Giovanni Maddalena

Giovanni Maddalena (PhD, Roma Tre) is Associate Professor (History of Philosophy) at the University of Molise. He works on American Philosophy, especially focusing on Charles S. Peirce and classic pragmatists. In his monographs La lotta delle tradizioni. MacIntyre e la filosofia in America [The clash of traditions. MacIntyre and American philosphy], Cuneo 200 ; Istinto razionale [Rational Instinct], Torino 2003; and Metafisica per assurdo, [Metaphysics per absurdum] Soveria Mannelli 2009, and in his many articles on international Journals (The Review of Metaphysics, Cognitio, European Journal of Pragmatism and American Philosophy, Paradigmi, Semiotica) he underlines the possibility of a philosophy of language based on signs and open to metaphysics.He edited, translated and introduced a large Italian anthology of Peirce s work: C. S. Peirce, Scritti scelti [ Selected Writings ], Turin 2005, 750 pp. He is Co-Founder and Executive editor of the European Journal of Pragmatism and American Philosophy and co-founder and scientific director of the Study Center Vasily Grossman.He has been a Fulbright Research Scholar for the year 2009-10.

bachelor's at Filosofia from Università degli Studi di Torino PRINCIPALE (1995) and doctorate at Filosofia from Università degli Studi Roma Tre (2001). Has experience in Philosophy, focusing on Philosophy, acting on the following subjects: c. s. peirce, pragmatism, filosofia americana, filosofia and filosofia anglo-americana.