Between resource and danger: some thoughts on loneliness in Philo of Alexandria

20 July 2026 | 11:00 — 13:00

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Solitude is mostly seen in Philo as a condition that favors the interior search typical of the sage, and he speaks of it not only theoretically, but also as a personal experience. However, isolation cannot be considered the instrument through which a person gives sudden acceleration to their own process of perfection, because in this case it would not work. One can withdraw only when ready, having achieved good self-control. This aspect too is addressed by Philo with references to his own lived experience.

MASSIMO GARGIULO | Università Pontificia Gregoriana

Cycle of Seminars: “Solitude and Communion in Religion and Ethics“

Scientific coordination: Massimo Leone, FBK-ISR

The event, organized by FBK’s Center for Religious Studies, will be held in Italian.

The event will be in-person in the FBK Aula Piccola, while seats last, and online.

Registration by July 17, 2026 at 12:00 a.m. is required so as to arrange the connection.

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Massimo Gargiulo - Guest Speaker

Università Pontificia Gregoriana

Massimo Gargiulo, PhD, è attualmente Pro-Direttore del Centro Cardinale Bea per gli Studi Giudaici e Professore Associato nel Dipartimento di Teologia Biblica presso l'Università Pontificia Gregoriana. È anche professore visitatore presso l'Istituto Patristico Augustinianum. I suoi ambiti di interesse includono il giudaismo ellenistico, il Nuovo Testamento nel suo contesto ebraico, le relazioni ebraico-cristiane nell'antichità e la teoria grammaticale di Spinoza. Tra le sue pubblicazioni più recenti figura Il profumo di Abramo, un libro sull'esegesi ebraica e cristiana antica riguardante Abramo, pubblicato nella collana Il Melograno, che co-dirige con Marco Cassuto Morselli.

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