About

I am Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellow at the Klassik Stiftung Weimar, Germany. Previously, I held a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Verona (Italy). I have also been Visiting Scholar at several top institutions worldwide, such as the University of Freiburg (Germany), Ghent University (Belgium), Tilburg University (The Netherlands) and the University of Oxford (UK). I obtained my PhD in the UK as well, from the University of Cambridge.

In this blog, I will share with you the results of my research as well as my thoughts on environmental ethics. The planet is on the brink of the environmental catastrophe. If we want to save the planet we must act now. We can't wait anymore. Philosophy needs to think of a new ethical paradigm which must take into account the other beings and the planet, and not just the human species. I strongly believe in the potential of philosophy to change the world. Our daily actions are the translations of our values and these are the translations of our ways of looking at the world. Here is how philosophy comes into play. Philosophy has always reflected on our place in the world and provides invaluable insights to radically rethink our approach towards nature.

We must critically reflect on our bad habits against nature and change them. For this we need new values and a new conception of nature. In short: we need a new environmental ethics. I am persuaded that if each of us in their everyday life begins adopting new values based on respect for nature, we will save the planet. Together.

Beyond environmental ethics, my research interests include Nietzsche studies, Schopenhauer studies, 19th and 20th century continental philosophy and its relationships with Buddhism, as well as animal ethics and contemporary philosophy.

Philosophy is my greatest passion. Furthermore, I am keen to learn about history and art, love reading classic novels, going to museums and hiking in nature.