Susi Ferrarello

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Associate Professor of Philosophy

Philosophy

E-mail: susi.ferrarello@gmail.com

Phone: 510-885-2582

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Expertise

Phenomenology, Ethics, Bioethics, Philosophical Counseling

Unique Life experiences

Volunteer work with immigrant women; Writing tales for children; Teaching conversational Latin to priests in Vatican

Languages spoken other than English

Italian

Biography

Susi Ferrarello has a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the Sorbonne in Paris, an M.A. in Human Rights and Political Science from the University of Bologna, and a Bachelor in Philosophy from La Sapienza University in Rome. She has held professorships at Luzern University, Loyola University (Chicago), Sapienza University and the Florence University of the Arts. Currently, she teaches at both the California State University (Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV) and Saybrook University.

Dr. Ferrarello, an expert in ancient and contemporary philosophy, has extensive publishing credits. She has authored several books: Il progetto etico e l’idea di scienza in Husserl (Padova, 2010, Libreria Universitaria), Phenomenology of Intersubjectivity and Values in Edmund Husserl (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2014), and Practical Intentionality (Bloomsbury, forthcoming). Her articles include “Values, Normativity and Facts”, “Husserl’s Phenomenology of Validity”, “Practical Intentionality: A balance between Practical and Theoretical Acts”, and “Transcendental and Spiritual Consciousness in Husserl”. She presented talks in Europe, Asia, and America.

Dr. Ferrarello has taught courses in ethics, language, philosophy, and history. Her pedagogical résumé includes Latin, Ancient Greek, Phenomenology, Moral Philosophy, Logic, Bioethics, Philosophy of Rights, Philosophy and Science, and History of Christianity. 

In The News

  • In her article, professor Susi Ferrarello explains how we can cope with obsessive thoughts in romantic relationships.

    April 29, 2023