About me

I had the good fortune to combine the study of philosophy with my passion for foreign languages. After graduating from the University of Bologna (BA and MA, with a 6-month stay at the University of Mainz, Germany), I won a position at the prestigious Cluster of Excellence graduate school in Frankfurt, Germany. Meanwhile, I had the opportunity to attend proficiency language courses at the British School in Bologna, the University of Mainz, the University of Darmstadt, the ÖSD Prüfungszentrum in Bologna and the University of Arizona. In addition to formal language training, and perhaps more importantly, the years spent abroad helped me understand and absorb the local culture, not only in Germany but also in the United States, where I worked as a Visiting Scholar. 

I taught at university level and studied for several years in Germany and the U.S., while publishing books and articles in both English and Italian. In 2013 I was awarded my doctoral title with summa cum laude, which allowed me to have my dissertation published at Nomos Verlag, one of the most important German publishers.

Over time, however, I grew increasingly dissatisfied with philosophy’s apparently innate ability to fracture itself into myriad sectarian worldviews, none of which seems uncontroversial enough to deserve some substantial degree of consensus. With this realization in mind, I eventually found myself veering off the beaten path. Translation, a seemingly ordinary craft, beckoned me with its siren call. But I did not abandon philosophy. Quite the contrary, I learned how to put into practice the conceptual tools that this fascinating discipline can offer.

I started translating while in grad school, under the supervision of Prof. Leonardo Ceppa, a leading Italian translator. Since then, I came to realize that translating is a highly rewarding activity, which any bi- or trilingual philosopher should seriously consider taking up. Conversely, I'm convinced that the conceptual analysis skills in which every good philosopher excels can be of considerable help when it comes to transposing concepts from one language to another. In short: as a philosopher I love translating; as a translator, I make use of my philosophical skills to deliver precise, rigorous translations. 

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