Gustavo Cevolani

Gustavo Cevolani is an Associate Professor of Logic and Philosophy of Science at the IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca, Italy. He leads the Models, Inference, and Decisions (MInD) group within the Molecular Mind Laboratory (MoMiLab). His research focuses on formal epistemology, cognitive science, and the philosophy of science, particularly exploring rational decision-making, truth approximation, and methodological issues in social and behavioral sciences.

He holds a PhD in Philosophy of Science from the University of Bologna (2005). His work integrates conceptual analysis with formal methods (probability, decision theory) and insights from cognitive science and social sciences.

Key research areas include truthlikeness, Bayesian reasoning, reverse inference in neuroscience, and the methodology of social sciences. Current projects include the PRIN project on reasoning with hypotheses and a John Templeton Foundation grant on intellectual humility in healthcare communication.

He teaches courses on philosophy of science, critical thinking, and ethics at IMT Lucca, and is involved in editorial roles for journals like The Reasoner. He also chairs the Italian Association of Cognitive Sciences (AISC).