Matteo Santarelli is Assistant Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Bologna.
His research lies at the intersection of pragmatism, social philosophy, philosophical anthropology, psychoanalysis, and the theory of values. His main research topics include the formation of the self, democratic inquiry, conceptual articulation, politicization, and the role of values and interests in social life.
His most recent monograph is John Dewey tra natura umana e democrazia. Una biografia intellettuale. He has also edited several collective volumes and special issues, including The Elgar Companion to George Herbert Mead (2025) and Gestures: Approaches, Uses, and Developments (De Gruyter, 2024).
His articles have appeared in international journals such as Inquiry, Constellations, Journal for the Theory of Social Behavior, Review of Philosophy and Psychology, Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society, and European Journal of Pragmatism and American Philosophy.
He is Co-Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of Pragmatism and American Philosophy.
He is Principal Investigator of the nationally funded PRIN project “DeCo — Democratizing Concepts”, which explores conceptual transformation as political practices in contemporary societies.
