Lorenzo Magnani
Lorenzo Magnani, is an Italian philosopher who teaches philosophy of science in the Department of Humanities, Philosophy Section, at the University of Pavia, where he is full professor and directs the Computational Philosophy Laboratory. Recently he has been visiting professor at the Sun Yat-sen University in China. In the event of the 50th anniversary of the re-building of the Philosophy Department of Sun Yat-sen University in 2010, an award was given to him to acknowledge his contributions to the areas of philosophy, philosophy of science, logic, and cognitive science.
Magnani's primary research interests are the philosophy of science, logic, cognitive science, artificial intelligence, and philosophy of medicine. His historical research has centered on 19th- and 20th-century geometry and the philosophy of geometry.
Currently he is studying the processes of conceptual innovation and change in science also in the perspective of abductive reasoning. A major objective of his research is to create a working synthesis between epistemological and historical perspectives and investigations of representations and reasoning in cognitive science. Recently he addressed the problem of the relationships between morality and technology and the problem of violence in a philosophical and cognitive perspective.
His previous positions include visiting researcher and visiting professor.
He has directed and directs many international academic programs in collaboration with the US, EU, and China.
Since 1998, initially in collaboration with Nancy J. Nersessian and Paul Thagard, created and promoted the MBR Conferences on Model-Based Reasoning.
A Doctor Honoris Causa degree was awarded to Lorenzo Magnani by the Senate of the Ştefan cel Mare University, Suceava, Romania. The award ceremony took place at the University Campus on March 16, 2012.
In 2015 Lorenzo Magnani has been appointed member of the International Academy for the Philosophy of the Sciences.
Books and edited books
;Books;In Italian
- Non-Euclidean Geometries
- In Behalf of Architecture
- Applied Epistemology
- Philosophy and geometry
- Textbook of Logic: Classical Logic and Logic of Common Sense
- Introduction to Computational Philosophy
- Knowledge as a Duty. Distributed Morality in a Technological World
- Philosophy of Violence
- Respecting People as Things
;Monographs
- Abduction, Reason, and Science. Processes of Discovery and Explanation. Chinese Edition 洛伦佐•玛格纳尼 / 著；李大超，任远 / 译，《溯因、理由与科学——发现和解释的过程》，中国广州：广东人民出版社2006年, 2006;
- Philosophy and Geometry. Theoretical and Historical Issues.
- Morality in a Technological World. Knowledge as a Duty develops a philosophical and cognitive theory of the relationships between ethics and technology in a naturalistic perspective. The book describes how modern technology has brought about consequences of such magnitude that old policies and ethics can no longer contain them;
- Abductive Cognition. The Epistemological and Eco-Cognitive Dimensions of Hypothetical Reasoning.
- Understanding Violence. The Intertwining of Morality, Religion, and Violence: A Philosophical Stance.
- The Abductive Structure of Scientific Creativity. An Essay on the Ecology of Cognition.
- A. Nepomuceno, L. Magnani, F. Salguero, C. Barés and M. Fontaine , Model-Based Reasoning in Science and Technology. Inferential Models for Logic, Language, Cognition and Computation, Springer, Cham, Switzerland.
- L. Magnani and T. Bertolotti Springer Handbook of Model-Based Science, Springer, Heidelberg/Berlin.
- L. Magnani and C. Casadio , Model-Based Reasoning in Science and Technology. Logical, Epistemological, and Cognitive Issues, Springer, Heidelberg/Berlin Series “Sapere”.
- L. Magnani, P. Li, and W. Park Philosophy and Cognitive Science II. Western & Eastern Studies, Series “Sapere", Springer, Heidelberg/Berlin.
- L. Magnani, Model-Based Reasoning in Science and Technology. Theoretical and Cognitive Issues, Series “Sapere", Springer, Heidelberg/Berlin.
- L. Magnani, Introduction to the New Logic, Il Melangolo, Genoa.
- L. Magnani and P. Li, Philosophy and Cognitive Science. Western & Eastern Studies, Series “Sapere", Springer, Heidelberg/Berlin.
- L. Magnani, W. Carnielli, C. Pizzi Model-Based Reasoning in Science and Technology. Abduction, Logic, and Computational Discovery, Series “Studies in Computational Intelligence”, Vol. 314, Springer, Heidelberg/Berlin.
- S. Iwata, Y. Oshawa, S. Tsumoto, N. Zhong, Y. Shi, and L. Magnani . Communications and Discoveries from Multidisciplinary Data, Series “Studies in Computational Intelligence”, Springer, Berlin/New York.
- L. Magnani and P. Li , Model-Based Reasoning in Science, Technology, and Medicine, Series “Studies in Computational Intelligence”, Vol. 64, Springer, Berlin/New York.
- L. Magnani and P. Li , Philosophical Investigations from a Perspective of Cognition, Guangdong People’s Publishing House, Guangzhou,.
- L. Magnani , Model-Based Reasoning in Science and Engineering. Cognitive Science, Epistemology, Logic, College Publications, London.
- L. Magnani , Computing and Philosophy, Associated International Academic Publishers, Pavia.
- L. Magnani and R. Dossena , Computing, Philosophy and Cognition, College Publications, London.
- L. Magnani and N. J. Nersessian , Model-Based Reasoning. Scientific Discovery, Technological Innovation, Values, Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York.
- L. Magnani, N. J. Nersessian, and C. Pizzi , Logical and Computational Aspects of Model-Based Reasoning, Kluwer Academic, Dordrecht.
- L. Magnani, N. J. Nersessian, and P. Thagard , Model-Based Reasoning in Scientific Discovery, Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York,,
- L. Magnani and R. Dossena , Felix Klein: the Erlangen Program, Pristem/Storia, Springer, Milan.
;Director: CPL Computational Philosophy Laboratory, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
;Complete list of publications: See author's web page.
MBR (Model-Based Reasoning) Conferences and Proceedings
Lorenzo Magnani has promoted and chaired the following international conferences:- MBR 98: Model-based reasoning in Scientific Discovery, with Nancy J. Nersessian and Paul Thagard, in Italy.
- MBR 01: Model-Based Reasoning: Scientific Discovery, Technological innovation, Values, with Nancy J. Nersessian, in Italy.
- E-CAP 2004: European Computing and Philosophy Conference, in Italy.
- MBR 04: Model-Based Reasoning in Science and Engineering, Abduction, Visualization, and Simulation, in Italy.
- MBR 06: Model-Based Reasoning in Science and Medicine, with P. Li, in China.
- MBR 09: Model-Based Reasoning in Science and Technology, with Walter Carnielli, in Brazil.
- MBR 012: Model-Based Reasoning in Science and Technology. Theoretical and Cognitive Issues, in Italy.
- MBR 015: Model-Based Reasoning in Science and Technology. Models and Inferences: Logical, Epistemological, and Cognitive Issues, in Italy.
- MBR 018: Model-Based Reasoning in Science and Technology. Inferential Models for Logic, Language, Cognition and Computation, with Angel Nepomuceno Fernandez and Francisco Salguero Lamillar, 20th Anniversary, In Spain.