Stefano Caputo

Qualifications

Research Fellow, University of Sassari,

Fixed-term Professor, Theory of Languages, University of Sassari

Areas of Specialization

Philosophy of Language, Metaphysics

Areas of Competence

Philosophy of Mind, Logic, Philosophy of Science,  History of Philosophy, Phenomenology, Hermeneutics and French Post-Structuralism

Current Research

The Theory of Truth, The Dependence of Truth on Being, Grounding Relations and Metaphysical Explanations, Conceptual explanations, The Paradox of Analysis, Truth and Factual-Defective Discourse, Truth-Relativism.

Education

1999 – 2003: Ph.D. in Philosophy of Language, University of Eastern Piedmont (Vercelli), Dissertation: Truthmakers , Supervisor, Prof. Diego Marconi, Examinatory Board: Prof. Kevin Mulligan, Prof. Marco Santambrogio, Prof. Gianfranco Soldati

1998-1999: Visiting Student at University Sorbonne (Paris IV) and Crea (Centre de Recherche en Epistémologie Appliquée).

1997: B.A., University of Turin, Dissertation: Pratiche e soggettività. La filosofia di Michel Foucault fra fenomenologia e psicologia [Practices and Subjectivity. The Philosophy of Michel Foucault between Psychology and Phenomenology], (Supervisor, Prof. Gianni Vattimo).

Grants

2009-2012: Research-Grant, University of Sassari

2000-2004: four-years PhD Grant, University of Eastern Piedmont

2000 Grant for the International Summer School of Analytic Philosophy (Parma, Italy).

1999 One-year Grant for Research and Teaching Support, University of Turin

1998 Grant for the International Summer School of Analytic Philosophy (Bertinoro, Italy)

1998 One-year Grant for Specialization Studies Abroad, University of Turin (I spent one year as a visiting student in Paris

1997 One-year Grant for Research and Teaching Support, University of Turin.

Publications

Books

2005 Fattori di verità, Edizioni Albo Versorio, Milano.

Articles

Forthcoming, “Three Dilemmas for Alethic Functionalism”, Philosphical Quarterly (accepted)

Forthcoming, “The Dependence of Truth on Being: Is there a Problem for Minimalism?, in:. Schnieder M. B, . Steinberg A, (eds.): Dependence (= Basic Philosophical Concepts), Munich, Philosophia Verlag

2011 “I Fattori di verità” (“Truthmakers”), Aphex. Portale italiano di filosofia analitica, http://www.aphex.it/index.php?Temi=557D030122027403210005767773

2010 “La verità nel XXI secolo” (“Truth in the XXI Century”), in: Carrara M., Morato V. (eds.), Bollettino della Società italiana di filosofia analitica, Mimesis, Milano, pp. 3-57

2008 “Verità e fattori di verità” (Truth and Truth-makers”) in: Ferraris M. (ed.) Storia dell’ontologia (History of Ontlogy), Bompiani, Milano, pp. 601-621

2007 “Truth-making: what it is not and what it could be”, in: Monnoyer J.M. (ed.) Metaphysics and Truthmakers, Ontos Verlag, Frankfurt, pp. 275-311.

2004 “Cose e Fatti” ["Things and Facts"], (with Francesco Martinello), Rivista di Estetica, 25.

2001 “Frege e Husserl: due ontologie del significato” ["Frege and Husserl: Two Ontologies of Meaning"], Rivista di Estetica, 17.

Reviews

Forthcoming “Gillian Russell, Truth in virtue of meaning. A defence of the analytic/synthetic distinction, Oxford University Press, Oxford-New York, 2008”, in: R. Davies (eds.), “Analisi”, Bollettino della Società italiana di filosofia analitica, Mimesis, Milan

2009 “Giorgio Volpe, Teorie della Verità (Theories of Truth), Milan: Guerini e Associati, 2005”, Dialectica, vol. 63, pp. 106-110

2007: “D. Davidson, Sulla verità, Laterza, Roma-Bari, 2006”, Rivista di Filosofia, 2007, pp. 165-166.

2003: “A. Iacona,, Propositions, Einaudi, Torino, 2003”, Rivista di Estetica, 23, 2003, pp. 240-241

Talks

Against Alethic Functionalism, Milan, September 1-6. 2011, Ecap 7 (Seventh European Congress of Analythic Philosophy)

Moral Disagreement, Sassari, March 3-4.2011, Lost in Translation 2

Are There Any Austinian Propositions? (with Giuliano Torrengo), Padua, September 23-25. 2010, National Conference SIFA (Italian Society for Analytic Philosophy)

Is the Dependence of Truth on Being a Problem for Deflationism?, Berlin, August. 12-13. 2010, Workshop “Nothing But the Truth”

Deflationism and Explanatory Asymmetry, Geneve, September 2-5, 2009, Sopha Conference

Is There a Problem with Explanatory Asymmetry?, Bergamo, September 22-26, 2008, National Conference SIFA (Italian Society for Analytic Philosophy)

Do We Really Need an Ontological Ground?, Colloque International Gustav Bergmann, December 9-11, 2006, Aix en Provence

Truth-making. Explanation and “Consisting In”, Lisbon, August 30, 2005, 5th European Conference of Analytic Philosophy

What truth-making could be?, Genoa, September, 24, 2004, National Conference SIFA (Italian Society for Analytic Philosophy)

Teaching

2010-2011:

- Fixed-term Professor of Theory of Languages at University of Sassari
2009-2010:
- Fixed-term Professor of History of Philosophy (of Mind) at University of Turin

2008-2009:
- Fixed-term Professor of Logic at University of Eastern Piedmont (Vercelli)
- Fixed-term Professor of Cognitive Pragmatics at University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

2007-2008:
- Fixed-term Professor of Logic at University of Eastern Piedmont (Vercelli)

2006-2007:
- Fixed-term Professor of Semiotics at University of Parma
- Fixed-term Professor of Logic at University of Eastern Piedmont (Vercelli)

2005-2006:
- Fixed-term Professor of Logic at University of Eastern Piedmont (Vercelli)

1998-2003:  Seminars at the University of Turin on: Edmund Husserl’s “Logical Investigations” and “Experience and Judgement”; Theory of Truth; Formal Ontology.

Services to Profession

2008-2010: participation to national research project “Aspects of Truth” (coordinated by prof. Diego Marconi).

2004-2006: participation to national research project: “Ontological Canon: An Integrative Approach to knowledge-organization (coordinated by Prof. Maurizio Ferraris).

2002-2004: participation to national research project: “Intellectual Property: Property of Objects Property of Ideas” (coordinated by prof. Maurizio Ferraris)