Open Borders
(March 2021)
Encounters between Italian Philosophy and Continental Thought Silvia Benso - Editor Antonio Calcagno - Editor
Offers a dialogue about the future of the nature of the human, technology, metaphysical foundations, globalization, and social and political oppression.
In order to create a greater dialogue between new and emerging Italian philosophy and established continental traditions of thought, Silvia Benso and Antonio Calcagno bring together the work of well-known figures in Italian philoso...(Read More)
Love and Violence
(January 2019)
The Vexatious Factors of Civilization Lea Melandri - Author Antonio Calcagno - Translator
A critical, philosophical engagement of the psychological structures that propagate the continued oppression of women.
In this book, the Italian feminist thinker Lea Melandri argues that systemic violence against women has deep psychoanalytic roots. Drawing inspiration from the work of Freud and the psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Elvio Fachinelli, along with feminist practices of consciousness-raising, Melandri demonstrates how...(Read More)
Roberto Esposito
(July 2018)
Biopolitics and Philosophy Inna Viriasova - Editor Antonio Calcagno - Editor
Analyzes key concepts and arguments in the work of one of Europe’s leading philosophers.
One of Europe’s leading philosophers, Roberto Esposito has produced a considerable body of work that continues to have a significant impact on political science, sociology, literature, and philosophy. This volume offers both a comprehensive introduction to and critical explanation of Esposito’s political thought and key con...(Read More)
Highlights and critically assesses the work of contemporary Italian political philosophers.
Italy has a rich philosophical legacy, and recent developments and movements in its political philosophy have produced a significant body of thought by internationally renowned philosophers working on questions and themes such as the critique of neoliberalism, statehood, politics and culture, feminism, community, the ...(Read More)