Francesco Ademollo

Francesco Ademollo is Associate Professor of Ancient Philosophy at the University of Florence, Visiting Professor at Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa, and Associate Editor of Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy. He holds a PhD in Greek and Latin Philology (Florence/Pisa, 2001) and has held a Visiting Fellowship at All Souls College, Oxford (2016).

• Education: Classics (Florence, 1997), PhD in Greek and Latin Philology (Florence/Pisa, 2001)
• Roles: Associate Professor (University of Florence), Visiting Professor (Scuola Normale Superiore), Associate Editor (Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy)

His research spans the philosophy of language, logic, and metaphysics in Plato, Aristotle, and Stoicism, with broader interests in Greek literature, textual criticism, and epistemology. Recent publications analyze Aristotle's De Interpretatione, Plato's Cratylus, and Stoic theology, emphasizing interdisciplinary connections between ancient and modern philosophy.

Key trends in his work include:

• Philosophy of language in ancient dialogues
• Ontological debates in Aristotelian Categories
• Stoic theories of cosmic and individual souls
• Textual criticism of Plato and Aristotle
• Influences of Heraclitean flux and Theory of Forms
• Comparative studies with Enlightenment thinkers like Hume

Scientific Honors:

• Visiting Fellow, All Souls College, Oxford (2016)

Francesco Ademollo's work bridges ancient philology and contemporary philosophical discourse, with a focus on logic, metaphysics, and the legacy of classical thought.