Role
Full Professor of Philosophy of Law at the Department of Philosophy of the University of Bologna, co-editor of the journals «dianoia» and «ordines» and of several editorial series.
Bio
Marina Lalatta Costerbosa graduated in Philosophy from the University of Bologna and obtained a PhD in History of Political Thought and Political Institutions from the University of Turin, deepening her knowledge of the Philosophy of Law with seminars at the European University Institute in Fiesole and the University of Tübingen, Germany.
In 2001, she became a researcher in Moral Philosophy at the University of Bologna; after teaching History of Moral Philosophy and History of Political Doctrines for a decade, including at the University of Catanzaro, she was appointed to the chair of Philosophy of Law and Bioethics in the Department of Philosophy at Bologna.
His research, initially focused on questions of justice and classical authors such as Kant, Humboldt, Arendt, and Radbruch, later shifted toward the normative and applicative dimensions of ethics and the philosophy of law, addressing in particular the issues of torture, child abuse, and animal justice. The theme of violence, evil, and moral responsibility remains a constant focus of his inquiry, against the backdrop of the Nazi era and the distortions of democracy. He currently focuses on the theoretical justification of animal rights and the philosophy of criminal law.