltlteet 
tadries  eguirec oPmlparteonndieegl ni dosocenone,pz  rao vlaevr eer tigini 
ei ld isoriendtica hmviei nettnroea  scient artaovd oalclto om plmeas so 
affascivnoarntdtiinec o em ei,s  ip erdel anbeildr iip natrcooo lgseeì n ial
menatrec hitedtaftlia ltoos o/o. 
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