Nicla Vassallo

Nicla Vassallo (born 1963), is an Italian philosopher with research and teaching interests in epistemology, philosophy of knowledge, theoretical philosophy, as well as feminist philosophy. She is currently a Full Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Genova, Italy.

Nicla Vassallo (photo gianni ansaldi)

Biography

Nicla Vassallo studied philosophy at the University of Genova and at King's College London. After receiving her Ph.D. in Philosophy of Science, she was appointed Research Fellow and then Researcher. In 2002 she qualified as Associate Professor of Logic and Philosophy of Science at the University of Catania, and then in 2004 as Full Professor of Theoretical Philosophy at the University of Bergamo. From 2003 to 2008 she taught Epistemology in the Psychology Faculty at the Vita-Salute San Raffaele University. Since 2005 she has been a Full Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Genova, where she taught Philosophical Propaedeutics, Philosophy of knowledge and Epistemology. She now teaches Theoretical Philosophy and is part of the teaching staff of the Doctorate in Philosophy.

Publications

Books as author

• (1995), La depsicologizzazione della logica. Un confronto tra Boole e Frege, FrancoAngeli, Milano.
• (1997), La naturalizzazione dell'epistemologia. Contro una soluzione quineana, FrancoAngeli, Milano.
• (1999), Teorie della conoscenza filosofico-naturalistiche, FrancoAngeli, Milano.
• (2002), Conoscenza e natura, De Ferrari Editore, Genova.
• (2003), Teoria della conoscenza, it:Giuseppe Laterza e figli, Roma-Bari.
• (2007), Filosofia delle donne, with P. Garavaso, it:Giuseppe Laterza e figli, Roma-Bari.
• (2010), Piccolo trattato di epistemologia, with M.C. Amoretti, Codice Edizioni, Torino.
• (2011), Per sentito dire. Conoscenza e testimonianza, Feltrinelli, Milano.

External links

• Prof. Nicla Vassallo’s personal home page
• Prof. Nicla Vassallo’s institutional home page (Italian)

Persondata
Name	Vassallo, Nicla
Alternative names
Short description	Philosopher - Full Professor
Date of birth	1963
Place of birth	Imperia - Italy
Date of death
Place of death