Dr. Guido Tana
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I am an Epistemologist, working since September 2025 as an FCT Junior Researcher at the IFILNOVA Institute, Universidade Nova de Lisboa I am from Italy and hold a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Edinburgh. My Updated (02/26) CV My ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6489-3448 My PhilPeople: philpeople.org/profiles/guido-tana Depending on the period of the year, you might find me in Lisbon, Pavia, Berlin, or my hometown, Bergamo. |
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Yes, my name is a slur concerning US East Coast Italian-Americans.
I can assure you that if you come to me saying you have problems referring to me by my name because of this, as some people have in the past, the only person you're offending is right in front of you.
Also, it's a German name, derived from 'wido', meaning '(man) of the forest', from proto-Germanic "*widu-", cf. German 'Wald' (forest) and English 'wood'
I'm fine with both the Italian pronunciation - where you have to articulate the 'u', ['gwi:do] - and the German one - where the 'u' is not articulated: ['gi:do].
Some close friends call me Ido, [i:do].
My pronouns are [he/him].
I can assure you that if you come to me saying you have problems referring to me by my name because of this, as some people have in the past, the only person you're offending is right in front of you.
Also, it's a German name, derived from 'wido', meaning '(man) of the forest', from proto-Germanic "*widu-", cf. German 'Wald' (forest) and English 'wood'
I'm fine with both the Italian pronunciation - where you have to articulate the 'u', ['gwi:do] - and the German one - where the 'u' is not articulated: ['gi:do].
Some close friends call me Ido, [i:do].
My pronouns are [he/him].
