Responsible for course design, teaching and assessment.
The course explores philosophical issues surrounding the emergence of human and non-human cognition, communication, and culture, the evolution and characterization of other minds, and comparative methodology, informed by recent advances in empirical research. [Syllabus available upon request.]
Grader and lecturer. Coordinator: Russell Friedman.
The course aims to introduce students to the world of academic philosophy and so to prepare the student for a PhD, an academic career in philosophy, or a range of other positions. It does so by (1) providing information on subjects such as applying to PhD programs, publishing, and grant applications, (2) teaching students how to write conference abstracts, articles, grant proposals, and a CV, and (3) teaching students how to give an oral presentation.
Responsible for course design, teaching and assessment.
This seminar is designed to support students in selecting and developing a research topic for their Bachelor’s Paper by engaging deeply with key contemporary philosophical texts on the nature of evidence and evidential reasoning. Our discussions span core areas of epistemology and the philosophy of science, including the philosophy of biology and the philosophy of the historical sciences. Throughout the seminars, the students are encouraged to reflect on how evidential problems are framed within their own philosophical areas of interest and to formulate research questions that are both theoretically rigorous and sensitive to the complexities of field-specific evidential practice. [Syllabus available upon request.]
Instructor of the “Epistemology” part (weeks 1-7). Coordinator: Grant Ramsey
The epistemology component of the course introduces students to the central topics and methods in contemporary epistemology, focusing on five broad themes: (i) the value of knowledge, (ii) the interplay between knowledge, belief, and justification, (iii) the sources of knowledge, (iv) social dynamics of knowledge and (v) forms of skepticism about knowledge. [Syllabus available upon request.]
2024 Guest Lecture/Seminar at Antonella Tramacere's course “Filosofia della Biologia": Homo sapiens, Neanderthal e l'evoluzione della modernità comportamentale. Università Roma Tre.
2022 Guest Lecture (Spring semester, online) at Enza Spinapolice’s course “Archaeology and cultures of the Palaeolithic” (advanced): Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
2021 Series of guest lectures at Adrian Currie’s course “Deep Past, History & Humanity” (Fall semester, in person). Topics: modern human origins and behavioral modernity.
2020 Series of guest lectures at Adrian Currie’s course “Deep Past, History & Humanity” (Fall semester, online). Topics: modern human origins and behavioral modernity.
2019 Series of guest lectures at Telmo Pievani’s course “Philosophy of Biological Sciences” (Fall semester, in person). Topics: human evolution, niche construction and gene-culture coevolution.
2018 Series of guest lectures at Telmo Pievani’s course “Philosophy of Biological Sciences” (Fall semester, in person). Topics: human evolution, niche construction and gene-culture coevolution.