Vittorio Bufacchi
@vittorio66.bsky.social
Professor, Department of Philosophy, University College Cork, Ireland.
Latest book: 'Why Cicero Matters' (Bloomsbury 2023).
v.bufacchi@ucc.ie
Political science
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Philosophy
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Are you in Cork City today? Why not pop along to Horgan's Quay 1 / T23 PPT8 near the Dean Hotel and visit the Mapping Climate Change exhibition. Open today until 4pm.
Open until 6th Dec:
Tue, Wed, Fri 12 – 4pm
Thur 4 – 7pm
Sat 10am – 4pm
Closed Sun / Mon
Open until 6th Dec:
Tue, Wed, Fri 12 – 4pm
Thur 4 – 7pm
Sat 10am – 4pm
Closed Sun / Mon
There is only one take from the presidential election in Ireland: Catherine Connolly won by a HUGE margin. It was a POSITIVE campaign, and the LEFT candidate won fair and square.
The rest is minor details: spoiled votes, Jim Garvin, etc. is just background noise.
The rest is minor details: spoiled votes, Jim Garvin, etc. is just background noise.
Yup, caught in the act, yet again, far-right bashing, this time on the far-right threat to public health.
Vittorio Bufacchi
@vittorio66.bsky.social
· Oct 10
Thomas Hobbes conference in Malmesbury (of course), March 2026. Spread the word. Send a paper proposal. Tell your students.
#Hobbes
#PhilosophyMatters
#Hobbes
#PhilosophyMatters
With Catherine Connolly (future president of Ireland), John Maher, my daughter Natalie, and her friend Lidia.
Vittorio Bufacchi
@vittorio66.bsky.social
· Sep 23
Some people are expensive. Others are cheap. Me? I'm free.
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Reposted by David M. Farrell
Vittorio Bufacchi
@vittorio66.bsky.social
· Sep 18
Sorry I missed you at UCC yesterday, teaching got in the way of things.
Vittorio Bufacchi
@vittorio66.bsky.social
· Sep 18
If you are in Dublin on Saturday 27 September, come along to this free event! I'll be in conversation with the amazing Justine McCarthy of The Irish Times as part of the Festival of Italian and Irish Literature in Ireland 2025.
Vittorio Bufacchi
@vittorio66.bsky.social
· Sep 13
Canvassing with John Maher (Labour) for the next President of Ireland, Catherine Connolly.
Vittorio Bufacchi
@vittorio66.bsky.social
· Aug 30
It was such a pleasure to discuss with the brilliant @shafakelif literature and politics, minorities in the Ottoman Empire, how the past conditions us, the role of writers in society, and much more... The joint interview is out in today's @theguardian.com link👇
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
If you liked 'Free', you will love 'Indignity'. I read both. In this interview Lea Ypi says: "every voice out there is always a result of some power relation". Her book explores the indignity of dominant power relations, and yet there is always moral freedom. A beautiful book by a remarkable writer.
Lea Ypi
@leaypi.bsky.social
· Aug 30
It was such a pleasure to discuss with the brilliant @shafakelif literature and politics, minorities in the Ottoman Empire, how the past conditions us, the role of writers in society, and much more... The joint interview is out in today's @theguardian.com link👇
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
Vittorio Bufacchi
@vittorio66.bsky.social
· Aug 15
How hunger and starvation are used as political weapons in Gaza. Hunger has been used as a weapon of war for millennia, but is now recognised both morally and legally as a crime against humanity, writes @vittorio66.bsky.social @ucc.ie @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
How hunger and starvation are used as political weapons in Gaza
Hunger has been used as a weapon of war for millennia, but is now recognised both morally and legally as a crime against humanity
www.rte.ie
Hospitals in Gaza reported that eight people – including three children – died from starvation and malnutrition in the last 24 hours.
My piece for RTE Brainstorm on how Netanyahu's politics of starvation is starving human rights:
My piece for RTE Brainstorm on how Netanyahu's politics of starvation is starving human rights:
Reposted by Vittorio Bufacchi
RTÉ Brainstorm
@rtebrainstorm.bsky.social
· Aug 14
How hunger and starvation are used as political weapons in Gaza
Hunger has been used as a weapon of war for millennia, but is now recognised both morally and legally as a crime against humanity
www.rte.ie
How hunger and starvation are used as political weapons in Gaza. Hunger has been used as a weapon of war for millennia, but is now recognised both morally and legally as a crime against humanity, writes @vittorio66.bsky.social @ucc.ie @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Vittorio Bufacchi
@vittorio66.bsky.social
· Aug 10
Having read all four Sally Rooney's novels, this is how I rate them:
1. Intermezzo
2. Normal People
3. Conversations with Friends
4. Beautiful World, Where Are You
Tell me if you agree or disagree.
1. Intermezzo
2. Normal People
3. Conversations with Friends
4. Beautiful World, Where Are You
Tell me if you agree or disagree.
Vittorio Bufacchi
@vittorio66.bsky.social
· Jul 18
Walking for many miles between the dry stone walls of Inis Meain, on the Aran Islands, trying to make sense of Gramsci's distinction between dialectical materialism and historical materialism.
Vittorio Bufacchi
@vittorio66.bsky.social
· Jun 15
I'm at Cork Opera House since 4am, watching the mesmerising Eileen Walsh in 'The Second Woman'. Possibly the most incredible thing I've ever seen on stage. Part of Cork Midsummer Festival.
Review: Why Cicero Matters, Newcastle ClassicsFest 2025
Are we about to make the same mistake as the Romans?
northeastbylines.co.uk
Review: Why Cicero Matters, Newcastle ClassicsFest 2025
"As we see the rise of right-wing populism around the world and in our own communities, with all its destructive tendencies, it appears to me that Cicero definitely does matter"
northeastbylines.co.uk/culture/hist...
"As we see the rise of right-wing populism around the world and in our own communities, with all its destructive tendencies, it appears to me that Cicero definitely does matter"
northeastbylines.co.uk/culture/hist...
Vittorio Bufacchi
@vittorio66.bsky.social
· May 18
The three-days 'Why Cicero Matters' ClassicsFest finished last night, but the banner is still up, and I'm still on a high. Seven events, including talks, debates, an oratory competition, and a theatrical reenactment of a Cicero trial. Life doesn't get better than that.
@classicsforall.bsky.social
@classicsforall.bsky.social
Vittorio Bufacchi
@vittorio66.bsky.social
· May 14
Starts tomorrow, 15-17 May. See you in Newcastle.
@litandphil.bsky.social
@litandphil.bsky.social
Vittorio Bufacchi
@vittorio66.bsky.social
· May 13
Starts this Thursday, in Newcastle, at The Lit & Phil: 'Why Cicero Matters'.
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@litandphil.bsky.social
Vittorio Bufacchi
@vittorio66.bsky.social
· May 12
Vittorio Bufacchi: Kneecap should be commended rather than condemned
Belfast rappers' choice of word may have been crass but at least they were using their artform to create a space for politics
www.irishtimes.com
This is what I have: www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Philosophy meets rap music. My piece in today's Irish Times on Kneecap, Wittgenstein, Charles Taylor, and Hannah Arendt.
Vittorio Bufacchi
@vittorio66.bsky.social
· Apr 28
This is not a popular view, but this is why I believe in more military spending across Europe. In the @irishexaminer.bsky.social today.
Vittorio Bufacchi
@vittorio66.bsky.social
· Apr 23
I learned a lot from reading your excellent book.
Reposted by Vittorio Bufacchi
Maeve McKeown
@maevemckeown.bsky.social
· Apr 23
Structural Injustice in Contemporary Political Theory: An Introduction
www.fqpjournal.com
Excited to share this symposium on my book at Philosophy & Public Issues, edited by Uğur Bulgan and Valentina Gentile. Features super interesting critiques from @artsofdenial.bsky.social @vittorio66.bsky.social Mara Marin and Rossella De Bernardi. Thanks to everyone involved 🥰 shorturl.at/FCM7A
Vittorio Bufacchi
@vittorio66.bsky.social
· Apr 21
Pope Francis had a Masters Degree in Philosophy.
Vittorio Bufacchi
@vittorio66.bsky.social
· Apr 10
I'm holding a first 'head' edition of Hobbes' Leviathan, 1651. In Malmesbury, at the Thomas Hobbes Festival last weekend. Life can be sweet.
In Malmesbury, UK, I found the perfect pizza. Four books in the 'Leviathan ', four sections in the pizza.