Laboratory for Research in Phenomenology and Sciences of the Person – PERSONA

The research center primarily promotes philosophical investigation around four research topics (to see them, visit the “Research Topics” Section). To encourage and facilitate research, our aims are:

1. To collect and make easily accessible information about editorial activities, especially related to: - TRADITION: PERSONA promotes and encourages translation, reading, and teaching of a) classic texts in the phenomenological tradition, with a special attention to the contemporary flourishing of Schelerian studies in Italy; b) books on authors or areas of the history of phenomenology, especially thematic bibliographies, biographies and intellectual biographies, etc. - RESEARCH: the center encourages its members to recommend new books and articles especially within one of the following sub-areas: general phenomenology, special phenomenology, and applied phenomenology.
2. To keep the members of PERSONA informed about classes, seminars, PhD courses in phenomenology or related fields.
3. To organize and promote meetings – e.g. conferences and workshops.
4. To promote meetings and discussions for graduate students from San Raffaele University, as well as other universities in Italy and abroad.
5. To share information about PhD programs both in Italy and abroad that are of interest for students and scholars working in phenomenology and related fields.
6. To conceive and prepare research projects competitive to be founded by national and international grants.
7. To foster exchanges between scholars and professors both at national and international levels.
8. To create a network for PhD students interested in phenomenological themes.