Ventimiglia Giovanni

Who is Ventimiglia Giovanni?

Giovanni Ventimiglia born in Palermo July 20, 1964 and from the House of Ventimiglia is an Italian philosopher, working on ontology, Thomism and their interface with the continental and analytical traditions. Currently he is full professor of theoretical philosophy at the Faculty of Theology in Lugano, Switzerland, where he also directs the Department of Philosophy and the Institute for Philosophical Studies. Researcher at the Catholic University in Piacenza, Italy, he has also taught theoretical philosophy there.

Since 2010 he has directed the series of studies on analytical metaphysics and Thomistic metaphysics published together with Carocci publishing house. He has cooperated in competitive research, such as Ethicbots in the field of roboethics. He is Knight of Honour and Devotion of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. He is founder and Chairman of the non-profit organization Pro-Filo-Umano, whose main objective is to promote philosophy as a form of social service in jails, rehabilitation centres, etc.

Main publications:

- Differenza e contraddizione. Il problema dell’essere in Tommaso d’Aquino: esse, diversum, contradictio, prefazione di A. Bausola, Vita e Pensiero, Milano 1997;