Katá Métron: A jurisprudential critique of Umberto Galimberti’s ‘Passer-by Ethics’

Siliquini-Cinelli, Luca 2025. Katá Métron: A jurisprudential critique of Umberto Galimberti’s ‘Passer-by Ethics’. The Italian Law Journal 9 (3) Item availability restricted.

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Abstract

Pursuant to the aims and scope of this Special Issue, this invited contribution engages in the academic debate on the international standing of the Italian cultural tradition by critically assessing the proposal for a ‘passer-by ethics’ (‘etica del viandante’) set forth by the internationally renowned Italian philosopher and psychoanalyst Umberto Galimberti. In L’Etica del Viandante, his new, and final, work, Galimberti calls for an ethics centred on Aristotelian phrónēsis (practical wisdom, prudence, or practical rationality) that, in his view, might be capable of counteracting present-day society’s instrumentalist, technology-led, and dehumanising working logic. The article assesses the theoretical soundness and practical feasibility of Galimberti’s proposal. It does so through a critical contextualisation of its key elements from the perspective of that area of human activities where Aristotelian phrónēsis plays a defining role – ie, law. Setting out what Aristotelian phrónēsis is and how it works in the field of law, it argues that insightful and fascinating though his proposal is, Galimberti’s passer-by ethics is affected by a substantial inconsistency which, ultimately, undermines its very foundations and renders it incapable of achieving its purpose.

Item Type:	Article
Status:	In Press
Schools:	Schools > Cardiff Law & Politics
ISSN:	2421-2156
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	4 September 2024
Date of Acceptance:	2 September 2024
Last Modified:	26 Feb 2025 16:15
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/171808

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