Education
2001 Ph.D., University of Rome III, February 26: title of doctoral dissertation was “The late C.S.Peirce: 1908–1914.”
1995 Degree in Philosophy, University of Turin, June 26. Average: 110/110. My thesis, “A. MacIntyre: razionalità e tradizione,” concerned the work of A. MacIntyre.
1989 Diploma of Maturità Classica, Liceo Classico “M. D’Azeglio,” Turin, with highest honors (60/60).
Academic Appointments
2026- University of Bologna: Full Professor of Theoretical Philosophy
2025 Vice-Rector for Communication of the University of Molise
2022-2025 Delegate of the Rector of the University of Molise for University Guidance and Promotion
2021-2023 Member of the National Committee for Habilitation, Theoretical Philosophy, 11/C1 (ASN)
2020- University of Molise: Full Professor in Theoretical Philosophy
2019-2022 Delegate of the Rector of the University of Molise for Internationalization
2013-2019 Delegate of the Rector of the University of Molise for Job Market.
2014-2020 University of Molise: Associate Professor in History of Philosophy
2013-2014 University of Molise: Responsible for International Affairs of the Department of Humanities
2005-2014 University of Molise: Assistant Professor, permanent position
2004-2005 University of Bari: Research Assistant, one-year grant
2002-2003 University of Rome III: Instructor in the Department of Philosophy
2001–2003 University of Piemonte Orientale: Research Assistant, two-year grant.
Visiting Professorships
2025 - MA, PhD. Course su “Filosofia del gesto” at Universidad Catolica de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires 9-20/9.
2015 – M.A., PhD. Lectures on « Pragmatism. The Incomplete Revolution » at École Normale Supérieure, Paris, 1/5-30/6.
2014 – M.A. Course, “Alasdair MacIntyre y la filosofia del gesto completo”, Universidad Sedes Sapientiae, Lima 15-18/1
2013 – B.A. Course, “Filosofia e Literatura: ler os sinais da beleza”, Universidade de Sao Paulo, 22-27/8
2013 – PhD. Workshop “Filosofia del gesto completo”, Universidad Catolica de Santa Fe, 2-3/5
2011 – PhD. Workshop, “Unidad de la experiencia: la filosofía norteamericana hacia una concepción sintética del razonamiento”, Universidad Catolica de Santa Fe, 15-17/9.
2005 – PhD. Workshop, “Charles Sanders Peirce: representaciòn, semiotica, y realidad; aporias de su realismo metafisico”, Universidad Catolica de Santa Fe, 28-29/10.
Direction of Centers, Journals, Series
Founder and scientific director of the Study Center Vasily Grossman.
Head of the series “Anglo-american philosophy” (with R.M. Calcaterra) for Nino Aragno Editore.
Head of the series “La Biblioteca dell’anima” (with G. Lucchetta) for Carabba Editore.
Founder and executive editor of the International electronic journal ““European Journal of Pragmatism and American Philosophy”, www.journalofpragmatism.eu
Founder and President Associazione Pragma (2018-2022)
Memberships and affiliations
Appointed member of the Scientific Board of the series Con·testi. Quaderni di Scienze dell’Interpretazione dell’Università di Catania (2026).
Appointed honorary member of the Institute for the Study of American Philosophy and Semiotics, Sofia (Bulgaria)
Appointed member of the Scientific Board of the series "Interpretazioni. Studi di ermeneutica filosofica", Castelvecchi publisher, Rome. (2024)
Appointed member of the Scientific Board of the series Hermenutiké
Appointed member of the International Scientific Board of the École Normale Supérieure, Paris (2017-2022)
Appointed member of the Scientific Board of the Department of Philosophy of the École Normale Supérieure, Paris (2017- )
Appointed member of the PragmaLab of the University of Milan (2023- )
Appointed member of the Scientific Board of the Study Center Luigi Pareyson (2023- )
Senior Fellow Institute for American Thought, Indiana and Purdue University at Indianapolis (2016- )
Appointed member of the Nominating committee of the Charles S. Peirce Society (2022)
Member of the scientific board of the journal Vita pensata.
Member of the Scientific Board of the Centro studi filosofico-religiosi Luigi Pareyson
Member of the scientific committee of the publisher Studium
Member of the scientific board of the Series Filosofia de la tecnologia y educación en tecnologia, Aula de Humanidades, Bogotà.
Member of the scientific board of Martens Study Centre, Bruxelles.
Member of the scientific Board of the French Journal “Pragmata”
Appointed Member of the Executive Committee of The Charles Sanders Peirce Society (2011-2014)
Appointed Member of the International Committee of The Charles Sanders Peirce Society (2011- )
Member of the scientific board of the publisher Marietti 1820.
Founder member of the International Association “Associazione Pragma” for studies on Pragmatism and American Philosophy
Founder member of the Centro interuniversitario “Pragmatismo, costruzione dei saperi e formazione”
Founder member of Centro Interuniversitario “Seminario storia della scienza”
Member of the scientific board of the journal “Politica.eu”
Member of the scientific board of the De Gasperi Foundation.
Member of the scientific board of the journal “Filosofia e teologia” (“Philosophy and Theology”)
Founder of the “Centro studi per il pensiero contemporaneo”
Scientific Directions
Conferences
International Conference on Environmental Ethics, “Etica ambientale,” (“Environmental Ethics”) held in Fossano on November 25, 2001.
International Conference on Georges Simenon, “G. Simenon, il mondo come passione e immedesimazione” (“G. Simenon, The World as Passion and Empathy”) held in Turin from December 11–15, 2002.
International Conference on Peirce, “Signs and Reality: Peirce and the Contemporary Philosophical Debate.” This conference held in Turin, May 30–31, 2003.
International Conference on “Pragmatism and Analytic Philosophy” held in Rome, March 21-22, 2005.
International Exhibition and Conference on “Life and Fate. Vasilij Grossman and the novel of Freedom” organized by Cultural Center P.G. Frassati and by Jewish Art, History and Culture Foundation in Casale Monferrato and East Piedmont in cooperation with Central State Museum of Contemporary History at Moscow and Memorial Foundation at Moscow. The exhibition had taken place in Turin from 12/12/2005 al 2/26/2006; the International Conference has been held in January 12-13, 2006.
The exhibition has been then showed in Moscow (February 2007); Buenos Aires (June 2008); Jerusalem (November 2008); in many cities in Italy during 2007 and 2008 (Biella, Bra, Casale, Cuneo, Milano, Rho, Saluzzo); New York (January 2010); Washington D.C. (April 2010).
International Conference on “Vasilij Grossman between ideology and eternal questions”, held in Turin, February 19-21, 2009.
International Conference on “Thinking pragmatism today. In the centenary of the death of Vailati” held in University of Milan, October 7-8, 2009.
International Conference “Epistemologies of cognitive and normative practices” held in University of Rome 3, 3-4 May, 2011.
International Conference, First European Pragmatist Conference, held in Rome, 19-21 September, 2012.
International Conference, Charles S. Peirce International Centennial Congress, Lowell University, 16-19 June, 2014.
International Conference, “Vasily Grossman’s Legacy: the originality of a classic from XXth century”, Moscow, September 12-14, 2014.
International Conference, Second European Pragmatist Conference, held in Paris, 9-11 September, 2015.
International Conference “The Pragmatist Attitude. Habits, practices, Gestures in a pluralistic landscape”, October 17-18, 2017, University of Milan
International Conference “Pragmatismo, Metafisica e altro. Papini, Peirce e la cultura dell’anima”, October 19-20, 2017, Università di Chieti.
International Conference, 2018 “Le strade di Giose. Viaggi e radici nell’opera di Giose Rimanelli”, University of Molise, Campobasso. December 5-6.
International Conference, “Pensare cristianamente la nostra società”, September 27, 2019, Senato della Repubblica, Roma.
International Conference, 2019 “Geografie dell’essere: modelli e sentieri di dialoghi transnazionali”, University of Molise, Campobasso. November 5-6.
International Conference, 2021 “Gestures: new meanings for an old word”, University of Molise, Campobasso. September 15-18.
International Conference, 2023, “Cultural transitions: America, Italy, and the nature of a linguistic and literary dialogue”, University of Molise, Campobasso. April 18-19.
International Conference, 2023, “Giornate grossmaniane”, Milano, Università Cattolica, 9-10/11.
International Conference, 2024, “Everyday Aesthetics and Collective Gestures”, Paris, Sorbonne-Panthéon, 24-27/1.
International Conference, 2024, “Creative Gestures”, University of Molise, Campobasso. May, 27-30.
International Conference, “Forme e crisi dei saperi contemporanei. A partire da Bruno Latour”, Università di Torino, 4-5 November 2024.
International Conference, “Peirce in Istanbul”, University of Istanbul, 23-24 October 2025.
Grants and Awards
2023-25 Ministry of Culture. Member of the National Commitee for celebrating Thomas Aquinas Eighth Centenary.
2022-2024 Responsible local unit of the National Interest Project, “Social Transformations and the Crisis of Expertise” in cooperation with University of Turin and University of Florence..
2018-20 Project “Vasari” for the communication of cultural heritage, Ministry of University.
2017-18 Project Smart Cultural Heritage 4 all, with the Museo Sannitico di Campobasso, C.O.A.T, Heritage s.r.l. The prject received the Medaglia della Presidenza della Repubblica on 12th dicembre 2018.
2017 “Communication Award” from the EU Commission to the project Eures lab.
2012-14 Centro italo-tedesco per l’eccellenza europea, Villa Vigoni. “L’importanza del pragmatismo per le scienze sociali umane contemporanee”.
2012-14 Project of the Polish Ministry of Science. “Practicing Pragmatist Aesthetics”.
2012-14 “Strengthening the relevance of American Philosophy to Contemporary Philosophy in Europe and America”. Project sponsored by the Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy 2012-14.
2009-2010 Fulbright Research Scholar with the project “Synthetic reasoning: a pragmatist view”
2007-9 “Diversità e identità nelle società multiculturali complesse: strumenti teorici e strategie di governance. In «Il difficile governo dei diversi: dimensioni della sfera pubblica globale e molteplicità dei ‘mondi’». Membro dell’Unità locale Università del Molise Prin (Project of National Interest)
2005-7 Member of Project of National Interest (PRIN) : Certezza, verità e giustificazione delle credenze: nuove prospettive nella teoria della conoscenza. In «Architettura della conoscenza teorica e pratica. Un'indagine critica dei concetti di credenza, verità e giustificazione razionale».
2005-2006 Grant from Italian Foreign Ministry for an integrated project Italy-Spain on “European Pragmatism”
2002 Award “Centro Studi Luigi Pareyson” for the publication of the book Istinto razionale [“Rational Instinct”].
2001 Special Mention of the Jury at “Premio Siracusa” for PhD. Dissertation
2001 Grant from Centro Universitario Cattolico with a project on “Continuity as the Basis of Logic.”
