Abitare la fitopolis: ontologia, ecologia e politica tra Stefano Mancuso, Miguel Benasayag e Michel Serres = Inhabiting the phytopolis: ontology, ecology and politics among Stefano Mancuso, Miguel Benasayag and Michel Serre

Abstract

This essay explores Italian biologist Stefano Mancuso's proposal to reimagine urban systems as Fitopolis-an emblematic term that implies at least three transformative aspects. Fitopolis is, first and foremost, a city abundant in vegetation and biodiversity; it is structured around a sustainable urban organization; finally, it represents the operational recognition of the symbiotic relationships that indissolubly link social systems to natural ecosystems. To examine the political effects related to the metamorphosis of the subject within this urban paradigm shift, the essay engages with the thought of contemporary philosophers such as Miguel Benasayag and Michel Serres, whose epistemological and political reflections can provide a conceptual framework for understanding Fitopolis not merely as an ecological model, but as a radical reconfiguration of human and non-human cohabitation.