Gianni Vattimo
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Italian philosopher
Member of the European Parliament
human
philosopher
politician
university professor
Gianni Vattimo was an Italian philosopher best known for developing the concept of "weak thought" (pensiero debole) and for his influential work in hermeneutics, postmodernism, and political thought.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gianni Vattimo canonical | 2 |
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| instanceOf |
Italian philosopher
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Member of the European Parliament ⓘ human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ politician ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| almaMater | University of Turin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Giovanni Vattimo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Italy ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1936-01-04 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2023-09-19 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Luigi Pareyson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Heidelberg University
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University of Turin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | University of Turin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Vattimo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
aesthetics
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hermeneutics ⓘ philosophy ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ postmodern philosophy ⓘ |
| givenName | Giovanni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Santiago Zabala
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contemporary hermeneutic philosophy ⓘ postmodern political thought ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Friedrich Nietzsche
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Hans-Georg Gadamer NERFINISHED ⓘ Karl Marx ⓘ Luigi Pareyson NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Buber NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Heidegger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to hermeneutics
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contributions to political thought ⓘ contributions to postmodern philosophy ⓘ developing the concept of weak thought (pensiero debole) ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Communist Refoundation Party
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European Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ Party of Italian Communists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
continental philosophy
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hermeneutic philosophy ⓘ postmodernism ⓘ |
| name | Gianni Vattimo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Italian ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
hermeneutic communism
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pensiero debole NERFINISHED ⓘ weak thought ⓘ weakening of Being ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Farewell to Truth
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After Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ Credere di credere NERFINISHED ⓘ Dopo la cristianità NERFINISHED ⓘ Il pensiero debole NERFINISHED ⓘ La fine della modernità ⓘ La società trasparente NERFINISHED ⓘ Nihilism and Emancipation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalView |
Christian-inspired secularism
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nihilistic hermeneutics ⓘ postmetaphysical philosophy ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Italy
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Piedmont NERFINISHED ⓘ Turin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Italy
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Metropolitan City of Turin NERFINISHED ⓘ Rivoli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Member of the European Parliament
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Professor of Theoretical Philosophy at the University of Turin ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| representedIn | European Parliament for the North-West Italy constituency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Turin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | gay ⓘ |
| spokeAt | numerous international philosophy conferences ⓘ |
| termEnd | 2004 (Member of the European Parliament) ⓘ |
| termStart | 1999 (Member of the European Parliament) ⓘ |
| wroteInLanguage |
English (translated works)
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Italian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
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