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«Recherches de Théologie et Philosophie médiévales», vol. 89, n. 2, pp. 257-278, 2022
Latin theologians traditionally took a paraenetic and allegorical approach to the Apocalypse, und... more Latin theologians traditionally took a paraenetic and allegorical approach to the Apocalypse, under the influence of Tyconius (d. 390 A.D.) and Augustine (d. 430 A.D.). Yet, in the 12 th century, something changed in the way the Apocalypse was read; the paraenetic and allegorical approach came to be complemented or even replaced by an approach treating the Apocalypse as being about the actual history of the world-past and future. Scholars by and large agree that Joachim of Fiore was one of those who brought about this change. But how? In this essay, I will investigate this question and show that Joachim's apocalyptic exegesis is part of a cultural shift that was ongoing at the time Joachim was active: Rupert of Deutz (d. 1129 A.D.), for instance, had already proposed to read the Apocalypse as a historical account of the Church. There is, however, something that singles out Joachim as distinctively innovative in his approach, I argue, namely his hermeneutical method based on the concordia, that is, the correspondence between the two Testaments. We can best understand this by investigating how Joachim handles the seven seals and their relative "openings," considered as historical periods which Jewish and Christian people lived, are living and are about to live through. I will use the issue of how to interpret the seven seals as a lens through which to study comparatively Rupert of Deutz and Joachim, and I will argue that the latter has the most novel and even radical approach to the Apocalypse. I will also show that a study of Joachim's stance on the seven seals across his works is a useful tool for a more general reappraisal of his thought.
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«Rivista di Filosofia Neo-Scolastica», vol. 114, n. 2, pp. 433-448, 2022
This article analyses the role played by the Cartesian theory of eternal truths in Malebranche’s
... more This article analyses the role played by the Cartesian theory of eternal truths in Malebranche’s
thought. It aims both to underline the reasons that led Malebranche to criticize Descartes’ doctrine and to analyze how this opposition played a key role in the development of his own reflection. Malebranche denied the assumptions of Descartes’ theory to avoid those that he believed
were the epistemological consequences of the doctrine, namely, the contingence and fragility of
human knowledge and the impossibility of establishing a stable relation between God and man.
Besides, Malebranche’s approach is required to lay the groundwork for his theodicy: the indifference of Cartesian God, in fact, would never let Malebranche investigate God’s reasons in
order to justify his actions. Thus, the article shows that the refusal of Cartesian theory represents
one of the conditions of possibility of Malebranche’s reflection
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«Phenomenology and Mind», vol. 15 (2018), pp. 194-210, 2018
The article deals with the critical reception of the Cartesian theory of the eternal truths. It a... more The article deals with the critical reception of the Cartesian theory of the eternal truths. It aims to analyze the central role played by Descartes’ doctrine in Early Modern Philosophy, with particular regard to the reflections of Leibniz, Malebranche and Spinoza. Indeed, part of their philosophy can be considered as an attempt to criticize the premises of the Cartesian theory in order to avoid their consequences. There are then strong reasons for believing that the importance of the theodicean issues in Early Modern Philosophy is directly related to Descartes’ doctrine of the free creation of the eternal truths.
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«Quaestio – Annuario di storia della metafisica», vol. 18 (2018), pp. 557-569
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«Educação e Filosofia», vol. 33, n. 68, pp. 721-746, 2019
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"Filozofia", vol. 76, n. 2 (2021), pp. 137-150, 2021
This article aims to analyze the philosophical relationship between Descartes and Montaigne on di... more This article aims to analyze the philosophical relationship between Descartes and Montaigne on divine power and human reason. Within Cartesian historiography, a relationship was usually established between Descartes and Montaigne to cast more light on the originality of the approach that Descartes introduced to the philosophical scene. On the contrary, the main goal of this article is to show how Descartes' theory of eternal truths positively incorporated and preserved some aspects of Montaigne's reflection on divine power. Were this the case, the historiographical interpretation that tends to establish a link between the two authors in order to separate Descartes from Montaigne would at least need to be integrated. This does not mean denying the originality of Cartesian approach, but more broadly defining the context in which Descartes voices his opinion.
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Descartes and the Jesuits, in C. Casalini (ed.), Jesuit Philosophy on the Eve of Modernity, Brill, Boston-Leiden 2019, pp. 405-425, 2019
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"Freiburger Zeitschrift für Philosophie und Theologie", vol. 64, n. 2 (2017), pp. 323-343
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"Giornale di metafisica", vol. 2 (2017), pp. 571-589
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"Con-Textos Kantianos. International Journal of Philosophy", n. 5 (2017), pp. 138-149
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The Life and Works of Joachim of Fiore, in M. Riedl (ed.), A Companion to Joachim of Fiore, Brill, Leiden-Boston 2017, pp. 20-40, 2017
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thought. It aims both to underline the reasons that led Malebranche to criticize Descartes’ doctrine and to analyze how this opposition played a key role in the development of his own reflection. Malebranche denied the assumptions of Descartes’ theory to avoid those that he believed
were the epistemological consequences of the doctrine, namely, the contingence and fragility of
human knowledge and the impossibility of establishing a stable relation between God and man.
Besides, Malebranche’s approach is required to lay the groundwork for his theodicy: the indifference of Cartesian God, in fact, would never let Malebranche investigate God’s reasons in
order to justify his actions. Thus, the article shows that the refusal of Cartesian theory represents
one of the conditions of possibility of Malebranche’s reflection
thought. It aims both to underline the reasons that led Malebranche to criticize Descartes’ doctrine and to analyze how this opposition played a key role in the development of his own reflection. Malebranche denied the assumptions of Descartes’ theory to avoid those that he believed
were the epistemological consequences of the doctrine, namely, the contingence and fragility of
human knowledge and the impossibility of establishing a stable relation between God and man.
Besides, Malebranche’s approach is required to lay the groundwork for his theodicy: the indifference of Cartesian God, in fact, would never let Malebranche investigate God’s reasons in
order to justify his actions. Thus, the article shows that the refusal of Cartesian theory represents
one of the conditions of possibility of Malebranche’s reflection