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In a live YouTube broadcast on 22 January 2026, Federico Levy, host of the Vivere e Filosofare community, welcomes viewers and introduces Lisa De Luca, a philosopher‑consultant who will lead the upcoming seminar “Margherita Porete: Peccato di santità”. Federico outlines the mission of Vivere e Filosofare – an online platform that gathers people interested in existential philosophy through a website, a WhatsApp group, Dasein Radio podcasts, a philosophical gym, consultations and community events. He explains how the community offers free and paid seminars, recordings, and interactive materials. Lisa then presents the focus of the seminar: the medieval mystical work Lo specchio delle anime semplici by the beghine Margherita Porete, burned at the stake in 1310 and subject to damnatio memoriae. She describes the text’s historical significance, its oral‑dialogic form, its linguistic value (Old French/Latin versions), and its rich theological and literary qualities. The discussion moves to the broader context of the Beghine movement – autonomous women’s spiritual communities in the Low Countries and Italy, their vows, economic self‑sufficiency, and influence on later speculative mysticism such as Meister Eckhart. The core philosophical angle of the seminar is highlighted: the work’s dialectical structure, organized around three binary oppositions – volere/non volere (will/not‑will), avere/non avere (having/not‑having), sapere/non sapere (knowing/not‑knowing) – which will structure the four weekly Zoom sessions (4, 11, 18, 25 February 2026, 18:00‑19:30). Each session will consist of a 60‑minute presentation followed by a 30‑minute Q&A, with recordings, handouts, and an “interactive dispensa” for deeper follow‑up. Lisa shares her personal scholarly background: a philosophy degree from Padova with a thesis on speculative mysticism, collaboration with the Centro di Ricerche Noetiche, and long‑standing research on Margherita Porete since 1998. She emphasizes that the seminar is not a confessional or doctrinal study but an existential inquiry: what the text can say to a contemporary audience in 2026. The broadcast ends with thanks, a reminder of the open chat, and an invitation to register via the Vivere Filosofare website.

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