Wellistony C. Viana is Brazilian and has been living in Rome since 2018. He holds a master's degree in Philosophy from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome (2005), and a doctorate from the Hochschule für Philosophie in Munich (2010). He works in the following areas: Metaphysics, Ethics, Philosophy of Mind, and Literature. Currently, he is a professor at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome (PUG). He has published more than ten books on philosophy, spirituality, and literature.