Institutional relationships
Universities, research bodies, foundations and religious institutions: setting shared goals, defining commitments and coordinating work across organisations.
Philosopher & Theologian · Author · ExecutivePhilosophy,
Philosophy,
within history.
Research, writing and project development across Europe, the Mediterranean and the Middle East. The relationship between theology, technology and our shared forms of life runs through all my work.
Co-founder and DirectorCorpus InternationalDirector GeneralLe Idee di ChiccoCo-founder and Co-directorAltri SudArticlesLimes
Thinking in dialogue with
people, places, institutions.
I am Simone Eligio Tropea, a philosopher, theologian, writer and founder of cultural and international initiatives. I hold a PhD in Philosophy from Universidad Rey Juan Carlos in Madrid. Research, journalism and cooperation across Europe, Latin America and the Middle East have shaped my approach: understanding contexts, connecting expertise and turning a vision into concrete responsibilities.
Philosophical anthropology, metaphysics, theopolitics and the ethics of technology. I study how conceptions of the human person shape institutions, the economy and digital systems. My research on Tommaso Demaria and the relationship between theology and technology informs my books and Corpus.
Education and experience
- PhD in Philosophy · Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid · 2024
- MA in Philosophy · Tor Vergata, Rome · 2019
- BA in Philosophy · Tor Vergata, Rome · 2016
- Master in Business Management and Human Resources · W. Academy · 2021
- Master in Bioethics · Universidad Rey Juan Carlos · 2019
- Master in Clinical Bioethics · Sapienza · 2017
- Baccalaureate in Theology · Salamanca · 2015
- Specialist theological studies · Pontifical Gregorian University · 2016–2018
Quito, Oviedo, Madrid, England, Paris, Jerusalem and Rome: an international path through research, intellectual work and cooperation. Earlier roles include President of Scuola Nazionale Giovani Liberi e Forti (2016–2020), social reintegration projects with the Salesians, and educational programmes in Spain and Ecuador.
From vision to delivery.
Strategy, partnerships and programme leadership. Work that brings together ideas, people, resources and accountability.
Business and international development
Assessing opportunities, selecting partners and coordinating negotiations between Europe and the Holy Land. The European development initiative for Taybeh is a proposal being developed with its owners.
Project development and organisation
From academic programme design to logistics, from engaging supporters to delivery: the Antalya conference and the public dialogue with Cardinal Pizzaballa in Cosenza.
02 / Projects
Fondazione
Ideas, responsibilities, projects.
Three distinct organisations, with a commitment spanning culture, economic organisation and care for people.
Corpus International
Co-founder and Director
Building the Civilization of Love.
Founded in 2023 with Father Riccardo Lufrani, Corpus International connects philosophical and theological research, business culture and international cooperation. Tommaso Demaria’s realist-dynamic ontology and Catholic Social Teaching inform its understanding of enterprise as a living community of people, expertise and responsibility.
Its work encompasses partnerships, cultural and institutional projects, training, and relationships between Europe and the Holy Land. Collaboration with Nuova Costruttività and Happy Network brings this research into dialogue with business experience. Louis André Haddad coordinates relationships in Jerusalem and international exchange programmes.
Antalya · 6–7 May 2025
Restarting from Nicaea
Restarting from Nicaea: an international conference organised with the Holy Metropolis of Pisidia, under the patronage of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, with an opening address by Bartholomew I. Theologians and philosophers from different Christian traditions explored the significance of the Incarnation today.
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Fondazione
Le Idee di Chicco
Mental health, research and support for families. Established in memory of Francesco Occhiuto, Fondazione Le Idee di Chicco promotes prevention, listening and a culture that challenges stigma. My responsibilities concern its strategic, scientific and institutional development.
With the University of Calabria and Italy’s National Research Council, the Foundation promotes the National Centre for Brain Health and Advanced Neuroscience – Francesco Occhiuto. Mente Giovane, Scuola Genitori and the Cities and Mental Health conference connect research, education and local communities.
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Altri Sud
A cultural and territorial project-development initiative created with Anita De Franco. Altri Sud connects research, an understanding of places and public initiative, rooted in Calabria and open to the Mediterranean and the world’s other Souths.
Roots, Horizons, Summits: three perspectives for understanding places, recognising their resources and building partnerships between people, businesses and institutions.
Visit the websiteBooks and research.
Theology and technology, birth and subjectivity, enterprise and political order: the questions that run through my books.
The archive of my work.
Books, essays, articles, translations, reports and talks. Titles and linked materials retain their original language.
Archives and channels
06 / Contact
Let’s start a conversation.
Cultural projects, research, conferences, interviews and international partnerships.
SIMONE TROPEAsimone.e.tropea@gmail.com ›
FONDAZIONE LE IDEE DI CHICCOdirettore@leideedichicco.it ›
ALTRI SUDinfo@altrisud.com ›