Eugenio Pio Zolli is remembered in philosophy for work that changed what came after it.
The record lists Eugenio Pio Zolli as Chief rabbi of Rome, Italy, during World War II; later converted to Catholicism (1881-1956).
Eugenio Pio Zolli was born at Brody in 1881. His recorded nationality is Italy. He was educated at University of Florence.
Around the turn of the twentieth century, national institutions, mass media and mass politics changed both the scale of a career and its risks.
He worked as rabbi.
Philosophy advances by objection: an argument matters if serious people spend years attacking it.
Working from Italy shaped what was possible - the audiences within reach, the institutions that would have him, the language the work first appeared in.
Eugenio Pio Zolli died in 1956, aged 75. What survives is the work, which is the only durable form of a reputation.
Achievements
- Educated at University of Florence
- Worked as rabbi
