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Ferdinando Menga is a Full Professor of Legal Philosophy at the Law School of the Università della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli” in Italy. He holds an adjunct position as Visiting Professor at the Institut für Ethik, Ev.-Theologische Fakultät, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen (Germany). His research focuses on legal philosophy, political theory, and ethics, with a specialization in intergenerational justice, phenomenology of alterity, and democratic theory.
Education:
- PhD in “Profili della Cittadinanza nella Costruzione dell’Europa” (University of Catania, 2011)
- PhD in Philosophy (Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany, 2009)
- Master of Arts in Philosophy (University of Naples “Federico II”, 2001)
- International Baccalaureate (Armand Hammer United World College, USA, 1993)
Research Interests: Legal and political philosophy, intergenerational justice, phenomenology of alterity, democratic theory, ethics of responsibility, and the philosophy of Hans Lindahl and Bernhard Waldenfels. His work explores the ethical and legal dimensions of responsibility towards future generations, the contingency of legal orders, and the role of conflict in democratic systems.
Awards & Honors:
- Italian National Scientific Qualification as Full Professor in Legal Philosophy (2018)
- Recipient of the Rita Levi Montalcini Fellowship for Researchers Abroad (2017)
- Philosophical Award “Viaggio a Siracusa” for Best PhD Thesis (2009)
Grants & Projects:
- Principal Investigator for the German National Research Project “The Calling from the Distance” (DFG, 2016–2019)
- Funding for conferences on responsibility and intergenerational justice (e.g., 2021 “Verantwortung neu Denken”)
Labs & Collaborations: Co-director of journals Etica & Politica and Endoxa, and editorial board member of multiple academic journals. He has supervised several PhD theses and collaborates internationally on projects addressing legal philosophy, ethics, and intergenerational challenges.
