Academic Writing 

(forth). Unlocking Potential with Aristotle. Public Humanities.

(2025). Technical Knowledge as Scientific Knowledge in Aristotle (with Carlotta Pavese). Phronesis.

(2019). Disposition Ascriptions. Philosophical Studies.

(2019). Running for Power: The ‘Spectrum Concept’ of Fascism. Times Literary Supplement.

(2011). Counterfactuals, Overdetermination, and Mental Causation. Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society.

Book Project

(in progress) Aristotle's Metaphysics of Modality

Papers in Progress

I have several papers in progress. They cover topics in ancient philosophy, metaphysics, semantics, and more. Current drafts include:

  • Powers as Causes

  • Active Powers in Aristotle

  • Modals and Copulas in Aristotle

  • Causal Language

  • Powers in Hume

  • AI Skills

  • Accidental Demonstrations in Aristotle

DPhil Dissertation

(2017). Aristotle on Necessity and Efficient Causation. D.Phil Dissertation, Oxford University.

Public Writing

(2026). Universities should retain coursework but stop grading it. Times Higher Education.

(2022). No Limit to Goodness. Remembering Sarah Broadie. Daily Nous.

(2017). Teaching Citizenship in Prison / Insegnando Cittadinanza in Carcere (with Paolo Banfi). Ristretti Orizzonti. [Followed-up by our students - English/Italian]

(2017). Trump Meets Socrates. (They Talk about Women.) Daily Nous.

(2016). Donald Trump's Victory Shows Why We Need Philosophy Students More than Ever (with David Egan). Times Higher Education.

(2016). What Rome's Election of Its First Female Mayor Says about Women in Italian Politics. Fortune.

(2013). The Rise of Women in Italian Politics. OpenDemocracy.