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Corrado Giarratana is an Associate Professor of History of Philosophy at the Department of Humanities, University of Catania, where he teaches History of Philosophy and Teaching of Philosophy in undergraduate and graduate programs. He has been a permanent faculty member since December 2020, following a series of fixed-term research positions at the same institution.
- Graduated in Philosophy in 2001
- PhD in History of Culture, Society and Territory in the Modern Age (2006)
- National Scientific Qualification as Second Level Professor (2018)
His research centers on 18th- and 19th-century Italian and British philosophy, Italian philosophical historiography, and 20th-century Hispanic-American philosophy. He has published extensively on philosophers such as John Toland, Ludovico Antonio Muratori, David Hume, and José Ortega y Gasset, and has edited works by Muratori, Campbell, and Leland. His scholarly work bridges historical analysis with philosophical inquiry, emphasizing the development of philosophical thought across national and cultural boundaries.
Although a large body of publications is indicated, specific article titles are not listed in the provided text, preventing detailed analysis of publication trends. However, his editorial and research activities suggest a strong focus on Enlightenment and post-Enlightenment intellectual history.
He actively supervises student theses at the University of Catania, guiding research on topics ranging from feminist philosophy and nihilism to the teaching of philosophy in primary education and the works of Hume and Vattimo.
- Involved in multiple research projects: PRA (2001-2006), PRIN (2012), FIR (2014), PIACERI (2020), and Prometeo (2018)
He maintains regular office hours and is engaged in academic life, including teaching modules using the CLIL methodology for Philosophy and History instruction.
