diritto e ragione pratica. Riflessioni su un itinerario di ricerca

The article offers some reflections following the publication of the interview-book in which Francesco Viola, for the first time, retraces the entire journey of his life as a scholar, spanning its various historical phases and cultural seasons over a period of almost sixty years. Several themes emerge that have been constantly at the centre of discussion since the renewed interest in practical philosophy, of which Viola is a significant representative. His main thesis, which defines law as a social practice and not coincidentally also gives the title to the book “Law and Practical Reason,” represents the sure guide for reading all the other chapters of the interview: human rights, law and politics, and constitutionalism.