Curriculum - Università di Trento

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Curriculum - Università di Trento
Sara Dellantonio
Curriculum Vitae
Department of Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
University of Trento
Palazzo Fedrigotti - Corso Bettini, 31
38068 Rovereto (TN)
– ITALY –
Tel. 0464/808646
[email protected]
Personal Data
Full Name: Sara Dellantonio
Place of Birth: Trento, Italy
Date of birth: November 1, 1973
Citizenship Status - Italian
Academic positions
2012 [- present] Ricarcatore TD tipo A/ Faculty Member Researcher
2009 – 2012 Research Fellow (post-doc): Responsible for a research project supported by
public funds on “Concepts and Meanings. An Hypothesis on Linguistic Determinism
from a Cognitive Point of View”.
2008 Research Fellow (“Assegnista di Ricerca”), University of Bari, Italy.
2004 – 2007 Research Fellow (“Assegnista di Ricerca”), University of Trento, Italy.
2003
Research
Fellow:
Centre
for
Cognitive
Sciences
(Zentrum
für
Kognitionswissenschaften) of the University of Bremen, Germany – Financed by the
University of Bari, Italy.
2000 – 2001 – 2002 Ph.D. Student (with 3-year scholarship), University of Bremen,
Germany.
Academic degrees
2005 PhD in Philosophy University of Bremen, Germany. Title of dissertation: “Die
interne Dimension der Bedeutung. Internalismus, Externalismus und semantische
Kompetenz“ [“The Internal Dimension of Meaning. Externalism, Internalism and
Semantic Competence”]. Grade: Summa cum laude.
1997 Master Degree in Philosophy (“Laurea”). State University of Milan, Italy. Title
of
Dissertation:
“Relativismo,
commensurabilità
e
interpretazione”
[“Relativism,
Commensurability and Interpretation”]. Grade: 110/110 cum laude.
Overseas Experiences
October 2009 – February 2010 Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Critical and Cultural
Theory, University of Cardiff UK
June 2008 – January 2009 Visiting Fellow at the Institut für Philosophie, University of
Bremen financed by funds from the VIGONI project (MIUR - DAAD)
June – August 2007 Visiting Fellow at the Institut für Philosophie, University of
Bremen financed by funds from the VIGONI project (MIUR - DAAD).
2003 Visiting
Scholar
at
the
Centre of
Cognitive
Sciences
(Zentrums für
Kognitionswissenschaften) at the University of Bremen, Germany.
Fall 2001 – Spring 2002 Visiting Scholar at the Columbia University, New York, USA
1998 – 2002 Specialization and Ph.D. at the University of Bremen, Germany.
Fall Semester 1996 –1997 Visiting Undergraduate Student at the Institut für
Philosophie, Department of Philosophy, University of Bremen, Germany.
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Journal Editorships
2010 - present Co-founding Editor, Rivista Internazionale di Filosofia e Psicologia [RiFP International Journal for Philosophy and Psychology], MIMESIS Press, Milan, Italy.
2003 - 2009 Co-founding Editor, Il Giornale della Filosofia [Philosophy Magazine],
Copernico Press, Rome – Latina).
Coordination activities and internationalization projects
2015-present Assistant coordinator of the Erasmus Project for the Department of
Psychology and Cognitive Science of the University of Trento, Italy.
2013 Member of the board of the PhD. School in Psychological and Education
Sciences of the University of Trento, Italy.
2012-present Person in charge for the Erasmus Project of the Department of
Psychology and Cognitive Science of the University of Trento for the following
destinations: Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin and Universitaet Osnabrueck
(Germany).
2009 Planning of the ICI Education Cooperation Programme – Cooperation in Higher
Education and Training, University of Trento, Italy (collaboration).
2007 Planning of the Erasmus Mundus project between the University of Trento,
Italy, the University of Osnabrück, Germany, the University of Nijmegen, Holland
and the Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary (collaboration).
2007 Planning, distribution and correction of the admission tests for the IULM
University of Venice (collaboration).
2006 Planning of the Erasmus Mundus project between the University of Trento,
Italy, the University of Osnabrück, Germany, and the University of Nijmegen,
Holland (collaboration).
2006 Creation of posters about “Art, philosophy and Cognitive Science” for the
Exhibition “AttrattivaMente” [about Art and mind] organized by the University of
Trento (April, 28 – June 10, 2006, city of Rovereto).
2006 Member of the Organizational Committee of the “Congresso Nazionale di
Psicologia Sperimentale (AIP)” [National Congress of Experimental Psychology] held in
Rovereto (13–15 September, 2006)
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2006 Planning of a orientation project designed to facilitate entry into cognitive
science (collaboration) and lecture on “Cognitive science and philosophical matters”.
2005 Planning of the Agreement for the International Cooperation in the Research
between the University of Bari, Italy, and the University of Bremen, Germany
(collaboration).
2005 Planning of the joint degree programme between the Faculty of Cognitive Science
of the University of Trento, Italy, and the Institute of Cognitive Science of the
University of Osnabrück, Germany (collaboration).
2003 Member of the Organizational Committee of the International Conference
“Mind and Nature”, October 8-11, 2003, Bari, Italy.
Competitive Grants Awarded (co–author)
International Competitive Grants
2007 VIGONI – Italian Ministry of Research and German DAAD grant for a project on
“Epistemologia della rappresentazione/ Epistemologie der Repräsentation” [“Epistemology of
Representation”]
2008 VIGONI – Italian Ministry of Research and German DAAD grant (extension for
a second year). “Epistemologia della rappresentazione/Epistemologie der Repräsentation”
[“Epistemology of Representation”]
National Competitive Grants
2009 Research Grant at the University of Trento funded by the Provincia Autonoma di
Trento Concetti e significati. Un’ipotesi sul determinismo linguistico da un punto di vista
cognitivo [Concepts and Meanings. An Hypothesis on Linguistic Determinism from a Cognitive
Point of View]
2005 PRIN – Italian Ministry of Research grant for a project on "Rilevare e riparare violazioni
entro e fra i sintagmi” [“The Detection and the Repair of Violations in the Syntagmata”]
Institutional Research Grants
2010 University of Bari Research Grant for a project on Categorie cognitive e
concettualizzazione linguistica: l'origine corporea della biologia del senso comune [Cognitive
categories and linguistic conceptualization: the reason why folk biology may start in the body]
2009 University of Bari Research Grant for a project on “Mimesi e conoscenza” [“Mimesis
and Knowledge”]
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2008 University of Bari Research Grant for a project on “Rappresentazione e simulazione. Il
soggetto nella contemporanea filosofia della mente” [“Representantion and Simulation. The
Subject in the Contemporary Philosophy of Mind”]
2007 University of Bari Research Grant for a project on “La condivisione originaria” [“The
Originary Sharing”]
2006 University of Bari Research Grant for a project on “Le declinazioni della libertà” [“The
Forms of Liberty”]
2005 University of Bari Research Grant for a project on “L’enigma della certezza” [“The
Puzzle of Certainty”]
2004 University of Bari Research Grant for a project on “Percezione e linguaggio”
[“Perception and Language”]
Editorial Activities
2015 Occasional reviewer for MBR015 (International Conference Model-Based
Reasoning in Science and Technology)
2014 Occasional reviewer for GiP (Giornale italiano di psicologia).
2013 Occasional reviewer for the ICIC 2013 (International Conference on Intelligent
Computing)
2011 Occasional reviewer for the Proceedings of PCS2011 (Third International
Conference on Philosophy and Cognitive Science), Guangzhou, China, May 26-27,
2011.
2010 – present Co-Editor of Rivista Internazionale di Filosofia e Psicologia [RiFP International Journal for Philosophy and Psychology], MIMESIS Press, Milan, Italy.
2006 Occasional reviewer of the XXVIII Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science
Society [CogSci 2006], 26-29 July 2006, Vancouver, Canada.
2005 Occasional reviewer of the XXVII Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science
Society [CogSci 2005], 21-23 July 2005, Stresa, Italia.
Research Interests
 Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Cognitive Science and Philosophy of Psychology
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 Epistemology
 Philosophy of Mind and Language
 Applied Philosophy of Science (Philosophical Approaches to Moral Psychology)
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Teaching Experience
Doctoral School, Master’s Program and post-graduate classes
2014-2015, Spring semester. Fondamenti epistemologici [Epistemological Fundamentals]
(four classes, 12 hours , May 2014) Doctoral School in Psychological Sciences and
Education, Department of Psychology and Cognitive Sciences.
2014-2015, Spring semester, Critical thinking. Argomentazione comunicazione, ragionamento
[Critical thinking. Argumentation, communication, reasoning] 12 hours-course, March 2015).
Program for Continuing Education on “The study of mind and the art of teaching”.
Lectures addressed to high school teachers.
2014-2015, Fall semester. Critical thinking. Argomentazione comunicazione, ragionamento
[Critical thinking. Argumentation, communication, reasoning] (5 hours, October 10th, 2014)
II Level University Master Course (Postgraduate specialization for teachers) on
Pianificazione e gestione dei processi inclusivi nella scuola [Planning and
Development of inclusive processes at school] Organized by the Dept. of Psychology
and Cognitive Science of the University of Trento.
2013-2014, Spring semester. Fondamenti epistemologici [Epistemological Fundamentals]
(four classes, 12 hours , May 2014) Doctoral School in Psychological Sciences and
Education, Department of Psychology and Cognitive Sciences.
2013-2014, Spring semester. La filosofia e sue applicazioni psicologiche: teorie filosofiche classiche
sulla morale e sulla mente che sono ancora vive nella contemporaneità [Philosophy and its
psychological applications: classical theories on morality and mind that are still present in the
contemporary debate] (12 hours-course, March 2014). Program for Continuing Education
on “The study of mind and the art of teaching”. Lectures addressed to high school
teachers.
2012-2013, Spring semester. Mentalismo e psicologia come scienza [Mentalism and Psychology
as a Science] (9 hours-course , May 2013) Doctoral School in Psychological Sciences
and Education, Department of Psychology and Cognitive Sciences, University of
Trento.
2012-2013, Spring semester. Percorsi dell'insegnamento filosofico tra scienza e vita quotidiana
(12 hours-course, March 2013). First two classes on Duhem e il problema del controllo di
ipotesi scientifiche [Duhem and the problem of how to test scientific hypotheses];third class on
Locke e l’identità personale [Locke and the issue of personal identity] Program for
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Continuing Education on “The study of mind and the art of teaching”. Lectures
addressed to high school teachers.
2011-2012, Spring semester. Qualia and the Problem of Consciousness (two classes, 4
hours , 26 and 29 March 2012) taught in English at the University of Trento, Doctoral
School in Psychological Sciences and Education, Department of Cognition Science
and Education.
2011-2012, Spring semester. Soggetti psichici o oggetti psicologici? Problemi cartesiani e scienza
della mente [Psychological Subjects or Objects of Psychological Investigation? Cartesian
Problems and the Science of Mind] (8 hours course, March 2012). Program for
Continuing Education on “The study of mind and the art of teaching”. Lectures
addressed to high school teachers.
2008-2009, Spring semester. Filosofia e scienze cognitive [Philosophy and cognitive science]
with Prof. Pim Haselager, Radboud University Nijmegen, 4 credits/ 32 hours at the
University of Trento, Master’s Program and Doctoral School in Cognitive Science.
2007-2008, Spring semester. Filosofia e scienze cognitive [Philosophy and cognitive science]
with Prof. Pim Haselager, Radboud University Nijmegen, 4 credits/ 32 hours at the
University of Trento, Master’s Program and Doctoral School in Cognitive and Brain
Science.
2007-2008, Fall semester. Didattica della filosofia [Methods for Teaching Philosophy], 24 hours
at the “Scuola di Specializzazione all’Insegnamento Secondario” (SSIS), [School for
Philosophy Master student aspiring to become philosophy teachers], Polo di
Rovereto.
2006-2007, Spring semester. Filosofia e scienze cognitive [Philosophy and cognitive science]
with Prof. Pim Haselager, Radboud University Nijmegen, 4 credits/ 32 hours at the
University of Trento, Master’s Program and Doctoral School in Cognitive and Brain
Science.
2006-2007, Fall semester. Didattica della filosofia [Methods for Teaching Philosophy], 24 hours
at the “Scuola di Specializzazione all’Insegnamento Secondario” (SSIS) [School for
Philosophy Masters aspiring to become philosophy teachers], University of Trento,
Polo di Rovereto.
2005-2006, Spring semester. Filosofia e scienze cognitive [Philosophy and cognitive science]
with Prof. Achille Varzi, Columbia University, New York, 4 credits/ 32 hours at the
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University of Trento, Master’s Program and Doctoral School in Cognitive and Brain
Science.
2002-2003, Spring semester. Begriffe: Die Debatte zwischen dem klassischen Rationalismus und
Empirismus [Concepts: the debate between classical rationalism and empiricism] 25 hours,
taught in German at the University of Bremen, Germany.
2002-2003, Fall semester Rationalität und Irrationalität. Inwiefern kann man die Menschen als
grundsätzlich rational betrachten [Rationality. Can we consider humans as essentially rational?]
25 hours, taught in German at the University of Bremen, Germany.
2001-2002, Spring semester. Sprache und Geist in der heutigen analytischen Debatte: ein
Überblick [Language and Mind in the Contemporary Analytic Debate: an Overview] 25 hours,
taught in German at the University of Bremen, Germany.
Bachelor
2014-2015 Spring semester Filosofia della scienza [Philosophy of science] 6 credits/ 42
hours at the University of Trento, Bachelor in Cognitive Science.
2013-2014 Spring semester Filosofia della scienza [Philosophy of science] 6 credits/ 42
hours at the University of Trento, Bachelor in Cognitive Science.
2012-2013 Spring semester Filosofia della scienza [Philosophy of science] 6 credits/ 42
hours at the University of Trento, Bachelor in Cognitive Science.
2011- 2012 Spring semester Filosofia della scienza [Philosophy of science] 8 credits/ 64
hours at the University of Trento, Bachelor in Cognitive Science.
2010-2011 Spring semester Filosofia della scienza [Philosophy of science] with the teaching
assistance of Maura Simone, 8 credits/ 64 hours at the University of Trento, Bachelor in
Cognitive Science.
2009-2010, Spring semester Filosofia della scienza [Philosophy of science] 8 credits/ 64 hours at
the University of Trento, Bachelor in Cognitive Science.
2008-2009, Spring semester Filosofia della scienza [Philosophy of science] with Prof. Lilliana
Albertazzi, University of Trento, 8 credits/ 64 hours at the University of Trento, Bachelor
in Cognitive Science.
2007-2008, fall semester Filosofia della scienza [Philosophy of science] 8 credits/ 64 hours at
the University of Trento, Bachelor in Cognitive Science.
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Invited lectures
May 15th, 2015 Pensare gli artefatti. Percorsi ‘naturali’ e ‘culturali’ della categorizzazione. [How
do we think of artifacts. ‘Natural’ and ‘cultural’ paths of categorization] one class offered in the
course of Philosophy of Language held by Massimiliano Carrara, Master in philosophical
Sciences and PhD school in Philosophy, University of Padua, Italy.
September 24th - 25th , 2014 Modularità. Da Fodor alla modularità massiva [Modularity.
From Fodor to Massive Modularity] two classes offered in the course of Cognitive
Neurosciences held by Fancesco Pavani, Master in Psychology (Neuroscience
Program), University of Trento, Italy.
September 25th - 26th , 2013 Modularità. Da Fodor alla modularità massiva [Modularity.
From Fodor to Massive Modularity] two classes offered in the course of Cognitive
Neurosciences held by Fancesco Pavani, Master in Psychology (Neuroscience
Program), University of Trento, Italy.
April 21st and 22nd, 2009 Breve introduzione all’etica e ai problemi filosofici della neuroetica
[Short Introduction to ethics and to the philosophical problems of neuroethics] two classes
offered in the course of Neuroethics held by Claudia Bonfiglioli, Master in Psychology
(Neuroscience Program), University of Trento, Italy.
March 31st – April 4th, 2003 La teoria della mente di Donald Davidson [Donald Davidson’s
Theory of Mind] 4-day intensive seminar at the University of Siena, Italy, sponsored
by the University of Bremen through the Socrates-Erasmus exchange programme.
Graduate Student Advising
Doctoral Dissertations (Advisor)
2014 – present University Of Trento
Diego Azevedo Leite; topic: Mind/Body Problem
Master thesis (Advisor)
2015-present University of Trento
Sara Franchi; topic: Imagery and Asperger Syndrome.
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2015-present University of Trento
Giuseppe Gallitto; topic: Categoriation of animate/inanimate things.
2015-present University of Trento
Martina Fanghella; topic: Existential feelings and emotions.
Master Thesis (Co-Advisor)
2013 University of Trento
Jessica Lago “Modelli di libertà: la costruzione del concetto dal concreto all’astratto.
Un’analisi teorica e sperimentale della teoria di George Lakoff” [Models of freedom: the
construction of the concept of freedom from the concrete to the abstract. A theoretical
and experimental analysis of the theory of George Lakoff] (advisor: Claudia
Bonfiglioli).
Bachelor thesis and bachelor research project supervision (Advisor)
2015 University of Trento
Enrico Zingaretti “Rapporto mente/corpo” [“Mind/Body problem”].
2015 University of Trento
Letizia Verza “Le creature di Hauser: tre diversi sistemi funzionali che sottendono il
giudizio morale” [Hauser’s creatures: three different functional systems underlying
moral judgment].
2014- 2015 University of Trento
Gloria Gelmetti “L’origine dei concetti secondo Susan Carey” [“The origin of concepts in
Susan Carey’s view”].
2014-2015 University of Trento
Francesco Gottardo “L’origine dei concetti secondo Susan Carey” [“The origin of concepts
in Susan Carey’s view”].
2014-2015 University of Trento
Annalisa Altamura “L’origine dei concetti secondo Susan Carey” [“The origin of concepts
in Susan Carey’s view”].
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2014 University of Trento
Andrea Banal “La psicologia della superstizione” [“Psychology of superstition”]
2013 University of Trento
Giovanni Ortoleva “Le emozioni nella concezione empiristica di Prinz” [“Jesse Prinz’s
empiristic theory of emotions”]
2013 University of Trento
Jacopo Ferro “La libertà secondo Lakoff” [“Freedom according to Lakoff” ]
2013 University of Trento
Martina Fanghella “Goldman e la teoria della simulazione” [“Goldman and the Simulation
Theory”]
2012 University of Trento
Giulia Virginia La Monica “Locke e lo sviluppo di criteri psicologici di identità personale.
Un’analisi filosofica e cognitiva di come percepiamo l’identità” [“Locke and the
deveopment of psychological criteria of personal identity. A philosophical and
cognitive analysis of how we perceive identity”].
Conference Presentations
Conferences Convened
February 8th, 2012 ’Libertà’ e determinismo linguistico. Cognizione, cultura, ideologia [Freedom
and linguistic determinism. Cognition, culture, ideology] with Luigi Pastore, one hour
presentation in the workshop Concetti e significati. Il determinismo linguistic in chiave
cognitive [Concepts and Meanings. An Hypothesis on Linguistic Determinism from a Cognitive
Point of View], workshop, Department of Cognitive Science and Education, University of
Trento, Italy.
December 7th, 2007 Mindreading: razionalità o simulazione? [Mindreading: rationality or
simulation?] three-hour lecture in the series of seminars Fondamenti delle scienze cognitive
[The fundamentals of Cognitive Science] for the Doctoral School in Cognitive and Brain
Science of the University of Trento.
January 31th, 2007 Teorie dei concetti e modelli etici [Theories of Concepts and Ethical Models]
Conference, University of Trento, Italy.
November 22th, 2005 Violazioni semantiche e teoria dei concetti [Semantic Violation and Theory
of Concepts] Conference, University of Trento, Italy.
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November 3th, 2004 Significato e competenza semantica [Meaning and Semantic Competence]
Conference, University of Trento, Italy.
October 9th, 2003 Semantica e cognizione [Semantics and Cognition] International Conference
Mind and Nature, October 8-11, 2003, University of Bari, Italy.
Invited Plenary Presentations
June 30th, 2014. The Architecture of Categorization. Artifacts and Other Kinds of Things.
Workshop Artifacts and Artifacts Talk: Cognitive and Semantic Aspects, (FISPPA)
Graduate School in Philosophy, Deparment of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and
Applied Psychology, University of Padua, Italy.
November 7th, 2013 On the Nature and Composition of Abstract Concepts [with Remo
Job] PCS2013: IV International Conference on Philosophy and Cognitive Science Sun
Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China, November 7-8, 2013
May 27th, 2011 Moral intuitions vs. moral reasoning. Are people victims of culture or are
they capable of thinking? [with Remo Job] PCS2011 – Third International Conference on
Philosophy and Cognitive Science, May 26-27, 2011 Guangzhou, China.
December 9th, 2008 Vorstellbarkeit als Denkbarkeit [Representability as Thinkability] [with
Luigi Pastore] Workshop Gli oggetti e la loro costituzione [Objects and Object Constitution]
December 09-10, 2008, University of Bari, Italy.
October 30th, 2008 Kognitive Module und moralische Kompetenz [Cognitive Modules and Moral
Competence] Workshop on Genetic Screening, October 29-30, 2008, Universität Salzburg,
Austria.
March 9th, 2007 Die universale Dimension des Denkens und die kulturelle Bestimmung der
Sprache: auf der Suche nach einer Erläuterung ihrer Beziehung [The Universal Dimension of
Thought and the Cultural Determination of Language: in Search of an Explanation for their
Relation] Kolloquium [Reaserach Seminar], University of Bremen, Germany.
June 22th, 2006 Il naturalismo semantico. Presupposti epistemologici e implicazioni per una teoria
dei concetti [Semantic Naturalism. Epistemological Presuppositions and Implications for a Theory
of Concepts] Research Seminar, University of Bari, Italy.
December 3th, 2005 Significato, concetto, cognizione [Meaning, Concept, Cognition] Workshop
Psycholinguistics and Cognition, University of Padua, Italy.
January 29th, 2001 Das Problem der Bedeutung von einem externalistischen Standpunkt [The
Problem of Meaning from an Externalist Point of View] Research Seminar, Freie Universität
Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
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June 8th, 2000 Erfahrung und Erkenntnis: die Frage nach dem empirischen Fundament
[Experience and Knowledge: the Question of Empirical Foundations] Research Seminar,
University of Bremen, Germany.
Refereed Conferences
September 14th-17th, 2015 (accepted) Abstractness reconsidered. The internal grounding of the
human conceptual system. [with Luigi Pastore] GAP 9. German Society of Analytic
Philosophy, title: Philosophy between Armchair and Lab, hosted by the University of
Osnabrueck, Germany.
June 26th, 2015 (accepted) Modelling scientific certainty. Argumentation strategies vs.
linguistic markers analysis. [with Luigi Pastore] Model-Based Reasoning in Science and
Technology. Models and Inferences: Logical, Epistemological, and Cognitive Issues.
Sestri Levante, Italy, June 25-27th, 2015.
December 5th, 2013 Empirical and experimental philosophy as a new frontier for the
philosophy of science in the 21th century: The case of folkbiological classifications of living
and animate beings [with Luigi Pastore] International Conference "Philosophy of
Science in the 21st century - Challenges and Tasks", 4-6 December 2013, Faculty of
Science of the University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal [abstract accepted for
presentation and published in the book of abstract - presentation was cancelled at the
last-minute for reasons of health].
June 21st, 2012 Freedom to kill. Cognitive Models, Categorization and Moral Judgment
Model-Based Reasoning in Science and Technology 2012. Theoretical and Cognitive
Issues, 21-23 June 2012, Sestri Levante, Italy.
June 28th, 2011 The understanding of word meanings. The role of qualitative information in
referential competence [with Luigi Pastore] 14th Biennial Conference of the
International Society for Theoretical Psychology, 27 June – 1 July 2011, Thessaloniki,
Greece.
December 18th, 2009 Models for Moral Behaviour: Rawlsian, Quasi-Rationalistic or
Human? [with Remo Job] Model-Based Reasoning in Science and Technology,
December 17-19, 2009, State University of Campinas, SP, Brazil.
August 9th, 2006 Concepts, Prototypes, Person. Does Cognitive Science Solve Cultural Problems
or Does it Merely Dissolve Their Specificity? [with Luigi Pastore] Austrian Ludwig
Wittgenstein Society, 29th International Wittgenstein Symposium, August 6 – 12, 2006,
Kirchberg am Wechsel, Austria.
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June 2th, 2006 What do concepts consist of? The role of geometric and proprioceptive information
in categorization [with Luigi Pastore] International Conference on Philosophy, June 1-4,
2006 Athens, Greece.
September 23th, 2003 Mentalismus und Externalismus. Bedeutung von einem kognitiven
Standpunkt [Mentalism and Externalism: Meaning from a Cognitive Point of View] Gesellschaft
für Analytische Philosophie (GAP), V Congresso Internazionale, September 22-26, 2003.
October 4th, 2002 Esternismo, internismo e atteggiamenti proposizionali. La duplicazione del
contenuto [Externalism, Internalism and Propositional Attitudes. The Duplication of Content]
Società Italiana di Filosofia Analitica, V Congresso Nazionale, 3 - 5 October 2002,
Bergamo, Italy.
August 12th, 2002 Social Externalism and Psychological Explanations. The Problem of the
Semantic Features of Contents Austrian Ludwig Wittgenstein Society, 25th International
Wittgenstein Symposium, August 11 – 17, 2002, Kirchberg am Wechsel, Austria.
October 7th, 2000 Competenze linguistiche e comunicazione [Linguistic Competencies and
Communication] Società Italiana di Filosofia Analitica, IV Congresso Nazionale, October 57, 2000, Università degli Studi di Siena, Italy.
September 27th, 2000 Sinneswahrnehmung und Überzeugungen [Perception and Beliefs]
Gesellschaft für Analytische Philosophie (GAP), IV International Conference, 26-29
September, 2000, University of Bielefeld, Germany
Refereed Posters
January 2011 Moral Modules in the Brain: The Issue of Inter-Individual Divergence [with
Remo Job] First International Society for Social Neuroscience Symposium, 15-17
January 2011, Shanghai, China.
Presentation of books/journals
October 7th, 2011 Presentation of the Editorial Project of the Rivista Internazionale di
Filosofia e Psicologia [with Giuseppe Mininni and Luigi Pastore] at the International
Week of Research, Università degli Studi di Matera, 3-8 October 2011, Matera, Italy.
Lectures for a non-academic public
September 23 th, 2011 La normalità del male Quando l’altro risveglia la malvagità che è in
noi [The Normality of Evil. When the Other Brings Out the Wickedness in You] La Notte dei
Ricercatori [Researchers’ Night], Event Promoted by the European Commission for
Research & Innovation, University of Trento, Piazza Duomo [Cathedral Square], City
of Trento, Italy.
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International and National Scientific Conference/Work shop Organization
March 28th, 2014 – Conference on Truth held at the Universty of Trento: Marco
Innamorati - Università di Roma Tor Vergata “Verità, interpretazione e ricordo in
psicoanalisi e psicologia dinamica” [“Truth, Interpretation and Memoryis Psychoanalysis
and Dynamic Psychology”]; Valerio Meattini - Università di Bari Aldo Moro “Il ricordo
della verità” [“The Memory of the Truth”].
October 24, 2013 – Conference held at the University of Bari: Achim Stephan
(University of Osnabrück) “On the Adequacy of Emotion and Existential Feelings”.
October, 2013 – Series of conferences on “Filosofia, scienza e società” [“Philosophy,
Science, Society”] held at the University of Trento.
Speakers:
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October 10th, 2013 – Pierluigi Barrotta (Università di Pisa) “Scienza e valori morali”
[“Science and Moral Values”] and Alberto Mura (Università di Sassari) “Meccanica
statistica e modelli di spiegazione” [“Statistic Mechanics and Models of Explanation”].
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October 14th, 2013 – Lorenzo Magnani (Università di Pavia) “L’intreccio di
moralità, religione e violenza in una prospettiva filosofica” [The Intertwine of Morality,
Religion and Violence in a Philosophical Perspective] and Claudia Casadio (Università
di Chieti) “Ragionare con le emozioni: contesti e limiti della razionalità nella ricerca
psicologica” [Reasoning with Emotions: Contexts and Limits of Rationality in the
Psychological Research].
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October 16th, 2013 – Massimo Barale (Università di Pisa) “Considerazioni filosofiche
sui percorsi di formazione del mentale” [Philosophical considerations on how mind
develops] and Enrico Moriconi (Università di Pisa) “Su una ripresa del dibattito fra
metodi analitici e sintetici in matematica” [Again on the debate between analytical and
syntetical methods].
May 28th, 2013 – Conference held at the University of Bari: Andreas Jürgens
(Leuphana University Lüneburg) “The Philosophy of Symbolic Forms and its Capability
for Intercultural Thinking”.
May 22nd, 2013 – Conference of Sandro Nannini (Università degli Studi di Siena)
“Tempo e coscienza tra immagine manifesta e immagine scientifica del mondo” [Time and
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consciousness between the manifest and the scientific image of the world], held at the
Universtity of Trento, Italy.
November 30th, 2012 Conference on the Mind/Body Problem held at the University of
Bari: Saulo de Freitas Araujo (Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora) “Materialism’s
eternal return. Recurrent patterns of materialistic explanation of mental phenomena” and
Sandro Nannini (Università di Siena) “Is the Materialistic Devil as black as he is
painted?”.
February 8th, 2012 – National conference Concetti e significati: un’ipotesi di
determinismo linguistico in chiave cognitiva, University of Trento, Italy.
October 8th-11th, 2003 – International Conference Mind and Nature, University of
Bari, Italy.
Media coverage
April 2013 TV Interview on the project of “Rivista internazionale di Filosofa e
Psicologia” RAI Cultura Network.
http://www.filosofia.rai.it/articoli/rivista-internazionale-di-filosofia-epsicologia/22209/default.aspx
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Publications*
Authored Books
Dellantonio, S., Pastore, L. (submitted). The bodily origin of concepts and categories.
Psychological applications of embodiment, Springer.*
Dellantonio, S. (2008). La dimensione interna del significato. Esternismo, internismo e
competenza semantica [The Internal Dimension of Meaning. Externalism, Internalism and
Semantic Competence], ETS, Pisa.
Dellantonio, S. (2007) Die interne Dimension der Bedeutung. Externalismus, Internalismus
und semantische Kompetenz [The Internal Dimension of Meaning. Externalism, Internalism
and Semantic Competence], Peter Lang Verlag, Hamburg/Bern/Frankfurt/New
York/Wien.
Critical Editions
Italian edition Norwood Russell Hanson’s Volume “Observation & Explanation. A
Guide to Philosophy of Science” (Translation, Edition and Introduction). Under
contract for MIMESIS ed., Milan, Italy.
Edited Books
Dellantonio, S., Pastore, L. (2009). Percezione, rappresentazione, coscienza [Perception,
Representation and Consciousness], ETS, Pisa.*
Guest Edited Journals
Dellantonio, S., Mininni G. & Pastore, L. (2011) Alterità e convivenza [Otherness and
Coexistence] Special Issue of the Journal “Rivista Internazionale di Filosofia e
Psicologia” vol. 2.*
Dellantonio, S., Meattini, V. Pastore, L., Stöckler M. (2006) Mente e natura [Mind and
Nature] Special Issue of the Journal “Nuova Civiltà delle Macchine”, vol. 1.*
Dellantonio, S., Meattini, V. Pastore, L., Stöckler M. (2006) Mente e natura [Mind and
Nature] Special Issue of the Journal “Nuova Civiltà delle Macchine”, vol. 2.*
*
The works marked with an asterisk are fully collaborative: the order of the authors’ names is
alphabetical.
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Articles in Refereed Journals
Dellantonio, S., Bosco, A, Pastore, L. (in preparation) The continuity of
categorization. ‘Animacy’ in a moving world.
Yang, N., Ghislandi, P., Dellantonio, S. (in preparation) Quality teaching for learning
effectiveness in large classes: designing online collaboration among learners for deep
understanding.
Esposito, G., Dellantonio, S., Mulatti, C, Job, R. (submitted) Axiom, anguish and
amazement: How autistic traits modulate mental imagery.
Dellantonio, S., Job, R. (2015) La natura della spiegazione scientifica. Alcuni riflessioni su
neurocentrismo, meccanicismo, riduzionismo e determinismo. Giornale italiano di
psicologia, XLII, n. 1-2, pp. 117-122. DOI: 10.1421/79834
Pastore, L., Saracino, G., Innamorati, M. Dellantonio, S. (2014). Side-effects or
symptoms? The feeling of self-estrangement in DBS patients. American Journal of
Bioethics, section Neuroscience [AJOB Neuroscience]. Volume 5, Issue 4, 58-60, 2014.
Dellantonio, S., Mulatti, C., Pastore, L., Job, R. (2014). Measuring inconsistencies can
lead you forward: Imageability and the x-ception theory. Frontiers in Psychology, vol. 5, n.
article 708. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00708.
Dellantonio, S., Mulatti, L., Job, R. (2014). Imageability: Now you see it again (albeit in a
different form). Frontiers in Language Sciences.
Dellantonio, S., Mulatti, L., Job, R. (2013). Artifacts and tool categorization. The Review of
Philosophy and Psychology, vol. 4, pp. 407-418.
Dellantonio, S., Pastore, L., Innamorati, M. (2012). Sensing Aliveness. An Hypothesis on the
Constitution of the Categories ‘Animate’ and ‘Inanimate’. In: Integrative Psychological and
Behavioral Science, Volume 46, Number 2, pp. 172-195.*
Dellantonio, S., Pastore, L. (2011). “Libertà” senza significato? Concetti astratti, cognizione e
determinismo linguistico [“Freedom” Without Meaning? Abstract Concepts, Cognition and
Linguistic Determinism]. In Rivista Internazionale di Filosofia e Psicologia [International Journal
of Philosophy and Psychology], Vol. 2, pp. 164-186.*
Dellantonio, S. (2008). Il determinismo linguistico. Una cartografia problematica [Linguistic
Determinism: a problematic cartography] In: Il Giornale della filosofia, n. 22, pp. 29-33.
Dellantonio, S. (2006). Naturalismo e scienze cognitive [Naturalism and Cognitive Sciences] In:
Il Giornale della filosofia, n. 18, pp.15-18.
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Dellantonio, S. Meattini, V. Pastore, L. Stöckler M. (2006). Mente e natura [Mind and
Nature] (with). In: Nuova Civiltà delle Macchine, n. 1, pp. 5-15.*
Dellantonio, S. (2006). Significato e cognizione. La struttura della semantica lessicale [Meaning
and Cognition. The Structure of the Lexical Semantics]. In: Nuova Civiltà delle Macchine, n. 2,
pp. 63-79.
Dellantonio, S. (2004). Comunicazione e competenze linguistiche - Parte II [Linguistic
Competencies and Communication – II Part] In: LEM, n. 28/29, , pp. 19-46.
Dellantonio, S., Pastore, L. (2004). Un limite all’enfasi decostruttiva della filosofia – editoriale [A
Limit to the deconstructive Enphasis of Philosophy - Editorial] . In: Il Giornale della Filosofia, n.
11, p. 2.
Dellantonio, S. (2002). Comunicazione e competenze linguistiche - Parte I [Linguistic
Competencies and Communication – Part I]. In LEM, n. 23/24, pp. 71-93.
Dellantonio, S. (2003). L’oggettivo intersoggettivo [The Intersubjective Objective]. In: Il giornale
della filosofia, 6, pp. 5-7.
Chapters in Books
Pastore, L., Dellantonio, S. (accepted for publication). Modelling scientific certainty:
Argumentation strategies vs. linguistic markers analysis. In Magnani, L., Casadio, C.
(eds.) Models and Inferences: Logical, Epistemological, and Cognitive Issues.
Heidelberg/Berlino: Springer.
Pastore, L. Dellantonio, S., Mulatti, C. & Job, R. (2015) On the Nature and Composition
of Abstract (Theoretical) Concepts: The X-ception Theory and Methods for its Assessment,
pp.35-58. In: L. Magnani, L. Ping & W. Park (eds.), Philosophy and Cognitive Science
II. Vol. 20, Springer, Heidelberg/Berlin. 10.1007/978-3-319-18479-1_3
Dellantonio, S., Pastore, L. (2014). Freedom and Moral Judgment. A Cognitive Model of
Permissibility. In: L. Magnani (ed.) Model-Based Reasoning in Science and Technology:
Theoretical and Cognitive Issues, Studies in Applied Philosophy, Epistemology and Rational
Ethics. Volume 8, Springer, pp. 339-361.
Dellantonio, S. (2012). Filosofia e scienze cognitive [Philosophy and Cognitive Science]. In:
R. Job, and R. Cubelli (eds.), Psicologia dei processi cognitivi [Psychology of the Cognitive
Processes], Carocci ed., Roma, pp. 15-41.
Dellantonio, S., Job, R. (2012) Moral intuitions vs. moral reasoning. A philosophical analysis of
the explanatory models intuitionism relies on. In: L. Magnani, P. Lee (eds.), Philosophy and
Cognitive Science, Springer, pp. 239-262.
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Dellantonio, S. (2011). Die Kultur in der Sprache. Eine kognitive Interpretation des
sprachlichen Determinismus. [The culture in language. A cognitive interpretation of
linguistic determinism]. In S. Dhouib, A. Jürgens (eds.), Wege in der Philosophie.
Geschichte - Wissen - Recht - Transkulturalität, Velbrück Wissenschaft Verlag,
Weilerswist, pp. 188-202.
Dellantonio, S., Job, R. (2010). Morality According to a Cognitive Interpretation. A
Semantic Model for Moral Behaviour. In: Model-Based Reasoning in Science and
Technology. Studies in Computational Intelligence, Volume 314, 2010, pp. 495-517.
Dellantonio, S. (2010). Kognitive Module und moralische Kompetenz: Ist es möglich, der
Moral eine biologische Grundlage zu geben? [Cognitive modules and moral competence. Is it
possible to found morality on biology?]. In Michael Fischer/Markus Hengstschläger
(eds.), Genetic Screening, (Ethik transdisziplinär Bd. 10), Frankfurt a. M., Peter Lang,
pp. 315-346.
Dellantonio, S., Pastore, L. (2010). Vorstellbarkeit als Denkbarkeit. Referenz, Erste-PersonPerspektive und die Konstitution der semantischen Repräsentation [Representability as
thinkability. Reference, first-person perspective and constitution of the semantic
representation]. In Pastore, L. (ed.), Subjekt, Objekt, Repräsentation. Zwischen
Konstitution und Konstruktion [Subject, object, representation. Between constitution and
construction], Peter Lang Verlag, Hamburg/Bern/Frankfurt/New York/Wien, pp. 1132.*
Dellantonio, S. (2010). Moduli cognitivi e competenza morale. E' possibile dare alla morale
un fondamento biologico? [Cognitive modules and moral competence. Is it possible to found
morality on biology?]. In F. Bellino (a cura di), Studi e ricerche [Studies and researches],
Bari: Cacucci Editore, pp. 333-351.
Dellantonio, S.. Pastore, L. (2009). Teorie morali e contenuto cognitivo. Cognitivismo,
postmoderno e relativismo culturale [Moral theories and cognitive content. Cognitivism,
Postmodernism and Cultural Relativism] (with Luigi Pastore). In: V. Meattini – L.
Pastore (eds.): Individuo, identità, soggetto tra moderno e postmoderno [Individual, Identity
and Subject between Modern and Postmodern], Mimesis, Milano, pp. 139-178.*
Dellantonio, S., Pastore, L. (2009). Concetti e rappresentazioni semantiche: un’ipotesi
genetica [Concepts and representations: a genetic hypothesis] (with Luigi Pastore). In:
Dellantonio, S., Pastore, L.: Percezione, rappresentazione e coscienza. Questioni filosofiche e
problemi epistemologici [Perception, Representation and Consciousness. Philosophical
Questionsand Epistemological Problems], ETS, Pisa, pp. 233-275.*
Dellantonio, S. (2007). Kognitionswissenschaften und menschliche Natur: Diskussion eines
Fallbeispiels [Cognitive Science and Human Nature: The Discussion of an Emblematic Case]
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In: Sandkühler H.J. (ed.), Repräsentation und Wissenskulturen [Representation and
„Wissenskulturen“], Lang, Peter Lang Verlag, Hamburg/Bern/Frankfurt/New York/
Wien, pp. 65-82.
Dellantonio, S., Pastore, L. (2006). What do concepts consist of? The role of geometric and
proprioceptive information in categorization. In: P. Hanna, A. McEvoy, P. Voutsina (eds.),
An Anthology of Philosophical Studies, ATINER: Athens, pp. 91-102.*
Entries in Reference Works
Dellantonio, S. (2010). Wissenschaftsphilosophie – Gegenwärtige Entwicklungen [Entry:
Philosophy of Science – contemporary developments]. In H.J. Sandkühler (ed.), Enzyklopädie
Philosophie [Encyclopaedia of Philosophy], Felix Meiner Verlag, Hamburg, pp. 3049-3056.
Dellantonio, S., Pastore, L. (2010). Introspektion [Entry: Introspection]. In H.J. Sandkühler
(ed.), Enzyklopädie Philosophie [Encyclopedia of Philosophy], Felix Meiner Verlag, Hamburg,
, pp. 1156-1160.*
Dellantonio, S. (2010). Externalismus/Internalismus [Entry: Externalism/Internalism]. In H.J.
Sandkühler (ed.), Enzyklopädie Philosophie [Encyclopaedia of Philosophy], Felix Meiner
Verlag, Hamburg, pp. 685-693.
Dellantonio, S. (2010). Übersetzung [Entry: Translation]. In H.J. Sandkühler (ed.),
Enzyklopädie Philosophie [Encyclopaedia of Philosophy], Felix Meiner Verlag, Hamburg, pp.
2800-2805.
Dellantonio, S. (1999). Übersetzung/Übersetzungsumbestimmtheit [Entry: Translation/
Indeterminacy of Translation]. In: H.J. Sandkühler (ed.) Enzyklopädie Philosophie
[Encyclopaedia of Philosophy], Hamburg, Felix Meiner Verlag, pp. 1654-1657.
Published Conference Proceedings
Dellantonio, S., Pastore, L. (2006). Concepts, Prototypes, Person. Does cognitive science solve
cultural problems or does it merely dissolve their specificity?. In: Gasser, G., Kanzian, C.,
Runggaldier, E. (eds.), Cultures: Conflict-Analysis-Dialogue. Papers of the 29th International
Wittgenstein Symposium Vol. XIV, Wien/Kirchberg am Wechsel, pp. 73-75.*
Dellantonio, S. (2002). Social Externalism and Psychological Explanations. The Problem of the
Semantic Features of Contents. In: Kanzian, C., Quitterer, J., Runggaldier, E., (eds.), Persons.
An Interdisciplinary Approach. Papers of the 25th International Wittgenstein Symposium Vol. X,
ALWS, Vienna/Kirchberg am Wechsel, pp. 48-50.
Dellantonio, S. (2002). Sinneswahrnehmung und Überzeugungen. Die Frage nach dem
empirischen Fundament [Perception and Beliefs. The Question of Empirical Foundation]. In:
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Beckermann, A. – Nimtz C. (eds.), Argument & Analyse – Sektionsvorträge – Ausgewählte
Sektionsvorträge des 4. Internationalen Kongresses der Gesellschaft für Analytische
Philosophie Bielefeld 2000, Paderborn, Mentis Verlag, pp. 159-170.
Book Reviews
Dellantonio, S. (2010). Book Review of Michael Tomasello’s Le origini della
comunicazione umana [Origins of Human Communcation] (Raffaello Cortina ed, 2009)
In: Rivista Internazionale di Filosofia e Psicologia, vol. 1, n 1-2, pp. 97-99.
Dellantonio, S. (2007). Book Review of Sandro Nannini’s Seele, Geist und Körper [Soul,
Mind and Body] (Peter Lang, 2006) In: Iride, n. 52, pp.659-660.
Translations (selection)
From Italian to German (co-authored)
Dellantonio, S. (2000). Bravo, G.M., Pluralismus und Demokratie im idealen ‘Bau’ des
Kommunismus [Pluralismus und Democracy in the Ideal Construction of Communism] In:
M. Plümacher, V. Schürmann, Freudenberger (eds.), Herausforderung Pluralismus.
Festschrift für Hans Jörg Sandkühler, Frankfurt am Main/Berlin/Bern/Bruxelles/New
York, Peter Lang, , pp.165-177.
Dellantonio, S. (1999). Finelli, R. Abstraktion [Abstraction] In: H.J. Sandkühler (ed..),
Enzyklopädie Philosophie, Hamburg, Meiner Verlag, pp. 20-23.
Dellantonio, S. (1999). Fistetti, F., Methodologischer Individualismus [Methodological
Individualismus] In H.J. Sandkühler (ed.), Enzyklopädie Philosophie, Hamburg,
Meiner Verlag, pp. 840-844.
From German to Italian
Dellantonio, S., Pastore, L. (2014). Sandkühler, H.J., Le culture epistemiche. A proposito di
status e funzione di un concetto epistemologico [Wissenskulturen. Zum Status und zur Funktion
eines epistemologischen Konzepts]. In: Rivista Internazionale di Filosofia e Psicologia, 5(1), 112.*
Dellantonio, S., Menga, F. & Pastore, L. (2012). Waldenfels, B., Comparare
l’incomparabile. Un’oscillazione interculturale [Vergleichen des Unvergleichlichen – eine
interkulturelle Gratwanderung]. In: Rivista Internazionale di Filosofia e Psicologia, 3(2), 241253.*
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Dellantonio, S. (2012). Von der Pfordten, D., La ricerca di comprensione. Il compito e il valore
della filosofia. [submitted by the author to several publishing houses for evaluation].
Dellantonio, S., Pastore, L. (2011) Von der Pfordten, D., Cinque elementi di etica normativa.
Una teoria generale dell’individualismo normativo [submitted by the author to the Journal
Iride].
Sandkühler, H.J. (2006). La rappresentazione, ovvero: la comprensione filosofica della ‘realtà’
[Representation: the philosophical understanding of “reality”]. In: Il Giornale della
filosofia, 11, , pp. 3-5.*
Dellantonio, S. (2006). Carrier, M., Le spiegazioni circolari e i limiti del riduzionismo in biologia
[Circular Explanation and the Limits of Reductionism in Biology]. In: Nuova Civiltà delle
Macchine, vol. 1, pp. 27-40.
Dellantonio, S. (2006). Stephan, A., Sul ruolo del concetto di ‘emergenza’ nella filosofia della
mente e nelle scienze cognitive [About the function of the concept of “emergence” in the philosophy
of mind and in the cognitive sciences]. In: Nuova Civiltà delle Macchine, n. 1, pp. 105-118.
Dellantonio, S. (2006). Stöckler, M., Livelli della natura [Levels of Nature]. In: Nuova
Civiltà delle Macchine, n. 1, pp. 16-26.
Dellantonio, S. (2006). Koppelberg, D., Lettura della mente, teoria della simulazione ed empatia
[Mindreading, Simulation Theory and Empathy]. In: Nuova Civiltà delle Macchine, n. 2, pp.
41-62.
From English to Italian
Assy, B. (2003) L'esercizio del pensiero e la banalità del male in Hannah Arendt [with Luigi
Pastore, Eichmann, the Banality of Evil, and Thinking in Hannah Arendt]. In: Donaggio,
E., Scanso, F. (a cura di), Sul male, Meltemi, Roma, pp. 165-180
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