Susi Ferrarello Faculty Profile

Susi  Ferrarello

Associate Professor

Department of Philosophy & Religious Studies

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 (East Bay) and Saybrook University. She writes for Psychology Today and works as a philosophical counselor.

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. 

Books

S. Ferrarello, The Ethics of Love, Routledge, 2022 forthcoming

S. Ferrarello, The Role of Bioethics in Emotional Problems, Routledge, 2021

S. Ferrarello, Human Emotions and the Origin of Bioethics, Routledge, 2020

S. Ferrarello, Sex, Love and Intimacy, Routledge, 2018

S. Ferrarello, The Ethics of Lived Experience, Bloosmsbury, 2017

S. Ferrarello, Husserl’s Ethics and Practical Intentionality, Bloosmbury, 2015

S. Ferrarello, Values and Identity, Cambridge Scholar Publisher, 2014

S. Ferrarello, Intersubjectivity and Values, Cambridge Scholar Publisher, 2014

S. Ferrarello, Difesa Cattolica dell’Aborto, Aracne Editore, 2013

S. Ferrarello, Il Progetto Etico e l’Idea di Scienza, Libreria Universitaria, 2010

Edited Books

Ferrarello, Susi, Hadjioannou Christos, Routedge Handbook of Phenomenology of Mindfulness, Routledge, 2024

Ferrarello, Susi Boublil, E. The Vulnerability of the Human World, Holland: Springer, 2023

Ferrarello. Susi: Phenomenology of Bioethics. Technoethics and Lived-Experience.Switzerland: Springer, 2021

Ferrarello, Susi, Englander Magnus: Empathy and Ethics, New York/London: Rowman & Littlefield, 2023

Ferrarello, Susi. Phenomenology of Intersubjectivity and Values in Edmund Husserl. New Castle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013 (ISBN: 978-1443854481)

Ferrarello, Susi; Giacchetti, Stefano. Identity and Values. New Castle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015 (ISBN: 978-1443878005)

  

Teaching Experience

  • California State University EastBay, Undergraduate Students (2015 to present)
  • California Institute for Integral Studies, Graduate Students (2016 to 2018)
  • Luzern University (2019-2020)
  • USF (San Francisco), Undergraduate Students (2015 to 2016)
  • Loyola University (Chicago), Undergraduate Students (2010-14)
  • Saybrook (Oakland), Graduate Students (2013 to present)
  • La Sapienza (Rome), Graduate Students (2007-2010)
  • Florence University (Florence), Undergraduate Students (2010-2011) 

Media contacts

Susi Ferrarello on Academia.edu

Psychology Today

PhenomenologyBlog