Professor, Department of Philosophy, University College Cork, Ireland. Latest book: 'Why Cicero Matters' (Bloomsbury 2023). v.bufacchi@ucc.iehttps://bsky.app/profile/vittorio66.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/vittorio66.bsky.social/post/3mnwy7l7qds2xMy modest letter in the Irish Times this morning on Jonathan Swift's 'Gulliver's Travels'. This is terribly serious: Swift should play No.10 in a fantasy Irish philosophers football team.10 Jun 2026 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:oj4fcmdetmuqfiacecgiu375/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnwy7l7qds2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/vittorio66.bsky.social/post/3mlxgm6aqhk2o1594, the mind boggles, but my private library is looking stunning with the addition of this tome.16 May 2026 08:30 +0000at://did:plc:oj4fcmdetmuqfiacecgiu375/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlxgm6aqhk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/vittorio66.bsky.social/post/3mjr34rax3s2bWhy? For the sake of giving Irish Times readers the option of sending me hate mail by old fashion post, which occasionally happens.18 Apr 2026 08:58 +0000at://did:plc:oj4fcmdetmuqfiacecgiu375/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjr34rax3s2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/vittorio66.bsky.social/post/3mjmvjwxokk2uMy letter in the @irishtimes.com today on the fuel protests. Civil disobedience is the lifeblood of democracy. But democracy also demands that representation is properly authorized. Claiming to represent 'the people of Ireland' after self-claiming oneself as their representative isn't good enough.16 Apr 2026 17:07 +0000at://did:plc:oj4fcmdetmuqfiacecgiu375/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmvjwxokk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/vittorio66.bsky.social/post/3mjfc2zx6w22oThis is very good. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Apr 2026 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:oj4fcmdetmuqfiacecgiu375/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjfc2zx6w22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/vittorio66.bsky.social/post/3mj7qm3hsvk2dSome photos from the 1st international conference on Thomas Hobbes held in Malmesbury, Hobbes's hometown. We are already working on the 2nd conference, to be held in Malmesbury in April 2027. Photos by Bingshu Zhao.11 Apr 2026 11:35 +0000at://did:plc:oj4fcmdetmuqfiacecgiu375/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj7qm3hsvk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/vittorio66.bsky.social/post/3mih5h6qwss27My letter published in The Irish Times today on Albert Camus and the inescapable hypocrisy of being. https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/04/01/abominable-atrocities-and-our-moral-culpability/01 Apr 2026 16:48 +0000at://did:plc:oj4fcmdetmuqfiacecgiu375/app.bsky.feed.post/3mih5h6qwss27https://bsky.app/profile/vittorio66.bsky.social/post/3mh6pfaa3ps2oMy letter in the Irish Examiner last Saturday about a nasty political incident regarding fake news. Also a bit on Hannah Arendt.16 Mar 2026 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:oj4fcmdetmuqfiacecgiu375/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh6pfaa3ps2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/vittorio66.bsky.social/post/3mgzjrxjfw22lI have a very personal piece published in the Irish Examiner today, where I look back on my 25 years of living in Ireland, and Cork City in particular. Along the way I met some amazing artists, who get a shout-out. https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-41809586.html14 Mar 2026 13:26 +0000at://did:plc:oj4fcmdetmuqfiacecgiu375/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgzjrxjfw22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/vittorio66.bsky.social/post/3mgik2tg63c23And in other news....07 Mar 2026 19:16 +0000at://did:plc:oj4fcmdetmuqfiacecgiu375/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgik2tg63c23https://bsky.app/profile/vittorio66.bsky.social/post/3mghwzbnor22pI'm interviewed in the Irish Times today, pontificating on the virtues of a BA Arts Degree. We need the humanities more than ever. https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/03/07/is-a-general-arts-degree-still-fit-for-purpose/07 Mar 2026 13:35 +0000at://did:plc:oj4fcmdetmuqfiacecgiu375/app.bsky.feed.post/3mghwzbnor22phttps://bsky.app/profile/vittorio66.bsky.social/post/3mfborj7g5c2aYpiists of the world, unite! Some pics of my lecture yesterday on 'The Political Philosophy of Lea Ypi' at the Clonmel Philosophy Society.20 Feb 2026 08:26 +0000at://did:plc:oj4fcmdetmuqfiacecgiu375/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfborj7g5c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/vittorio66.bsky.social/post/3mf52u5jc4s26Tomorrow in Clonmel, a small town in Ireland, County Tipperary, the focus will be on The Political Philosophy of Lea Ypi.18 Feb 2026 12:19 +0000at://did:plc:oj4fcmdetmuqfiacecgiu375/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf52u5jc4s26https://bsky.app/profile/vittorio66.bsky.social/post/3md3mo6g7xc22Mercantilism is back. This is not the time to embrace neutrality. Yes, I'm looking at you, Ireland. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jan 2026 11:42 +0000at://did:plc:oj4fcmdetmuqfiacecgiu375/app.bsky.feed.post/3md3mo6g7xc22https://bsky.app/profile/vittorio66.bsky.social/post/3md37s2nxck2bMy piece on Trump, mercantilism, and what the EU needs to do about it. Including a shout out to Federico Varese. https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-41780297.html23 Jan 2026 07:52 +0000at://did:plc:oj4fcmdetmuqfiacecgiu375/app.bsky.feed.post/3md37s2nxck2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/vittorio66.bsky.social/post/3mczhshr5j22yHappy birthday, Antonio Gramsci. Born on this day in 1891, died in a Fascist prison in 1937. One of his most famous quotes was true in the 1930s, and it's still true today in the 2020s: "The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of monsters".22 Jan 2026 15:10 +0000at://did:plc:oj4fcmdetmuqfiacecgiu375/app.bsky.feed.post/3mczhshr5j22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/vittorio66.bsky.social/post/3mcf7q4krkk2iMy analysis in @irishexaminer.bsky.social on patience, from Heraticlus to Montaigne to Hegel, all in less than 1000 words because no one has the patience to read anything longer these days. Patience is good for democracy, just as tyranny feeds off impatience. https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-41774441.html14 Jan 2026 13:52 +0000at://did:plc:oj4fcmdetmuqfiacecgiu375/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcf7q4krkk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/vittorio66.bsky.social/post/3mbjs7du4ds2hJanuary 3rd, Cicero's birthday. Also today, Trump's kidnapping of Venezuelan president Maduro, in Venezuela. How are Cicero and Trump related? Read here: https://theconversation.com/a-short-history-of-the-separation-of-powers-from-ciceros-rome-to-trumps-america-24981903 Jan 2026 16:08 +0000at://did:plc:oj4fcmdetmuqfiacecgiu375/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbjs7du4ds2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/vittorio66.bsky.social/post/3ma3vfv63qs2jA symposium on my book 'Why Cicero Matters' has just been published online, with analysis by some of the most eminent classics scholars in the world: Victoria Rimell, Gesine Manuwald, Scott F. Aikin, Massimo Pigliucci, Lynn Fotheringham. https://syndicate.network/symposia/philosophy/why-cicero-matters/16 Dec 2025 10:03 +0000at://did:plc:oj4fcmdetmuqfiacecgiu375/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma3vfv63qs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/vittorio66.bsky.social/post/3m7zksjfoz22bA golden sky on Blue-sky. No filters. This is Anzio, near Rome, taken from a spot in close proximity to where Cicero had his villa. Smart guy this Cicero fella.15 Dec 2025 11:48 +0000at://did:plc:oj4fcmdetmuqfiacecgiu375/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7zksjfoz22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/vittorio66.bsky.social/post/3m7itt32d7k2iOn Dec. 7th, 43 B.C., Roman philosopher and statesman was assassinated. The Roman Republic died with Cicero. He was killed by his enemies: populist, capricious authoritarians. Fast forward 2068 years...the rest is history repeating itself.08 Dec 2025 20:14 +0000at://did:plc:oj4fcmdetmuqfiacecgiu375/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7itt32d7k2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/vittorio66.bsky.social/post/3m62ovhyvyk2uIt's World Philosophy Day! https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-41744706.html20 Nov 2025 11:44 +0000at://did:plc:oj4fcmdetmuqfiacecgiu375/app.bsky.feed.post/3m62ovhyvyk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/vittorio66.bsky.social/post/3m5qaae4fvk2wJoin me on a live podcast next Thursday, November 20th, to celebrate World Philosophy Day. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Nov 2025 07:55 +0000at://did:plc:oj4fcmdetmuqfiacecgiu375/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5qaae4fvk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/vittorio66.bsky.social/post/3m54jnq64yk2bAre you in Cork City today? Why not pop along to Horgan's Quay 1 / T23 PPT8 near the Dean Hotel and visit the Mapping Climate Change exhibition. Open today until 4pm. Open until 6th Dec: Tue, Wed, Fri 12 – 4pm Thur 4 – 7pm Sat 10am – 4pm Closed Sun / Mon08 Nov 2025 11:50 +0000at://did:plc:oj4fcmdetmuqfiacecgiu375/app.bsky.feed.post/3m54jnq64yk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/vittorio66.bsky.social/post/3m3zulq6xzk2yThere is only one take from the presidential election in Ireland: Catherine Connolly won by a HUGE margin. It was a POSITIVE campaign, and the LEFT candidate won fair and square. The rest is minor details: spoiled votes, Jim Garvin, etc. is just background noise.25 Oct 2025 17:02 +0000at://did:plc:oj4fcmdetmuqfiacecgiu375/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3zulq6xzk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/vittorio66.bsky.social/post/3m3wpb2l4vs25It's election day in Ireland. Go out and vote 🗳.24 Oct 2025 10:49 +0000at://did:plc:oj4fcmdetmuqfiacecgiu375/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3wpb2l4vs25https://bsky.app/profile/vittorio66.bsky.social/post/3m3p4qfuh622fYup, caught in the act, yet again, far-right bashing, this time on the far-right threat to public health.21 Oct 2025 10:29 +0000at://did:plc:oj4fcmdetmuqfiacecgiu375/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3p4qfuh622fhttps://bsky.app/profile/vittorio66.bsky.social/post/3m2trndgo722kThomas Hobbes conference in Malmesbury (of course), March 2026. Spread the word. Send a paper proposal. Tell your students. #Hobbes #PhilosophyMatters10 Oct 2025 13:29 +0000at://did:plc:oj4fcmdetmuqfiacecgiu375/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2trndgo722khttps://bsky.app/profile/vittorio66.bsky.social/post/3m2gzjfrtfc23With Catherine Connolly (future president of Ireland), John Maher, my daughter Natalie, and her friend Lidia.05 Oct 2025 11:45 +0000at://did:plc:oj4fcmdetmuqfiacecgiu375/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2gzjfrtfc23