Giovanni Piana
Italian philosopher (1940–2019)
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Giovanni Piana (5 April 1940 – 27 February 2019)[1] was an Italian philosopher. He taught theoretical philosophy at the University of Milan from 1970 to 1999.
Born5 April 1940
Casale Monferrato, [Italy
Died27 February 2019 (aged 78)
Praia a Mare, Italy
RegionWestern Philosophy
Giovanni Piana | |
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| Born | 5 April 1940 Casale Monferrato, [Italy |
| Died | 27 February 2019 (aged 78) Praia a Mare, Italy |
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| Era | 20th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western Philosophy |
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Main interests | Music, aesthetics, epistemology |
Notable ideas | "The true philosophy tends to the elementary" |
He was a disciple of Enzo Paci and wrote his dissertation on Husserl's unpublished works.
His philosophical position is characterised by the concept of phenomenology ("phenomenological structuralism") influenced by Husserl, Wittgenstein, and Bachelard. His thought was oriented towards the philosophy of knowledge, the philosophy of music, and the fields of perception and imagination.
Selected bibliography
Books
- Philosophy of Music and its Aims. A Brief Account Archived 18 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- Esistenza e storia negli inediti di Husserl, Lampugnani Nigri, Milano 1965. English translation by A. Roda, History and Existence in Husserl's Manuscripts, in "Telos", n. 13, 1972.
- I problemi della fenomenologia, Mondadori, Milano 1966.
- Interpretazione del Tractatus di Wittgenstein, Il Saggiatore, Milano 1973 (2nd edition, Guerini e Associati, 1993).
- Elementi di una dottrina dell'esperienza, Il Saggiatore, Milano, 1979.
- La notte dei lampi. Quattro saggi sulla filosofia dell'immaginazione, Guerini e Associati, Milano,1988
- Filosofia della musica, Guerini e Associati, Milano 1991 (3rd print in 1995, later released in CC). Translation to Portuguese (Brazil): A filosofia da Música, Edusc, Bauru 2001.
- Mondrian e la musica, Milano, Guerini e Associati, 1995.
- Teoria del sogno e dramma musicale. La metafisica della musica di Schopenhauer, Guerini e Associati, Milano 1997.
- Numero e figura. Idee per una epistemologia della ripetizione. Cuem, Milano 1999.
- Alle origini della teoria della tonalità Archived 18 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, 2005.