Pietro Antonio Podolak

Pietro Antonio Podolak is a Research Fellow at the Department of Philosophy and Cultural Heritage, Ca' Foscari University of Venice. He holds a PhD in Greek and Latin Philology (University of Pisa, 2006) and has held prestigious fellowships including Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung (Würzburg, 2008-2010) and Leverhulme Trust (Warwick, 2012-2013).

His research focuses on:

• Medieval philosophy and logic (particularly 12th-century scholasticism)
• Byzantine-Latin theological exchanges
• Critical editions of patristic and medieval texts
• Reception of Neoplatonism in Renaissance humanism
• Early Christian eschatology and anthropology

Podolak's recent publications demonstrate strong focus on textual criticism of Tertullian's eschatological works, Byzantine-Latin polemical literature, and 12th-century logical commentaries. His scholarship bridges philological precision with philosophical analysis across late antiquity to Renaissance periods.

Awards & Grants:

• ERC Starting Grant (2022-2027) for 'Polyphonic Philosophy' project
• Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung Fellowship
• Leverhulme Trust Fellowship

He leads the ERC research team investigating logic developments in 1070-1220, collaborating with scholars specializing in medieval philosophy and manuscript studies.