SILVIA BENSO is professor of philosophy and director of the women’s, gender, and sexuality studies program at the rochester institute of technology, usa. Among her areas of interest are ancient philosophy, twentieth-century european philosophy, the history of philosophy, feminist theory, ethics, and aesthetics. She is the author, co-author, editor, and co-editor of several volumes on European and italian thinkers. During the past decade, she has devoted herself to the promotion of Italian philosophy and is the general co-editor for the suny press series on contemporary italian philosophy.