A Platone non si sfugge: il delicato equilibrio tra tecnica e politica

Abstract

The essay explores the use of technology in politics, focusing on government duties. After a brief excursus to highlight how the issue has a long history, the paper considers the relationship between technique and politics and how it has influenced our form of government. The thread running through the entire investigation starts from the consideration that between the two components – technical and political – there is not a priori a relationship of conflict or challenge, but that today, as in the past, we cannot ignore the relationship between the two dimensions that has always existed and that today more than ever must be developed constructively, given that it would be unimaginable that the public decision-making process could take place without the necessary technical skills that must in any case be governed politically. This is because technical knowledge, as a specialist, is ontologically fractional and needs to be framed within a broader project that defines its ultimate goals. The study concludes that technical expertise has not only cognitive, but also ethical and political implications that must therefore be embedded in a political project that has defined its objectives. THERE IS NO ESCAPING PLATO. THE DELICATE BALANCE BETWEEN TECHNICS AND POLITICS The essay deals with the theme of the use of technology in politics with the focus on government functions. After a brief excursus aimed at highlighting how the issue dates back over time, the way in which the relationship between technology and politics has been verified in the exercise of governmental functions and what influences it has had on our form of government is examined. The fil rouge on which the entire investigation runs starts from the consideration that between the two components - technical and political - there is not a priori a relationship of conflict or challenge, but that today as yesterday we cannot ignore the relationship between the two. dimensions that have always existed and that today more than ever must be elaborated in a constructive way since it would be unimaginable that the public decision-making process could take place without the necessary technical skills that must in any case be <> politically. And this is because the> as a specialist is ontologically fractional and needs to be framed in a broader project that defines its ultimate goals. Confirming this is the conviction that technical competence has implications not only cognitive, but also ethical and political which must therefore be included in a political project that has defined its objectives. Technique, technocracy, politics, government, bureaucracy. A PLATONE NON SI SFUGGE. IL DELICATO EQUILIBRIO TRA TECNICA E POLITICA Tecnica, tecnocrazia, politica, governo, burocrazia. THERE IS NO ESCAPING PLATO. THE DELICATE BALANCE BETWEEN TECHNICS AND POLITICS The essay deals with the theme of the use of technology in politics with the focus on government functions. After a brief excursus aimed at highlighting how the issue dates back over time, the way in which the relationship between technology and politics has been verified in the exercise of governmental functions and what influences it has had on our form of government is examined. The fil rouge on which the entire investigation runs starts from the consideration that between the two components - technical and political - there is not a priori a relationship of conflict or challenge, but that today as yesterday we cannot ignore the relationship between the two. dimensions that have always existed and that today more than ever must be elaborated in a constructive way since it would be unimaginable that the public decision-making process could take place without the necessary technical skills that must in any case be <> politically. And this is because the> as a specialist is ontologically fractional and needs to be framed in a broader p