Un philosophe des Lumires entre Naples et Paris

Clbre pour ses travaux dconomie politique ainsi que pour son activit diplomatique, Ferdinando Galiani (1728-1787) incarne un type singulier de philosophe, sattribuant et reniant cette appellation en fonction des contextes. Bien que refusant de construire un systme ordonn dides, Galiani produit un savoir philosophique qui accompagne et enrichit ses projets politiques. Situe au carrefour de lhistoire, de la littrature et de la philosophie, cette monographie tudie ainsi le parcours de Galiani en mesurant la finalit sociale et politique de sa production philosophico-littraire, et en saisissant son identit de philosophe entre Naples et Paris. Quelles influences ces deux milieux socioculturels ont-ils eu sur sa pense et sur sa carrire? Cette interrogation constitue le cur dune analyse souhaitant reconsidrer conjointement les contextes napolitain et parisien, o les termes de philosophe et de filosofo se chargent de significations, de pratiques et demplois diffrencis. A laune des discours, des pratiques et des reprsentations que cet auteur construit tout au long de sa vie, ce livre inscrit Galiani dans la dimension concrte du travail philosophique, en tudiant sa manire de vivre en philosophe, l o les batailles philosophiques, les succs ditoriaux et la gloire cohabitent sans antagonisme avec des inquitudes dordre matriel, des craintes concernant sa rputation ou encore des checs. --- Famous for his works on political economy as well as for his diplomatic activity, Ferdinando Galiani (1728-1787) embodies a singular type of 'philosopher', attributing and denying himself this designation according to the context. Although he refused to construct an ordered system of ideas, Galiani produced a philosophical knowledge that accompanied and enriched his political projects. Situated at the crossroads of history, literature and philosophy, this monograph studies Galiani's career by measuring the social and political purpose of his philosophical-literary production, and by establishing his identity as a 'philosopher' between Naples and Paris. What influences did these two socio-cultural milieus have on his thought and his career? This question constitutes the core of an analysis that aims to simultaneously reconsider the Neapolitan and Parisian contexts, where the terms philosophe and filosofo take on different meanings, practices and uses. In the light of the discourses, practices and representations that this author constructed throughout his life, this book places Galiani in the real dimension of philosophical work, studying his way of life as a philosopher, where philosophical battles, editorial successes and fame coexist without conflict with material worries, fears about his reputation or even failures.