About

I am a current PhD student in cotutelle between the FINO Consortium (University of Genoa, University of Turin, University of Piemonte Orientale and University of Pavia) and the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, co-supervised by Guido Giglioni (University of Macerata) and Marie-Dominique Couzinet (Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne).

My research project focuses on the last university course held by the Mantuan philosopher Pietro Pomponazzi (1462–1525) on Aristotle’s De sensu et sensato (Bologna, 1524– 1525). In fact, I am working on the lecture notes collected and revised by Pomponazzi’s students, among whom stands out the name of Domenico Bonfioli (…–1571).

These still unpublished and little-studied lecture notes (reportationes) allow us not only to explore some original aspects of Pomponazzi's philosophical thought, but also to shed new light on the circle of pupils, colleagues and adversaries that revolved around Pomponazzi at the University of Bologna.

On this latter point, I intend to focus my research during the visiting period I have recently undertaken at the Centre for the Study of the Renaissance, under the supervision of David Lines (University of Warwick).

Publications

Talks

'Domenico Bonfioli’s Note-Taking: Collecting Knowledge between Manuscripts and Printed Texts', Panel: 'Learning, lunacy and laughter: when do the humanities become unsustainable?', Macerata Festival of the Humanities, University of Macerata, Macerata, 28-01/10/2022.

'L’Expositio libelli De sensu et sensato di Pietro Pomponazzi', Workshop: Current PhD Research on Renaissance and Early Modern Bologna, Bologna, 15/06/2022, Respondent: David Lines.

'Utrum molles carne sint apti mente: touch and melancholia in Pomponazzi’s tought', Renaissance Philosophy Online, Consortium FINO – École Doctorale de Philosophie of the Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Online, 25/03/2022.

'Pomponazzi’s Expositio libelli de sensu et sensato', Aristotle’s De sensu in the Latin Tradition 1150-1650, Pavia-Lovanio, 13-18/09/2021.

'Pomponazzi’s Idea of Philosophy: the Controversy with the Physicians', Consortium FINO, Verbania, 05-06/07/2021.

'Pomponazzi filologo aristotelico', Laboratorio di Filologia Filosofica e Seminario Aristotelico, Consortium FINO, Online, 11/06/2021. Respondent: Silvia Fazzo.

(with Roberto Zambiasi), 'Ubi desinit philosophus, ibi incipit medicus: dal XIII secolo a Pomponazzi', Laboratorio di Filologia Filosofica e Seminario Aristotelico, Consortium FINO, Online, 07/04/2021. Respondent: Silvia Fazzo.