معرفی
Giorgio Volpe is an Associate Professor at the Department of Philosophy, University of Bologna. He holds roles including Chair of the Department's Equal Committee and representative for the Philosophy Bachelor's Programme in the Polo Universitario Penitenziario. His academic discipline is Theoretical Philosophy (PHIL-01/A).
Education:
- PhD in Philosophy from the University of London (LSE), 1995
- M.A. in Philosophy from the University of Bologna, 1989
Research Interests: Volpe specializes in epistemology (skepticism, contrastivism, debunking arguments), philosophical logic (propositions and truth), metaphysics (facts), philosophy of language (alethic relativism), and metaphilosophy (experimental philosophy). His work bridges theoretical analysis with empirical approaches to understanding knowledge and justification.
Grants & Projects: Key projects include the EU-funded Digital Ontology-based Modelling Environment for Simulation of materials (SimDOME) (2022–present) and the Verità e discorso valutativo (Sassari, 2021–2022). He has secured grants from the University of Bologna, LSE, and the Fondazione Enrico Bottigari.
Service & Leadership:
- Associate editor of Discipline Filosofiche and member of editorial boards for Rivista Italiana di Filosofia Analitica Junior and Athena
- Referee for over 20 journals including Erkenntnis, Philosophical Studies, and Synthese
- Leadership roles in committees at the University of Bologna (e.g., Public Engagement, Internationalization, Quality Assurance)
Teaching: Teaches core philosophy courses such as Philosophy of Knowledge, Epistemology, and Philosophical Writing at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Active in interdisciplinary education, including modules on multiculturalism and moral relativism.
Affiliations: Member of the Italian Society for Analytic Philosophy (SIFA), Italian Society for Theoretical Philosophy (SIFiT), and Italian Society for the Philosophy of Language (SFL).
