Editorial:

Does existence requires border ? This question seems to be the centre of gravity today. We are witnessing a paradox nowadays, namely,  while the world is getting more and more borderless, the ubiquitous  reflex reaction, more often than not, is precisely the other way round : fortification of  border, as if  every territory is now under the menace of invasion. On the other hand,  if existence is by nature an endless interaction, it would mean a never-ending process of criss-crossing the borders, an on-going  mutual translation among diverse frames of meaning. This, however, would entail instability and volatility of identity. The key, perhaps, is that identity is to be seen not as ossification of particular patterns of  behavior, but instead, a living network of interactions, something amounts to an unfulfilled desire. Border, then  is not so much a limiting boundary as an opening towards ever new horizons and possibilities. In this process, consequently, authenticity needs to be redefined. How is authenticity related to the particularity of culture and experience ? how is it related to the practice of  colonization with the risk that one is given name by others, often unfairly ? But the problem of border and identity goes even further, to the realm of metaphysics and theology: how can we name the unnameable  and the ineffable? Melintas of this issue discussing these problems from various angles.

Editor.