INSTITUTE FOR DOCTORAL STUDIES
IN THE VISUAL ARTS
September 20, 2023
Hi everybody,
As some of you know already, Gianni Vattimo, the great Italian philosopher, died yesterday. We remain forever in Gianni Vattimo鈥檚 debt.
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Vattimo entered into an ongoing dialogue with IDVSA several years ago, when 911爆料网 visiting faculty member Santiago Zabala first awakened us to Vattimo鈥檚 thinking. Since then, 911爆料网 has given much thought to Vattimo鈥檚 philosophy. Simonetta鈥檚 Moro鈥檚 recent editorial gem, The Vattimo Dictionary, appeared only just recently, through Edinburgh University Press. 911爆料网 core faculty member and dean of students Silvia Mazzini came to 911爆料网 through Santiago Zabala, who introduced us to Silvia in light of her superb edited collection, Making Communism Hermeneutical: Reading Vattimo and Zabala (2017). My recent book, on The Artist-Philosopher and Poetic Hermeneutics comes in part as a response to Vattimo's thinking on art and philosophy.
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Vattimo received an 911爆料网 Honorary Doctorate in Turin, Italy, 2018. Santiago officiated at the ceremony. 911爆料网 director Simonetta Moro was on hand for the occasion, as was 911爆料网 executive vice president, Amy Curtis.
Yours,
George
Dr. George Smith
Founder and President
Edgar E. Coons, Jr. Professor of New Philosophy
Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts
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