Maurizio Ferraris teaches Theoretical Philosophy at the University of Turin and is the president of Labont (Center for Ontology). He is also the director of “Scienza Nuova”, an institute of advanced studies – dedicated to Umberto Eco and uniting the University and the Polytechnic of Turin – aimed at planning a sustainable future, both from a cultural and from a political point of view. Founder of “New Realism”, visiting professor at Harvard, Oxford, Munich, and Paris, columnist of “la Repubblica”, “Neue Zürcher Zeitung”, and “Libération”, author of successful television programmes and over sixty books translated worldwide, in his long career he has determined a new course of thought and studies in at least four areas: hermeneutics, aesthetics, ontology, and the philosophy of technology.
Maurizio Ferraris insegna Filosofia teoretica all’Università di Torino, è presidente del Labont (Center for Ontology) e dirige “Scienza Nuova”, l’istituto di studi avanzati dedicato a Umberto Eco che unisce l’Università e il Politecnico di Torino ed è rivolto alla progettazione di un futuro sostenibile, tanto dal punto di vista culturale quanto da quello politico. Fondatore del “Nuovo Realismo”, visiting professor a Harvard, Oxford, Monaco, Parigi, editorialista di “la Repubblica”, della “Neue Zürcher Zeitung” e di “Libération”, autore di fortunati programmi televisivi e di oltre sessanta libri tradotti in tutto il mondo, nella sua lunga carriera ha determinato un nuovo corso di pensiero e di studi almeno in quattro ambiti: l’ermeneutica, l’estetica, l’ontologia e la filosofia della tecnologia.
Personal information
Date of birth: February 7, 1956 ID Orcid: 0000-0002-3027-1691
Nationality: Italian ID Scopus: 20433396200
URL for website: http://labont.it/ferraris
http://www.maurizioferraris.it/
Current positions
2015– President of LabOnt (Laboratory for Ontology), University of Turin
1999– Full Professor of Theoretical Philosophy, University of Turin
Institutional responsibilities and memberships of scientific societies
2018 – Member of the Scientific Committee, Tiche, Tecnologie dei beni culturali (Naples)
2018– Member of the Scientific Committee, Fondazione 1563 per l’Arte e la Cultura della Compagnia di San Paolo
2018– Member of the Scientific Committee of Scuola dei beni e delle attività culturali e del turismo (Rome)
2017– Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Käte Hamburger Center for Advanced Study in the Humanities “Law as Culture” (Bonn)
2017– Member of the American Association for Aesthetics
2015– Member of the Jury, Prix des Rencontres Philosophiques de Monaco
2014– Institut International de Philosophie, Paris
2014– Director, International Chair for Philosophy Jacques Derrida, University of Turin
2014– Internationales Zentrum für Philosophie NRW, Bonn University
2013– Scientific Committee of Center for Advanced Studies, Rijeka
2013-2018 Collège d’études mondiales, Paris
2012– Board of Directors of the SIFIT (Società Italiana di FilosofiaTeoretica)
2009– Director, “Paolo Bozzi” prize for Ontology, University of Turin
2005– Scientific Committee of Istituto Italiano per gli Studi Filosofici (Naples)
2001– Scientific Committee of InsitutEuropéen du Dessin (Meina/Paris)
1999-2016 Director of LabOnt, University of Turin
1999– SFI (Società Filosofica Italiana)
1998– SIFA (Società Italiana di Filosofia Analitica)
1997-2001 Director, Department of Philosophy, University of Turin
1996– Director, Rivista di estetica (indexed by SCOPUS and ISI)
1996– SIE (Società Italiana di Estetica)
Previous positions and education
1999-2015 Director of LabOnt (Laboratory for Ontology), University of Turin
1998-2003 Directeur de programme, Collège International de Philosophie, Paris
1995-1998 Full Professor of Aesthetics, University of Turin
1984-1995 Associate Professor in Aesthetics, University of Trieste
1982-1984 Professorship in Aesthetics, University of Macerata
1984 Diplôme d’études approfondies École des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris (under the supervision of J. Derrida)
1980-1984 Chief of Seminar, University of Turin
1979 Laurea in Philosophy, University of Turin (cum laude, under the supervision of G.Vattimo)
Visiting professorships
2018 (March-July) Ludwig-Maximilians-UniversitätMünchen
2018 (January-February) Collège d’études mondiales, Paris
2017 (April) Beijing Normal University
2017 (March) Indiana University, Bloomington
2017 (February) Collège d’études mondiales, Paris
2016 (October) PécsiTudományegyetem, Hungary
2016 (March) Universidad Diego Portales, Santiago de Chile
2016 (April) Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachussets
2015 (Spring) De Sanctis Chair, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich
2015 (February) Collège d’étudesmondiales, Paris
2014 (November) Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio deJaneiro
2014 (October) Universidad Anáhuac México
2014 (March) Université de Montréal
2013 (March) Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachussets
2012 (March) Universidad Complutense, Madrid
2011 (February) Center for ContemporaryPhilosophy, Belgrade
2010 (September) Pontificia UniversidadJaveriana de la Compañía de Jesús, Bogotá
2010 (February) École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris
2009 (February) Institut Jean Nicod, Paris
2008 (March) École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris
2007 (March) École des Hautes Études en SciencesSociales, Paris
2007 (February) University of California at Santa Barbara
2003 (September) Istituto Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico
2002 (May) Indianapolis University, Athens
2001-2002 Institut Jean Nicod, Paris
2000 (Spring) University of Montpellier
1999 (September) Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City
1998-2003 Professor at large, Collège International de Philosophie, Paris
1990 (Spring) Colorado College, Colorado
1989 (Fall) Chief of Seminar, Collège International de Philosophie, Paris
1985 (Fall) Yale University, University of California, New York University, University of Colorado, UnitedStates Information Agency
Grants and Fellowships
2014 Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung, Bonn University
2013-2014 Käte Hamburger Kolleg “Recht als Kultur”, Bonn
2006 Italian Academy, Columbia University, New York
2004 Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung, University of Leipzig
1994-1996 Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung, University of Heidelberg
1988 “Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst” Grant, University of Heidelberg
1985 United States Information Agency
1982 Ministry of Public Instruction
Research projects
2021- PI, Documenting transgenerationality: the role of the notarial office and archival tools, Fondazione 1563 (€ 62,000)
2020-2021 PI, SN-DICAP (Scienza Nuova, DIgital CAPital), Fondazione CRT (€ 45,000), TEAM: Tiziana Andina, Elena Casetta, Davide Dal Sasso, Cecilia Pennacini, Michele Rosboch, Tiziano Toracca
2017-2018 PI, Documenta, Fondazione Italiana del Notariato (€ 90,000)
2016-2017 PI, I work therefore I am (European), (Erasmus + Programme – Jean Monnet “Policy
Debate with academic world”, € 40,000)
2013-2015 PI, DOC. Documentality Organizing Complexity (EU Accelerating Grant, Compagnia di San Paolo, € 86,701)
2013-2014 PI, Documental Art, Museo d’Artecontemporanea, Naples (€ 28,000)
2008-2012 PI, DOC. Documentality and Organization of Complexity (Italian Edu. Ministry, €161,000)
2006-2008 PI, Ontologies and Technologies for Citizenship (Italian Edu. Ministry, €90,000)
2004-2006 PI, Ontological Canon (Italian Edu. Ministry, €150,000)
2002-2004 PI, Property of Objects and Property of Ideas (Italian Edu. Ministry, € 86,000)
Academic Degree
2017 Doctor Honoris Causa, University of Pécs
2017 Doctor Honoris Causa in Philosophy, Universidad De Flores, Buenos Aires
AWARDS
2021 “Erca d’argento” Prize, Nizza Monferrato
2018 “Altiero Spinelli” Prize for Outreach UE Commission
2018 “Elio Matassi” Philosophical Award, Frascati
2017 Humboldt Forschung Award, University of München
2012 “Capalbio” Philosophical Award
2008 “Viaggio a Siracusa” Philosophical Award
2007 “Ringrose” Award, University of Berkeley
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