My research specialization is chiefly in Ancient Philosophy (broadly
construed) and in contemporary Analytic Metaphysics. My philosophical work focuses on five interrelated topics which are the fil rouge across all my
areas of research: powers (potentiality/dispositions/capacities), causation, mereology, structure, and more recently essentialism. These topics are foundational to some of the most influential metaphysical systems bequeathed to us from classical antiquity, and also foundational to my own
theory-building in contemporary metaphysics. I bring to my research field(s) a distinctive methodological approach. I am interested in examini…
My research specialization is chiefly in Ancient Philosophy (broadly
construed) and in contemporary Analytic Metaphysics. My philosophical work focuses on five interrelated topics which are the fil rouge across all my
areas of research: powers (potentiality/dispositions/capacities), causation, mereology, structure, and more recently essentialism. These topics are foundational to some of the most influential metaphysical systems bequeathed to us from classical antiquity, and also foundational to my own
theory-building in contemporary metaphysics. I bring to my research field(s) a distinctive methodological approach. I am interested in examining philosophical problems and answers diachronically. Within this general approach, I aim specifically at putting ancient philosophy in dialogue with current philosophy, and more generally with today’s world and concerns. In my research I explore ways in which philosophical texts from the classical, late antiquity, and medieval
period may be brought to bear on our current inquiries. I also explore ways in which our analytical tools may enable us to develop further the philosophical theories we inherited from the past. This methodological approach is embodied in the ‘mission’ of the academic journal I co-founded with Erasmus Mayr in 2018 (and in press since 2019): Dialogoi. Ancient Philosophy Today, published by Edinburgh University Press.
