Research Group
in Analytic Philosophy
Pasquale Viola
Universitat de Barcelona (UB)
Contact
pasquale.viola@ub.edu
I am a PhD student at the University of Barcelona, working under the supervision of Tamer Nawar within the research project “Truth in Ancient and Medieval Philosophy.” My research focuses on the notion of truth and its relation to metaphysical issues in the 13th and 14th centuries. I focus on medieval explanations of what makes tensed propositions true, coherence theories of truth developed by 14th-century Oxford scholars, and medieval treatments of semantic paradoxes like the Liar.
I obtained my BA in Philosophy from the University of Naples “Federico II” and the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum), and my MA in Philosophy from the Università della Svizzera italiana (Lugano).
In addition to my research topic, I have a strong interest in philosophy of religion, particularly issues surrounding divine omnipresence and the mereological challenges it raises. I also have a soft spot for the notion of grounding, and an ever-growing fascination with debates at the intersection of free will and emergentism.
In general, I enjoy thinking about how medieval philosophers tackled problems that still haunt contemporary philosophy, ideally with a Latin text in one hand, an espresso in the other, and a Napoli match on TV to remind me that no philosophical puzzle can compare to the thrill of a last-minute goal.
I obtained my BA in Philosophy from the University of Naples “Federico II” and the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum), and my MA in Philosophy from the Università della Svizzera italiana (Lugano).
In addition to my research topic, I have a strong interest in philosophy of religion, particularly issues surrounding divine omnipresence and the mereological challenges it raises. I also have a soft spot for the notion of grounding, and an ever-growing fascination with debates at the intersection of free will and emergentism.
In general, I enjoy thinking about how medieval philosophers tackled problems that still haunt contemporary philosophy, ideally with a Latin text in one hand, an espresso in the other, and a Napoli match on TV to remind me that no philosophical puzzle can compare to the thrill of a last-minute goal.
