Philosophy teacher Salvatore Ferrara dies

Philosophy teacher Salvatore Ferrara has died, prompting tributes from students, colleagues and people in cultural life.

He taught at the Di Giacomo classical high school in San Sebastiano al Vesuvio, near Naples.

He helped found the Festival of Philosophy in Magna Grecia, which brought philosophy to students as a way to explore ideas and understand themselves.

Ferrara was remembered for encouraging independent thinking, curiosity and empathy in his students.

His death matters to the school community and to people who valued his work in education and culture.

His funeral is scheduled for 4 p.m.

on October 27 at the Nuova Chiesa Santa Maria del Carmine al Pittore in San Giorgio a Cremano.