C幨鋐re pour ses travaux d'嶰onomie politique ainsi que pour son activit?diplomatique, Ferdinando Galiani (1728-1787) incarne un type singulier de 'philosophe', s'attribuant et reniant cette appellation en fonction des contextes. Bien que refusant de construire un syst鋗e ordonn?d'id嶪s,
Galiani produit un savoir philosophique qui accompagne et enrichit ses projets politiques.
Situ嶪 au carrefour de l'histoire, de la litt廨ature et de la philosophie, cette monographie 彋udie ainsi le parcours de Galiani en mesurant la finalit?sociale et politique de sa production philosophico-litt廨aire, et en saisissant son identit?de 'philosophe' entre Naples et Paris. Quelles
influences ces deux milieux socioculturels ont-ils eu sur sa pens嶪 et sur sa carri鋨e? Cette interrogation constitue le coeur d'une analyse souhaitant reconsid廨er conjointement les contextes napolitain et parisien, o?les termes de 'philosophe' et de 'filosofo' se chargent de significations, de
pratiques et d'emplois diff廨enci廥.
A l'aune des discours, des pratiques et des repr廥entations que cet auteur construit tout au long de sa vie, ce livre inscrit Galiani dans la dimension concr鋈e du travail philosophique, en 彋udiant sa mani鋨e de vivre en philosophe, l?o?les batailles philosophiques, les succ鋊 嶮itoriaux et la
gloire cohabitent sans antagonisme avec des inqui彋udes d'ordre mat廨iel, des craintes concernant sa r廧utation ou encore des 嶰hecs.
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Famous for his works on political economy as well as for his diplomatic activity, Ferdinando Galiani (1728-1787) embodies a singular type of 'philosopher', attributing and denying himself this designation according to the context. Although he refused to construct an ordered system of ideas, Galiani
produced a philosophical knowledge that accompanied and enriched his political projects.
Situated at the crossroads of history, literature and philosophy, this monograph studies Galiani's career by measuring the social and political purpose of his philosophical-literary production, and by establishing his identity as a 'philosopher' between Naples and Paris. What influences did these
two socio-cultural milieus have on his thought and his career? This question constitutes the core of an analysis that aims to simultaneously reconsider the Neapolitan and Parisian contexts, where the terms 'philosophe' and 'filosofo' take on different meanings, practices and uses.
In the light of the discourses, practices and representations that this author constructed throughout his life, this book places Galiani in the real dimension of philosophical work, studying his way of life as a philosopher, where philosophical battles, editorial successes and fame coexist without
conflict with material worries, fears about his reputation or even failures.
