Università degli Studi di Trieste

PhD in Philosophy; Cultore della Materia (Instructor) in Philosophy of Religion, Dipartimento di Studi Umanistici

About

Academic curriculum, descriptive:

I graduated in Philosophy of Religion at the Dept. of Philosophy, University of Trieste (Italy), with a thesis focused on the development of the concepts of “void” (suñña/śūnya) and “voidness” (suññatā/śūnyatā) from Pāli canonical Buddhism up to Nāgārjuna. I accomplished my PhD in Trieste and in Paris – at the INALCO (Institut National pour l’Apprentissage des Langues et Civilization Orientales) – and the subject of my thesis concerned the concepts of “truth” (sacca/satya) and “two truths” (dve satye) in Nāgārjuna and their theoretical presuppositions in the Pāli Canon. Meanwhile, I taught Philosophy and Religions of India at the ISFIY (Higher Institute for the Training of Yoga Teachers), branch of Trieste. In 2008 I was appointed Cultore della Materia (Instructor) in Philosophy of Religion at the Faculty of Scienze della Formazione (now Faculty of Humanities), University of Trieste, where at present I collaborate also with the teaching of Theoretical Philosophy. During the years 2010-2011 I was in charge of teaching Indian Pedagogics and Traditional Strategies of Instruction at the Master Yogaeducational (ISFY, Trieste).
Basically interested in theoretical problems, after having studied Continental Philosophy (ancient, mediaeval, modern, contemporary, according to both a historical and a theoretical approach) I turned my attention to Indian Philosophy – in particular early Buddhism, Nāgārjuna’s and Bhāviveka’s Madhyamaka thought –, which I investigate from Pāli, Sanskrit and Tibetan sources. Since 2009 I am devoting part of my research work also to the study of Indian materialism (Cārvāka/Lokāyata) from Sanskrit and Tibetan texts. Occasionally I deal with subjects related to philosophical and cultural comparisons between East and West.

Ancient languages: Latin; Pāli; Sanskrit; Tibetan.
Modern languages: Italian (mother tongue); English (proficient user); French (proficient user); Spanish (elementary level); German (elementary level, only reading).

Fields of interest: Indian Philosophy, Buddhist Philosophy (India and Tibet), Philosophical Comparisons (East and West).


Academic curriculum, chronology:

2010-2011 – Teacher of Indian Pedagogics at the Master Yogaeducational (Trieste, Italy), organized by the FIY (Italian Yoga Federation).
2010-2011 – Collaboration with the teaching of History of Ancient Philosophy, Faculty of Scienze della Formazione, University of Trieste.
Since 2010 – Collaboration with the teaching of Theoretical Philosophy, Faculty of Scienze della Formazione, University of Trieste.
2008 – Appointed Cultore della Materia (Instructor) in Philosophy of Religion at the Faculty of Scienze della Formazione, University of Trieste.
2004-2005 – Academic year in Paris, INALCO (Institut National pour l’Apprentissage des Langues et Civilization Orientales).
2003-2006 – PhD in Philosophy, Dept. of Philosophy, University of Trieste. Thesis title: The Idea of Truth in Nāgārjuna and its Theoretical Presuppositions in the Pāli Canon.
2002-2006 – Teacher of Philosophy and Religions of India, ISFIY (Higher Institute for the Training of Yoga Teachers) of Trieste.
2001 – University Degree in Philosophy, First Class Degree, Dept. of Philosophy, University of Trieste. Thesis title: Evolution of the Concept of śūnya from Buddha up to Nāgārjuna (110/110 cum laude).