Massimo Cacciari

Italian philosopher and politician · Italy · Academics · Born 1944 · age 82

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Massimo Cacciari is an Italian philosopher and politician who served as Mayor of Venice from 1993 to 2000 and from 2005 to 2010.

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2022“(About the COVID-19) I got the vaccine. You have to do it; you have to obey the law. Philosophers obey the law, even when they think it's completely insane.”In their words11 January 2022huffingtonpost.it, 11 January 2022Read the whole statement

2018“If we want to resist the exodus from historic centers, we must give people the opportunity to live there on equal terms with those who live elsewhere.”In their words12 November 2018Raffaella De Santis, Rep.repubblica.it, 12 November 2018Read the whole statement

2017“What are we facing today? A mass of individuals who are anything but liquid: they are gaseous!”In their words2 March 2017Marco Cicala, La borghesia? Uccisa dal capitalismo assoluto, Repubblica.it, 2 March 2017Read the whole statement

2011“We will never achieve the “truth,” but the purpose of seeking its affirmation allows us to approach it, which is already beautiful in itself.”In their words12 July 2011Che cosa significa verità, Vorrei.org, 12 July 2011Read the whole statement

2009“Nietzsche's assertion of the death of God is not at all as vulgar and atheistic as some might think.”In their words11 December 2009From an interview of Andrea Galli, Avvenire, 11 December 2009Read the whole statement

Grand Officer of the National Order of MeritAward2004“It is worth repeating. In the name of humanity, the most brutal atrocities have been committed - first and foremost, declaring one's enemy to be a beast.”In their words7 December 2004Sillabario, repubblica.it, 7 December 2004.Read the whole statement

2002Friedrich Gundolf PrizeAward1999Hannah Arendt PrizeAward1944Born5 June 1944

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(About the COVID-19) I got the vaccine. You have to do it; you have to obey the law. Philosophers obey the law, even when they think it's completely insane.
Jan 11, 2022, huffingtonpost.it, 11 January 2022, Own words
Sgalambro was a follower of Schopenhauer, he was Schopenhauer.
May 18, 2021, Cacciari, Sgalambro non ha fatto bene a Battiato, ANSA, 18 May 2021, Own words
In Venice, there were two million tourists a year in the 1970s; now there are thirty million. And it is an irresistible pressure, a demand that will continue to grow.
Nov 12, 2018, Raffaella De Santis, Rep.repubblica.it, 12 November 2018, Own words