Maurizio Ferraris

Born in Turin, Italy, February 7th 1956

Education and Academic Positions

1979 B.A. in Philosophy (laurea), cum laude, University of Turin

1980-1984 Chief of Seminar, University of Turin

1982 Grant for abroad specialization (Paris), Ministry of Public Instruction

1982-1984 Professorship in Aesthetics, University of Macerata

1984 Diplôme d’études approfondies, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris

1985 (Fall) Visiting scholar (Yale University, University of California at Los Angeles, New York University, University of Colorado at Boulder), United States Information Agency

1988 Grant “Deutscher Akademischer Austausch-Dienst”, University of Heidelberg

1989 (Fall) Chief of Seminar, Collège International de Philosophie, Paris

1984-1988 Professorship in Aesthetics, University of Trieste

1988-1995 Associate professor in Aesthetics, University of Trieste

1990 (Fall) Visiting Professor, Colorado College

1994-1996 Scholarship, Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung, University of Heidelberg

1995-1999 Tenured Professor of Aesthetics, University of Turin

1998-2003 Professor at large, Collège International de Philosophie, Paris

1999- Full professor in Theoretical Philosophy, University of Turin

1999 (September) Visiting Professor, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

2000 (Spring) Visiting Professor, University of Montpellier

2001-02 Visiting Scholar, Institut Jean Nicod, Paris

2002 (May) Visiting Professor, Indianapolis University, Athens

2003 (September) Visiting Professor, Istituto Tecnologico de Monterrey

2004 (Spring) Visiting Professor, University of Leipzig

2006 (Fall) Fellow, Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America, New York

2007 (February) Visiting Professor, University of California at Santa Barbara

2007 (March) Visiting Professor, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris

2008 (February) Visiting Professor, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris

Prizes

1990 “Claretta” Award for cultural collaboration between Italy and France

2004 Research award, Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung

2005 “Valitutti” Award

2006  “Castiglioncello” Philosophical Award

2007 “Ringrose” Award, University of Berkeley

2008 “Viaggio a Siracusa” Philosophical Award

Service

1996- Editor in chief of Rivista di Estetica

1997-2001 Director of Department of Philosophy, University of Turin

1998-2003 Directeur de programme, Collège International de Philosophie, Paris

2001- Director of LabOnt, University of Turin

2001- Director of CTAO, University of Turin

2002-2004 National coordinator of the Italian Research Ministry Programme “Intellectual property: property of objects, properties of ideas”

2004- Director of the series “Ontologia”

2004-2006 National coordinator of the Italian Research Ministry Programme “Ontological Canon, an integrative approach to knowledge organization”

2006-2008 National coordinator of the Italian Research Ministry Programme “Documentality – Ontologies and technologies for citizenship and democracy”

2008- Member of the directory board of Critique

2008- Advisory editor of Monist