Allegra de Laurentiis
Associate Professor
Ph.D. Universität Frankfurt, Germany, 1982
M.A. Goethe Universität Frankfurt, Germany, 1978
Laurea in Filosofia, Università la Sapienza, Roma, 1975
Harriman Hall 207
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11794-3750
Tel: (631) 632-7588
adelaurentii@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
Areas of Specialization
Nineteenth century, especially Hegel's system; Ancient Greek philosophy, especially Aristotle and Plato
Areas of Competence
History of Ancient Philosophy, History of Modern Philosophy, Marxism, The Frankfurt School, Feminist Theory, Logic, Philosophy of Religion
Allegra de Laurentiis studied philosophy at the universities of Roma, Tübingen and Frankfurt. Her dissertation (1982) is on the overlap of German Idealism and Marxian materialism. In 1987 she moved to the U.S. where she taught logic, German Idealism and Marxism at the University of Villanova. From 1991 to 1994 she was Assistant Professor at Miami University of Ohio, where her teaching and research focused mainly on Hegel's Logic and Phenomenology, the Young Hegelians and the Frankfurt School. She joined the Department of Philosophy at Stony Brook in 1994. She is a co-founder of the first German-American graduate program in philosophy (Collegium Philosophiae Transatlanticum). She teaches graduate seminars on Aristotle, Hegel and Marxisms. Her undergraduate teaching includes ancient Greek and 19th-century philosophy. Most recently, she has published Subjects in the Ancient and Modern World (2005) and has contributed articles and book chapters on German Idealism and its relation to classical Greek philosophy. Her current research centers on Hegel's Anthropology and Psychology.
Upcoming Events
Dissertation Defense: Roberto Toledo
Wednesday, May 1st, 4pm
Harriman, 214
Lecture: Virginia Held
Wednesday, May 8th, 1pm
Humanities 1008
