Biography:Peter Carravetta

Short description: Italian philosopher, poet, literary theorist and translator

Peter Carravetta
Born	Peter Carravetta (1951-05-10) 10 May 1951 Lappano, Italy
Alma mater	New York University
Era	21st-century philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
School	Continental philosophy Hermeneutics
Main interests	Literary theory
Influences Gianni Vattimo

Peter Carravetta (born 10 May 1951 in Lappano) is an Italian philosopher, poet, literary theorist and translator.

Works

• The Elusive Hermes. Method, Discourse, Interpreting (Davies Group Publishing, 2013)
• Existenz (Adams Press, 1976)
• delle voci (Anterem, 1980)
• The Sun and Other Things (Guernica, 1998)
• Linfinito (Campanotto, 2013)
• (2012) Weak Thought, Gianni Vattimo, Translated by Peter Carravetta, SUNY series in Contemporary Italian Philosophy, 2012 Translation of Il pensiero debole, Feltrinelli, Milano, 1983

See also

• Deconstruction
• Postmodern Christianity
• Nihilism

External links

• Carravetta's Personal Website
• Italian American Interviews. Peter Carravetta in Lappano