Philosophy in Play: Three Dialogues

by Ermanno Bencivenga

Translated by the author from his Tre Dialoghi, published in 1989 by Bollati Boringhieri Editore.

In this lively collection of dialogues, Bencivenga endeavors to be true to the nature of philosophical practice- its constant superseding of its own results, its open-endedness, its paradoxical turning of a position into its opposite- as he explores issues ranging from feminism to metaphysics, from the philosophy of science to aesthetics, as well as the intrinsically dialogic nature of philosophical activity itself.

224 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 1994

About the author

Ermanno Bencivenga (Reggio Calabria, 1950) è un filosofo e saggista italiano. Dopo la laurea in filosofia alla Statale di Milano, Bencivenga ha lasciato presto l'Italia, trasferendosi prima in Canada per gli studi di dottorato e poi negli Stati Uniti, dove ha intrapreso la sua carriera accademica insegnando, dal 1979, all'Università della California a Irvine.