Phenomenology in Italy (eBook)

This book features a theoretical depiction of the Italian phenomenological tradition. It brings together the main Italian phenomenologists of the present to discuss the positions and theories of the most important Italian phenomenologists of the past. Those profiled include Antonio Banfi, Sofia Vanni Rovighi, Enzo Paci, Dino Formaggio, Giuseppe Semerari, Enzo Melandri, Paolo Bozzi, Carlo Sini, Giovanni Piana and Paolo Parrini.

This collection shows not only the variety of perspectives but also the inner consistency, peculiarity and originality of the tradition. Moreover, the contributors connect continental and analytical traditions, the scientific approach and existentialism. Italian phenomenology, the rise of which dates back to Antonio Banfi's writings on Husserl in 1923, proves to be from its very beginning, a relational philosophy. It is a philosophy that is capable, precisely by means of its method, of developing actual forms of communication and exchange among the different sciences. This book will provide graduate students and researchers with unique insights into the Italian school of phenomenological thought.

Federica Buongiorno is 'Habilitations-Kandidatin' (Senior Researcher, PhD) at the TU Dresden, Germany. She has been a Post-doc Fellow for the DAAD (Germany) and at the FU Berlin, as well as at the Sapienza University of Rome, IISF of Naples and the IISS of Naples. She is Editor in Chief of the International journal of philosophy 'Azimuth' (Rome) and member of the Editorial Board of many other journals such as 'Philosophy Study' (New York), 'Lo Sguardo' (Rome) and 'Filosofia Italiana' (Rome). She is director of the book series UMWEG (Inschibboleth). Her research focuses on Husserl's phenomenology and the philosophy of technology. 

Fields of Research: Phenomenology, Contemporary Continental Philosophy, Philosophy of Technology.  Main topics of the current research: Phenomenology and Media Theory, Lifelogging, Digitality.