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I obtained my BA in Philosophy from the University of Naples “Federico II” and the Pontifical University 'Angelicum' (Rome), and my MA in Philosophy from the Università della Svizzera italiana (Lugano). I am now a PhD student in Philosophy at the Universitat de Barcelona (UB), working within the ERC Project TAMP – Truth in Ancient and Medieval Philosophy, under the supervision of Professor Tamer Nawar.
My doctoral research focuses on 14th-century developments in the notion of truth. In my dissertation, I first examine how Oxford logicians, such as Brinkley and Ferrybridge, refined and developed correspondence theories of truth. Secondarily, I investigate how other figures, such as Henry Hopton, rejected correspondentism alongside, very likely, supposition-based theories of truth. This rejection opened the way for alternative conceptions of truth and provides insight into broader debates within 14th-century logic. Furthermore, I explore how truth relates to metaphysical modality in questions such as future contingents, and how this relationship affects principles of classical logic, including bivalence and the law of excluded middle, in 14th-century masters.
Beyond theories of truth, I have an interest in mereological issues within hylomorphic frameworks, which includes questions of identity over time in Ockham and his followers. It additionally extends to the spatial location of immaterial entities, such as souls, God, angels.
In my free time, I enjoy exploring major examples of Catalan Gothic architecture developed in the Principality of Catalonia between the 13th and 15th centuries. I also cultivate a long-standing passion for football, as well as for 19th-century Neapolitan poetry and the tradition of Neapolitan theatre.
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