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Fabrizio Cariani is Professor and Chair of the Department of Philosophy within the College of Arts and Humanities at the University of Maryland, College Park. He previously served as an editor for Philosopher's Imprint and maintains active leadership in academic service through his departmental chairmanship.
His research spans epistemology, logic, and philosophy of language with concentrated expertise in modality, future discourse, collective attitudes, and uncertainty. He investigates how humans conceptualize possibility, necessity, and temporal orientation while exploring intersections with artificial intelligence, decision theory, and rationality frameworks. His methodological approach integrates formal semantics with philosophical analysis to address foundational questions about meaning and cognition.
Recent publications—including his seminal 2021 monograph The Modal Future—demonstrate consistent thematic focus on the semantics of modals, conditional reasoning, and social epistemology. His work bridges theoretical philosophy with computational applications, particularly examining how AI systems model future-directed thought and handle normative uncertainty. This interdisciplinary trajectory reflects growing engagement with machine learning ethics and the philosophical implications of artificial agency.
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