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BA (Theoretical Philosophy): University of Ferrara. With honors. MA (Philosophy of language): University of Parma. Wi... moreBA (Theoretical Philosophy): University of Ferrara. With honors.
MA (Philosophy of language): University of Parma. With honors.
PhD (Philosophy of language) Ca' Foscari University Venice. With honors.
Visiting Student University of Valencia (March-June 2018).
Research assistant (Philosophy of language) University of Ferrara
Research assistant (Philosophy of language) Ca' Foscari University Venice.
Research student (Philosophy of language) University of Turin.
Adjunct Professor of Philosophy of Language at the University of Ferrara.
Editorial assistant "The Journal for the Philosophy of language, mind and the arts", Edizioni Ca' Foscari Digital Publishing. Director: Luigi Perissinotto. e edit -
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Can laws of nature be universal regularities and nevertheless have exceptions? Several answers to this question, in particular the thesis that there are no laws outside of fundamental physics, are examined and rejected. It is suggested... more
Can laws of nature be universal regularities and nevertheless have exceptions? Several answers to this question, in particular the thesis that there are no laws outside of fundamental physics, are examined and rejected. It is suggested that one can account for exceptions by conceiving of laws as strictly universal determination relations between (instances of) properties. When a natural property is instantiated, laws of nature give rise to other, typically dispositional properties. In exceptional situations, such properties manifest themselves either in an unusual way or not at all.
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This paper focuses on Wittgenstein’s philosophical engagement with James’ thought on the experiential account of meaning and understanding. According to this account, meaning is characterized as a state of mind of the subject, while... more
This paper focuses on Wittgenstein’s philosophical engagement with James’ thought on the experiential account of meaning and understanding. According to this account, meaning is characterized as a state of mind of the subject, while understanding is conceived as a kind of experience of the subject. This paper argues that, although Wittgenstein criticizes the experiential model as a tempting but deceptive philosophical view, James’s account has a pervasive positive influence on Wittgenstein’s thought. It will be shown that, even though Wittgenstein argues against the idea that meanings are experiences, the Jamesian principle of the absence of the will act informs Wittgenstein’s alternative conceptions of meaning as use and understanding as mastery of a technique. Moreover, Wittgenstein’s discussion of aspect-seeing in the second part of the Philosophical Investigations follows the discussion of the experiential account. Wittgenstein’s discussion is presented as an instance of the distinction between experience and grammar and as an example of a broader engagement with James’s philosophy on the concept of experience.
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This paper focuses on Wittgenstein’s use of the notion of disposition. In the Philosophical Investigations , Wittgenstein characterizes understanding as a mastery of a technique. This is a dispositional notion and many scholars have... more
This paper focuses on Wittgenstein’s use of the notion of disposition. In the Philosophical Investigations , Wittgenstein characterizes understanding as a mastery of a technique. This is a dispositional notion and many scholars have rightly presented dispositional readings of Wittgenstein’s later philosophy in virtue of his remarks on meaning and understanding. Wittgenstein seems to suggest that understanding the meaning of a word is best characterized as having the disposition to correctly use that word, that is, as knowing how to employ the word. However, scholars think that the notion of disposition as an ability– even if it is correctly ‘applicable’ – is not endorsed by Wittgenstein, because they think that he had in mind a narrow and materialistic conception of disposition as a state of a physical apparatus. This paper argues that Wittgenstein does not endorse a materialistic and narrow conception of disposition. By contrast, Wittgenstein criticizes one particular misleading us...
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My paper is about Andronico’s work on the connection between Ethics and Aesthetics in Wittgenstein’s later philosophy. In particular, I will focus on the role that her ideas play against the therapeutic reading of Wittgenstein’s... more
My paper is about Andronico’s work on the connection between Ethics and Aesthetics in Wittgenstein’s later philosophy. In particular, I will focus on the role that her ideas play against the therapeutic reading of Wittgenstein’s philosophy. I will argue that, contrary to such a reading, the ethical tone of Wittgenstein’s philosophy should be understood as a consequence of aesthetical e-ducation, that is, the sharpening of the eye in order to see differently. I will show that (1) philosophy is a specific kind of theory and that (2) Cavell’s notion of the rediscovery of the ordinary does not properly grasp the ethical force of Wittgenstein’s remarks.
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The paper focuses on some naturalistic aspects of Wittgenstein’s later philosophy. Wittgenstein has often been considered a radical anti-naturalist philosopher, mainly because he does not endorse the thesis of the continuity between... more
The paper focuses on some naturalistic aspects of Wittgenstein’s later philosophy. Wittgenstein has often been considered a radical anti-naturalist philosopher, mainly because he does not endorse the thesis of the continuity between philosophy and science. However, it will be argued that Wittgenstein’s later philosophy incorporates a kind of naturalism without naturalization, i.e., a liberal naturalism, in virtue of the relation between human nature and language. It will be concluded that Wittgenstein’s liberal naturalism provides an example of a naturalistic perspective on language which avoids the limits of an intellectualist approach without leading to scientism: this is meant to express the irreducibility of naturalism to the mere scientific version.
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My paper is about Andronico's work on the connection between Ethics and Aesthetics in Wittgenstein's later philosophy. In particular, I will focus on the role that her ideas play against the therapeutic reading of Wittgenstein's... more
My paper is about Andronico's work on the connection between Ethics and Aesthetics in Wittgenstein's later philosophy. In particular, I will focus on the role that her ideas play against the therapeutic reading of Wittgenstein's philosophy. I will argue that, contrary to such a reading, the ethical tone of Wittgenstein's philosophy should be understood as a consequence of aesthetical education, that is, the sharpening of the eye in order to see differently. I will show that (1) philosophy is a specific kind of theory and that (2) Cavell's notion of the rediscovery of the ordinary does not properly grasp the ethical force of Wittgenstein's remarks.
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La sezione tematica con cui si apre il presente fascicolo pubblica gli Atti del Pomeriggio di Studi "Secondo natura. Wittgenstein e l'antropologia" tenutosi il 27 novembre 2019 presso il Dipartimento di Studi Umanistici dell'Università di... more
La sezione tematica con cui si apre il presente fascicolo pubblica gli Atti del Pomeriggio di Studi "Secondo natura. Wittgenstein e l'antropologia" tenutosi il 27 novembre 2019 presso il Dipartimento di Studi Umanistici dell'Università di Ferrara.
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The paper focuses on some naturalistic aspects of Wittgenstein's later philosophy. Wittgenstein has often been considered a radical anti-naturalist philosopher, mainly because he does not endorse the thesis of the continuity between... more
The paper focuses on some naturalistic aspects of Wittgenstein's later philosophy. Wittgenstein has often been considered a radical anti-naturalist philosopher, mainly because he does not endorse the thesis of the continuity between philosophy and science. However, it will be argued that Wittgenstein's later philosophy incorporates a kind of naturalism without naturalization, i.e., a liberal naturalism, in virtue of the relation between human nature and language. It will be concluded that Wittgenstein's liberal naturalism provides an example of a naturalistic perspective on language which avoids the limits of an intellectualist approach without leading to scientism: this is meant to express the irreducibility of naturalism to the mere scientific version.
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This paper focuses on Wittgenstein’s philosophical engagement with James’ thought on the experiential account of meaning and understanding. According to this account, meaning is characterized as a state of mind of the subject, while... more
This paper focuses on Wittgenstein’s philosophical engagement with James’ thought on the experiential account of meaning and understanding. According to this account, meaning is characterized as a state of mind of the subject, while understanding is conceived as a kind of experience of the subject. This paper argues that, although Wittgenstein criticizes the experiential model as a tempting but deceptive philosophical view, James’s account has a pervasive positive influence on Wittgenstein’s thought. It will be shown that, even though Wittgenstein argues against the idea that meanings are experiences, the Jamesian principle of the absence of the will act informs Wittgenstein’s alternative conceptions of meaning as use and understanding as mastery of a technique. Moreover, Wittgenstein’s discussion of aspect-seeing in the second part of the Philosophical Investigations follows the discussion of the experiential account. Wittgenstein’s discussion is presented as an instance of the distinction between experience and grammar and as an example of a broader engagement with James’s philosophy on the concept of experience.
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This paper focuses on Fogelin’s defactoist interpretation of Wittgenstein’s later philosophy, as it is found in Taking Wittgenstein at his word (Fogelin 2009). Fogelin explicitly states that defactoism must be distinguished from other... more
This paper focuses on Fogelin’s defactoist interpretation of Wittgenstein’s later philosophy, as it is found in Taking Wittgenstein at his word (Fogelin 2009). Fogelin explicitly states that defactoism must be distinguished from other labels. However, his defactoist reading seems reasonably akin to a naturalistic reading. This paper argues that defactoism might be considered a form of liberal naturalism and that the notion of liberal naturalism fits best with Wittgenstein’s overall later philosophy. It will be shown that, although defactoism clearly accounts for Wittgenstein’s peculiar treatment of traditional philosophical problems, it does not include important aspects of Wittgenstein’s philosophy, such as the morphological method and the relevance of imaginary cases as a non-metaphysical form of estrangement.
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Testo presentato e discusso in occasione del XXVII Convegno nazionale dei dottorati di Filosofia, presso la Fondazione Collegio San Carlo di Modena.
Presento le linee generali del mio progetto di ricerca su Wittgenstein e le disposizioni.
Presento le linee generali del mio progetto di ricerca su Wittgenstein e le disposizioni.
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"Incontri Ca' Foscari-Paris 1". Giornata di studi in collaborazione con l'Università Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne.
Workshop dottorale "Le varietà del naturalismo".
14-15 marzo 2018.
Workshop dottorale "Le varietà del naturalismo".
14-15 marzo 2018.
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Workshop: mercoledì 27/11/2019 - ore 14:30, aula A
Università di Ferrara - Dipartimento di Studi Umanistici, via Paradiso 12, Ferrara.
Università di Ferrara - Dipartimento di Studi Umanistici, via Paradiso 12, Ferrara.