Alberto Pirni (PhD) is Associate Professor in Moral Philosophy at the Institute of Law, Politics and Development by the Sant\u2019Anna School of Advanced Studies (Pisa), where he coordinates the Research Area in \u201cEthics and Global Challenges\u201d. He teaches \u201cPublic Ethics\u201d, \u201cEthics and Climate Justice\u201d, \u201cEthics and Security\u201d, and \u201cEthics, Technology, and Care Relationships\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He has been President (2020-2022) of the Paritetical Commission (Professors-Students didactic and services commission) and Vice-President of the Joint Ethical Committee between Sant\u2019Anna School and Scuola Normale Superiore (2018-2021).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prof. Pirni is member of the Scientific Board of the PhD Programmes in \u201cHuman Rights, Global Politics and Sustainability: Legal and Philosophical Profiles\u201d and in \u201cHealth Sciences, Technology and Management\u201d. He is also the Coordinator of the Curriculum 4. \u201cTheories, Institutions and Cultures of Ecological Transition\u201d belonging to the National PhD School in \u201cSustainable Development and Climate Change\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Finally, he is Responsible Director of the International Journal \u201cLexicon of Public Ethics\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He spent research periods at the Universities of T\u00fcbingen and of Freiburg i.Br. (Germany). He was also visiting professor by several universities in Germany, Austria, Spain, Russian Federation, Brazil, Argentine, and Chile (by UN-ECLAC \u2013 Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean). At present, he is visiting professor in \u201cClimate Ethics: The Global Challenges and the Role of Individuals\u201d at the University of Graz (Austria), Department of Philosophy and within the Field of Excellence and interdisciplinary research centre \u201cClimate Change Graz\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prof. Pirni participated in COP26 (Glasgow) and COP27 (Sharm-El-Sheikh) as an institutional observer and member of the institutional mission coordinated by the Sant\u2019Anna School of Advanced Studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He is the author of 5 monographs, 4 co-authored volumes, and over 180 essays in volumes and refereed national and international journals (in 6 languages). He is also the editor and co-editor of more than 25 volumes and monographic issues of scientific journals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His main research fields involve German Classical Philosophy, public ethics, ethics of technology, ethics and institutions, theories of motivation, theories of (climate, energy and intergenerational) justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n