Gianfranco Fioravanti

This Lectio magistralis, delivered at Lumsa University in Rome at 21 of september 2012, takes into account the philosophical relevance of the concept of nobility in the fourth treatise of Dante Alighieri’s Convivio. That is an example of assimilation of the language and methodology of the academic culture by the side of poet and, contextually, it is a typical instance of the contemporary controversy about his professionalization and monetization. By this perspective, it emerges, from the ethical and political point of view, a clear project of reforming knowledge and society; in this project a crucial role is covered by the vernacular language.