Resumo

'Qui dit humanité veut tromper', Proudhon used to say. Since the political and epistemological failures of European self-proclaimed universalism became clear – after the tragedy of nazism and the season of decolonizations -, normative conceptions of humanity have undergone severe critiques, not only of historical but also of theoretical nature. Framing a normative conception of the human, it was to be widely acknowledged in this context, always contains the risk of excluding parts of the world population from (full) humanity. Nonetheless, many of the very same authors that harshly criticize suchnormative abuses do still refer in the propositional parts of their work to some conception of 'humanity', though specifically qualified. It is the case, for example, of Hannah Arendt, Frantz Fanon and Edward Said, or, in a different but complementary way, of Primo Levi. Investigating their ambiguities, we will be looking for some clues on which idea of humanity is still necessary – and adequate - in our post-metaphysic and pluri-versal world.

Nota biográfica

 Dino Costantini:
- Visiting Researcher at CES
- Ca' Foscari University in Venice, where in the last years he has been lecturing Sociological Theories and Political Philosophy.
- Phd in Political Philosophy (SSUPSA -Pisa) and Political Science (Paris 8)
- Research interests: French colonial and postcolonial thought; the continuities and discontinuities between colonial rule and immigration control in Europe, focusing in particular on the question of citizenship; the crisis of representative democracy.
 

Atividade no âmbito do Núcleo de Estudos sobre Humanidades, Migrações e Estudos para a Paz (NHUMEP)