Adriana Cavarero b. 1947
Adriana Cavarero (born 1947) is an Italian philosopher of the Contemporary era, associated with Feminism and Continental Philosophy.
Adriana Cavarero is an Italian feminist philosopher, professor emerita at the University of Verona, and one of the leading voices of contemporary Italian thought of sexual difference. In Spite of Plato reread the Western philosophical canon from the standpoint of female figures suppressed by it, while Relating Narratives and For More than One Voice developed a philosophy of the unique self constituted in the act of being narrated and addressed by another. Her later Horrorism and Inclinations: A Critique of Rectitude have offered original Italian-feminist contributions to contemporary debates on violence, vulnerability, and the upright self of Western metaphysics.
Key facts
- Nationality
- Italian
- Era
- Contemporary
- Movements
- Feminism, Continental Philosophy
Selected quotes
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Attributed to Adriana Cavarero:
“The self is born in the act of being narrated by another.”
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Attributed to Adriana Cavarero:
“Voice is older than speech and outlasts the words it carries.”
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Attributed to Adriana Cavarero:
“We are vulnerable not because we are weak, but because we incline toward each other.”
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Attributed to Adriana Cavarero:
“The upright self of Western metaphysics is a self that has refused to lean.”
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Attributed to Adriana Cavarero:
“Plato's republic was built on the suppression of women's stories; we may yet imagine another.”
Frequently asked about Adriana Cavarero
- When was Adriana Cavarero born?
- Adriana Cavarero was born in 1947.
- Where was Adriana Cavarero from?
- Adriana Cavarero is an Italian philosopher of the Contemporary era.
- What philosophical movements is Adriana Cavarero associated with?
- Adriana Cavarero is associated with Feminism and Continental Philosophy.
- What is Adriana Cavarero known for?
- Adriana Cavarero is an Italian feminist philosopher, professor emerita at the University of Verona, and one of the leading voices of contemporary Italian thought of sexual difference.
- How many quotes are attributed to Adriana Cavarero?
- There are 9 attributed quotations from Adriana Cavarero in the 1001Philosophers collection, organized by topic.