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Università degli Studi di Udine
Department of Philosophy

Undergraduate

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Udine, Italy

Areas of Specialization

Philosophy of Mind

Social and Political Philosophy

General Philosophy of Science

Logic and Philosophy of Logic

Philosophy of Computing and Information

Philosophy of Language

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Areas of Interest

Metaphysics and Epistemology

Science, Logic, and Mathematics

Philosophy of Language

Philosophy of Mind

Logic and Philosophy of Logic

Philosophy of Computing and Information

Philosophy of Mathematics

General Philosophy of Science

5 more

It simply does not add up: Trouble with overall similarity
Michael Morreau

Journal of Philosophy 107 (9): 469-490. 2010.

Comparative overall similarity lies at the basis of a lot of recent metaphysics and epistemology. It is a poor foundation. Overall similarity is supposed to be an aggregate of similarities and differences in various respects. But there is no good way of combining them all.