Massimo Cacciari

Massimo Cacciari is one of Italy's foremost philosophers and has been both a member of parliament for the Italian Communist Party as well as the mayor of Venice. Professor emeritus of aesthetics at the University of Venice, Cacciari is the author of numerous books, including, most recently, T he Withholding Power: An Essay on Political Theology and Philosophy, Mysticism and the Political: Essays on Dante .

Massimo Cacciari is one of Italy's foremost philosophers and has been both a member of parliament for the Italian Communist Party as well as the mayor of Venice. Professor emeritus of aesthetics at the University of Venice, Cacciari is the author of numerous books, including, most recently, T he Withholding Power: An Essay on Political Theology and Philosophy, Mysticism and the Political: Essays on Dante . See less