Geophilosophy of the Mediterranean (Suny in Contemporary Italian Philosophy)

The essays collected here outline a geophilosophy of the Mediterranean — a sea of great importance in the history of Europe and the wider West. Conceived from a geophilosophical perspective, the Mediterranean is a sea surrounded by lands— that is, a "pluriverse" of different cultures and religions, which have often become entangled in conflicts. Nevertheless, they have also demonstrated a remarkable capacity for coexistence, as exemplified by multilingual, multiethnic, and multireligious Sicily during the reign of Roger II of Hauteville. Throughout its millennia-long history, the Mediterranean has consistently displayed a profoundly unified configuration despite its inherent diversity. Its distinctive blend of singularity and plurality can serve as a paradigm for rethinking new forms of social and political coexistence, not only for Europe, which draws its origin from this sea, but also for a new global order. Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Editors’ Note Preface 1. Atlantics or Mediterraneans? A Stormy Sea Following Ulysses’s Trails Nietzsche: The New Columbus Remembering the Mediterranean 2. Europe to Come Europe in Crisis Finis Europae Evening-Land and Morning-Land The Event of Europe Another Europe Mediterranean Europe 3. A Sea That Unites and Divides A Sea Surrounded by Lands Umbilicus Mundi, the Navel of the World A Sea of Differences The Mediterranean Pluriverse 4. Cartographies of Italy A Greeting Card Tabula Rogeriana Mediterranean Italy 5. The Origin of Messina The Loss of Place An Ou-topic City The Forgotten Origin Between Sea and Land Anamnesis Notes Index About the Author