Flavio Baroncelli: A Personal Recollection

Abstract

The present paper was written for the third regular issue of Nordicum-Mediterraneum, published in 2008 and dedicated to the memory of Professor Flavio Baroncelli (1944—2007), a friend of Iceland and a lively contributor to Italy’s philosophical life and public debate for many years. It was part of a special section included in that issue, which contained the Icelandic translation of a chapter selected from Baroncelli’s best-known book, Il razzismo é una gaffe. Eccessi e virtù del ‘politically correct’ [Racism is a faux pas. Excesses and virtues of political correctness; Rome: Donzelli, 1997] and many additional tokens of gratitude, friendship and intellectual fascination vis-à-vis Baroncelli’s acumen and wit. The essay is hereby republished on its author’s request as an integration of the the other contributions included in this issue, all of which aim at keeping the memory of Flavio Baroncelli alive, both as a scholar and as a remarkable man.

Keywords

• Baroncelli
• philosophy
• journalism