Michela Marzano

An expert in moral philosophy and body ethics, she is a leading voice on consent, trust, and dignity in human relationships.

Michela Marzano

Role

Full Professor of Moral Philosophy at the Université Paris Cité, where she will direct the UFR Sciences Humaines et Sociales from November 2025.

Bio

Michela Marzano studied at the Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa, where she earned a PhD in Philosophy, before moving to France. She was a researcher at the CNRS before becoming a full professor of Moral Philosophy. She is currently a full professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Paris Cité. Elected as a member of Parliament for the Democratic Party in 2013, she is now a columnist for la Repubblica and La Stampa. After developing an interest in the philosophy of the body , she has worked in the fields of ethics applied to health and sexuality and social philosophy, focusing her research on the relationship between consent , autonomy, and vulnerability, as well as that between trust and mistrust.

Since November 2025, he has been director of the UFR Sciences Humaines et Sociales at the University of Paris Cité; in 2025, he published the book "Qualcosa che brilla" (Rizzoli).