Gianfranco de Turris

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Gianfranco de Turris
Born (1944-02-19) February 19, 1944 (age 80)
Rome
Occupation(s)journalist, writer
Known forpresident of the Fondazione Julius Evola

Gianfranco de Turris is an Italian journalist and the president of the Fondazione Julius Evola. He has been described by political scientist Jean-Yves Camus as "a key figure in Italian right-wing circles". [1]

Writings on Evola

De Turris is known for his work on the Italian far-right philosopher Julius Evola, who he portrays as a thinker "committed more to a detached criticism of the contemporary world similar to Nietzsche's critique of nihilism than to political engagement." [2]

He is also the editor-in-chief of Evola's works in Italian with the publisher Edizioni Mediterranee. [3]

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Notes

  1. Camus 2022, p. 124.
  2. Wolff 2014, p. 258.
  3. Somigli 2021, p. 379.

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