study of philosophy, modern German literature and German philology in Genoa and Freiburg in Breisgau
1997 Doctorate (Dr. phil.) in Freiburg with the dissertation „Der letzte Gott als Anfang. Zur ab-gründigen Zeit-Räumlichkeit des Übergangs in Heideggers 'Beiträgen zur Philosophie'“
2001 Habilitation and authorisation to teach philosophy in Freiburg with the habilitation thesis „Affektenlehre und Phänomenologie der Stimmungen. Wege einer Ontologie und Ethik des Emotionalen“
2001-2008 temporary professorship representation, research fellowships and visiting professorships in Freiburg, Eichstätt, Lüneburg, Bologna, among others
co-editor of the Martin-Heidegger-Gesamtausgabe
co-editor of the international journal Heidegger Studies
Focuses in research and teaching
Ontology, metaphysics (main fields: Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas, Descartes, Leibniz) and critique of metaphysics (Kant, Nietzsche)
Hermeneutical phenomenology (Heidegger)
Philosophy and poetry
Philosophical foundations of theology
Philosophical-anthropological foundations of drama and movie theories
