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54New Realism and Scientific RealismQuaestio 12 535-549. 2012.The recent ‘new realist’ wave in philosophy reacts to the postmodernist/deconstructivist rejection of the notions of truth and objectivity by affirming the priority of the real over the subjective and socially constructed. Crucial in this dynamics is, among other things, the refusal of the anti-scientific stance integral to the non-realist view. In light of this, it is advisable to look at the new realism vs. antirealism debate from the perspective of the seemingly more local dispute concerning …Read more
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48Identity, Individuality and IndiscernibilityProceedings of the Xxii World Congress of Philosophy 15 167-173. 2008.This paper deals with the identity and individuality of material objects. In particular, the view that identity is derivative on the qualities of things, based on the endorsement of the Principle of the Identity of the Indiscernibles, is studied in detail. This provides what seems to be a much-needed unitary look at, and up-to-date critical analysis of, the vast literature on the Identity of the Indiscernibles. It is concluded that the ‘reductionist’ view, dating back to Quine and, earlier, to L…Read more
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1542Substrata and Properties: From Bare Particulars to Supersubstantivalism?Metaphysica 12 (2): 183-195. 2011.An argument to the effect that, under a few reasonable assumptions, the bare particular ontology is best understood in terms of supersubstativalism: objects are identical to regions of space(-time) and properties directly inhere in space(-time) points or region as their bearers.
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47Individual particles, properties and quantum statisticsIn Mauricio Suarez, Mauro Dorato & Miklos Redei (eds.), EPSA Philosophical Issues in the Sciences · Launch of the European Philosophy of Science Association, Springer. pp. 175--185. 2007.Although there have been several attempts to resist this conclusion, it is commonly held that the peculiar statistical behaviour of quantum particles is due to their non-individuality. In this paper, a new suggestion is put forward: quantum particles are individuals, and the distinctive features of quantum statistics are determined by the fact that all the state-dependent properties described by quantum statistics are emergent relations
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1029Are the bundle theory and the substratum theory really twin Brothers?Axiomathes 19 (1): 73--85. 2009.In a recent paper, Jiri Benovsky argues that the bundle theory and the substratum theory, traditionally regarded as ‘deadly enemies’ in the metaphysics literature, are in fact ‘twin brothers’. That is, they turn out to be ‘equivalent for all theoretical purposes’ upon analysis. The only exception, according to Benovsky, is a particular version of the bundle theory whose distinguishing features render unappealing. In the present reply article, I critically analyse these undoubtedly relevant claim…Read more
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32Truth and success, again: Reply to Held on generalist versus particularist (anti-) realismThe Reasoner 6 (6). 2012.A reply to Held's response to a previous critical note.
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160Nils-Eric Sahlin, ed., Ramsey's Ontology (review)Philosophy in Review 25 (5): 380-382. 2005.Review of a collection of papers on the ontological aspects of Ramsey's work.
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Università degli Studi Roma TreDipartimento di Filosofia, Comunicazione e SpettacoloAssociate Professor
Areas of Specialization
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Philosophy of Physical Science |
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