Emanuele Coccia's New Essay on Modern Love
Philosopher Emanuele Coccia has released a new essay titled "Il continente ignoto: Filosofia dell'amore moderno" with Einaudi. The book simultaneously launches in France as "Traité de l'amour moderne" with Flammarion. Spanning two hundred pages, the work aims to explain why love has become a central topic in contemporary cultural and intellectual debate, as stated from the incipit. Coccia draws on chronicles, novels, essays, and statistical reports to diagnose this phenomenon.
Key facts
- Emanuele Coccia published a new essay titled 'Il continente ignoto: Filosofia dell'amore moderno'
- The book is published by Einaudi in Italy
- The French edition is titled 'Traité de l'amour moderne' and published by Flammarion
- The book is two hundred pages long
- The incipit declares love has become a privileged object of contemporary sociology, anthropology, and journalism
- The essay aims to explain why love dominates cultural and intellectual discourse
Entities
Artists
- Emanuele Coccia
Institutions
- Einaudi
- Flammarion
Locations
- Italy
- France