Fondazione Centro Studi Filosofici di Gallarate

The Fondazione Centro Studi Filosofici di Gallarate is an Italian non-profit foundation that promotes philosophical culture, research, and dialogue. It continues the activity of the Centro di Studi Filosofici di Gallarate, a philosophical study centre founded in the immediate post-war period and formally established in 1954 in Padua by the Jesuit Carlo Giacon. The original centre organised annual philosophical conferences from 1946 onward, initially held at the Pontifical Philosophical Faculty Aloisianum in Gallarate and later broadening participation beyond Catholic academics to include scholars of other philosophical orientations. On 13 September 1998 the centre, together with the Italian Province of the Society of Jesus, constituted the Fondazione Centro di Studi Filosofici di Gallarate, which obtained legal personality by ministerial decree on 27 January 1999 (published in the Gazzetta Ufficiale on 18 March 1999, no. 64). The foundation is a non-profit entity and, following the Italian Third Sector Code, acquired the status of Ente del Terzo Settore (ETS) and is registered in the RUNTS (no. 81084) as of 26 January 2023. Its statutory seat is in Rome, while its operational and historical seat is in Padua. The foundation's archive, covering the years 1945–1998, has been declared of notable historical interest by the Archival Superintendency for Veneto. The foundation organises annual conferences, research conferences, and online initiatives such as 'I lunedì del Gallarate', and maintains collaborations with institutions including the Pontifical Gregorian University and the 'Luigi Pareyson' Centre for Philosophical-Religious Studies. It is a small but enduring institutional brand in Italian philosophical culture, with a focus on promoting philosophical reflection and interdisciplinary dialogue.

The Fondazione Centro Studi Filosofici di Gallarate traces its origins to the Centro di Studi Filosofici di Gallarate, a philosophical study centre founded in the aftermath of World War II by the Jesuit Carlo Giacon (Padua, 28 December 1900 – Gallarate, 17 December 1984), who was also the founder of the Institute of History of Philosophy at Padua. The centre began its activities in the immediate post-war period and was formally established in 1954 in Padua, where its current operational seat remains. From 1946 it promoted annual conferences, regularly held at the then Pontifical Philosophical Faculty Aloisianum in Gallarate, often with an official reception at the town hall. These conferences initially involved Catholic university professors, but later expanded to include 'guest' professors and speakers of other philosophical inspirations. Initially reserved for full professors, they were opened not only to members but also to a wider public. The centre's archive (1945–1998) was declared of notable historical interest by the Archival Superintendency for Veneto, as it documents the activity of the cultural institution founded by Carlo Giacon. On 13 September 1998, the Centro di Studi Filosofici di Gallarate, together with the Italian Province of the Society of Jesus, constituted the Fondazione Centro di Studi Filosofici di Gallarate, which obtained legal personality by ministerial decree on 27 January 1999 (published in the Gazzetta Ufficiale on 18 March 1999, no. 64). The foundation continued the centre's mission under a new legal form. Following the Italian Third Sector Code (D.Lgs. 117/2017), the foundation amended its statute (minutes of 15 November 2022) and acquired the status of Ente del Terzo Settore (ETS), registering in the RUNTS on 26 January 2023 under no. 81084. Its statutory seat is in Rome, while its historical and operational seat is in Padua. The foundation maintains collaborations with institutions such as the Pontifical Gregorian University and the 'Luigi Pareyson' Centre for Philosophical-Religious Studies, and is a founding member of the 'Rete di centri per l'etica ambientale – CepEA'. It continues to organise annual conferences, research conferences, and online initiatives such as 'I lunedì del Gallarate'.

• 2023

  Registration in the RUNTS on 26 January 2023 under no. 81084, acquiring the status of Ente del Terzo Settore (ETS).

• 2022

  Statute amended with minutes of 15 November 2022 to comply with the Third Sector Code.

• 1999

  The foundation obtains legal personality by ministerial decree on 27 January (published in Gazzetta Ufficiale on 18 March 1999, no. 64).

• 1998

  On 13 September, the Fondazione Centro di Studi Filosofici di Gallarate is constituted by the Centro di Studi Filosofici di Gallarate and the Italian Province of the Society of Jesus.

• 1954

  The Centro di Studi Filosofici di Gallarate is formally established in Padua.

• 1946

  The Centro Studi Filosofici di Gallarate begins promoting annual philosophical conferences.

A non-profit philosophical research foundation rooted in the Catholic intellectual tradition, open to plural philosophical perspectives and dedicated to cultural promotion and dialogue.

• LXXXI Convegno del Centro Studi Filosofici di Gallarate – ETS: Nichilismo, tra perdita e nuovo inizio

• 71° Convegno di Ricerca filosofica del Centro Studi Filosofici di Gallarate: L'antropologia dell'artificiale

• I lunedì del Gallarate

  Online initiative for dialogue and critical discussion on publications.

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