Alessandro Torza

Prof. Alessandro Torza is an Associate Professor at the University of Parma's Department of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Cultural Enterprises. His academic career includes previous roles at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), University of Tübingen, Boston University, and Boston College.

• PhD in Philosophy from Boston University (2010)
• Degrees in Philosophy from Scuola Normale Superiore and University of Pisa

His research focuses on metaphysics, logic, and their intersections with philosophy of science and language. Key interests include metaphysical indeterminacy, quantum mechanics, modality, and laws of nature. He has contributed extensively to debates on vagueness, structural pluralism, and the logical foundations of quantum theory.

Notable affiliations include founding the Association of Analytic Metaphysics in the Italian-Speaking World (AMAMI) and membership in the Center for Logic, Language and Cognition (LLC), Society for the Metaphysics of Science (SMS), and the European Society for Analytic Philosophy (ESAP).

His recent publications address topics such as modal conceptions of essence, structural indeterminacy, and quantum metaphysical indeterminacy. His work often bridges formal logic with philosophical inquiry into the nature of reality and representation.