Elena CasettaCURRICULUM VITAE

Working Address University of Turin, Department of Philosophy and Educational SciencesVia San Ottavio 20 – 10124 Turin, Italy

Email Address elena.casetta@unito.it

Orcid 0000-0001-7980-5431

Webpages http://biodecon.campus.ciencias.ulisboa.pt/?page_id=14

https://labont.it/people/casetta

Areas of CompetencePhilosophy of biology, Analytic Metaphysics and Ontology.

Areas of SpecializationEnvironmental Philosophy.

Present Appointments1) Train2Move Fellow - Marie Curie Actions, Department of Philosophy and Educational Sciences, University of Turin.

2) P.I. of BIODECON - Which Biodiversity Definition for Biodiversity Conservation? (R&D Project. Ref. PTDC/IVC-HFC/1817/2014). Webpage: http://biodecon.campus.ciencias.ulisboa.pt/

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Academic Titles

1) Qualified “Professore di II Fascia” (ASN), Theoretical Philosophy, 11/C1, in Italian Universities (valid from 06/02/2015 to 06/02/2021).

2) Qualified “Professore di II Fascia” (ASN), Logic, History, and Philosophy of Science, 11/C2, in Italian Universities (valid from 29/03/2018 to 29/03/2024).

3) Subject expert (Cultore della materia) in Theoretical Philosophy, University of Turin (obtained: 19/09/2016)

4) Qualified to didactical activity (SSD M-FIL/02, Philosophy of Science) and included in the Register of External Scholars and Experts of Politecnico of Turin (obtained: 26/10/2016, validity: 2015/2016; 2016/2017; 2017/2018. Cod. settore M-FIL 02).

5) Qualified “Maître de conférences” in French Universities. Section 17, Philosophy – n. 12217231851, valid from 17/01/2012 to 31/12/2016. Section 42, Philosophy of Science, n. 12272231851valid from 27/01/2012 to 31/12/2016.]

6) PhD (Dottore di ricerca) In Modern and Contemporary Philosophy - Cycle XX (awarded 27/05/2008, ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI SCIENZE UMANE (administrative office: Università degli Studi Suor Orsola Benincasa, Napoli).

7) MA in Philosophy (Laurea vecchio ordinamento, awarded in 2003 from the University of Turin).

Previous Employments

1) 2017, Adjunct Professor, Philosophy of Science, Politecnico of Turin.

2) 2013-2016, Post-doc, University of Lisbon.

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3) 2009-13, Post-doc, University of Turin.

4) 2012 (Fall) Fellow at the Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America, Columbia University, NY.

5) 2011, Visiting Post-doc, IHPST (Institut d’Histoire et de Philosophie des Sciences et des Techniques), CNRS/Paris 1/ENS, Paris.

6) 2006-7, (Sept-Feb) Visiting Scholar Columbia University, NY, Department of Philosophy.

Education

2005-8, PhD Student, Italian Institute of Human Sciences, Naples (administrative office: Università Suor Orsola Benincasa, Naples). Supervisors: Prof. Achille Varzi, Prof. Roberto Esposito. Title of dissertation: La sfida delle chimere. Realismo, pluralismo e convenzionalismo in filosofia della biologia [Chimeras’ Challenge. Realism, Pluralism, and Conventionalism in Philosophy of Biology]).

2004, Three-month stage at University of Geneva, Department of Philosophy (Supervisor: Prof. Kevin Mulligan).

2003, Masters degree in Philosophy, University of Turin. Supervisor Prof. M. Ferraris (University of Turin) and Prof. A.C. Varzi (Columbia University, NY). Mark:  110/110 magna cum laude. Title of dissertation: Tra ontologia e biologia: la nicchia ecologica [Between Ontology and Biology: the Ecological Niche].

Participation to Research Projects

As a Principal Investigator

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2016 April 1st – 2018 July 31st, Scientific Research and Technological Development Project funded by UE and MEC – Project reference: PTDC/IVC-HFC/1817/2014. Title: Which Biodiversity Definition for Biodiversity Conservation? Team members 9. Funding: 121502 euros

As a Team Member

1) 2013-15, EU Accelerating Grant Documentality Organizing Complexity (DOC) (PI M. Ferraris, sponsored by The Compagnia di San Paolo, 86,701 euros).

2) 2008-12, National Search Project DOC. Documentality and Organization of Social Complexity (PI M. Ferraris, sponsored by The Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research, 161.000 euros).

3) 2006-08, National Search Project: Documentality. Ontologies and technologies for the citizenship and the democracy (PI M. Ferraris, sponsored by The Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research, 90.000 euros).

Fellowships and Prizes

1) Fellow at Iméra (Institut d’études avancées d'Aix-Marseille), Marseille. [2014, Renounced]

2) Fellow at the Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America, Columbia University, NY (2012, Fall).

3) International Grant “Ville de Paris” (2011).

4) One-year grant for post-graduate research, ‘Fondazione Bottrigari’, University of Bologna (2004).

5) ‘Marco Polo’ grant for specialization studies abroad, University of Bologna (2004).

6) Prize ‘Optime’ to the best graduates of University of Turin, ‘Unione Industriale’ of Turin (2003).

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Publications

A. Authored Books

1) 2018, A. Borghini, E. Casetta, Filosofia da biodiversidade, Lisboa, Edições Colibri, ISBN: 978-989-689-755-0

2) 2013, A. Borghini, E. Casetta, Filosofia della biologia, Roma, Carocci (with a foreword by A. Minelli); 1a rist. 2014, ISBN: 9788843069514; [English Edition under review with Brill, Leiden 2018]

[Reviews: (1) 2014, Verifiche, n. XLIII, 1-4: 179-188, by D. Bertoletti; (2) 2014, (2) L’Indice, n. 3: 31, by A. Serrelli; (3) 2014, Il Sole 24 Ore, January 19, by M. De Caro; (4) 2014, March 23, Filosofia e nuovi sentieri, by P. Calabrò; (5) 2014, Almanacco della scienza, n. 9, May 28, by F. Focher; (6) 2014, Alias, July 13, p. 4, by L. Illetterati].

3) 2009, E. Casetta, La sfida delle chimere. Realismo, pluralismo e convenzionalismo in filosofia della biologia, Milan, Mimesis, (with a foreword by M. Slater), ISBN: 8884838533

[Reviews: (1) 2009, L’Indice, n. 10, by A. Fasolo; (2) 2009, Recensioni filosofiche, n. 44, by A. Allegra; (3) 2009, October 8, S&F, scienzaefilosofia.it, by L. Fuschetto].

B. Edited Books and Journal Issues

1) 2018, E. Casetta, S. Di Marco, C. Vieira da Silva, org., Biodiversidade. O que é e porque é importante, Lisboa, Gradiva, ISBN: 978-989-616-805-6

2) 2014, E. Casetta, J. Delord, dir., La biodiversité en question. Enjeux philosophiques, éthiques, et scientifiques, Paris, Les Éditions Materiologiques.

[Reviews: (1) 2014, Revue Espaces naturels, n. 48; (2) 2014, Pour la Science, n. 445, par G. Lambert; (3) 2015, HPLS, DOI 10.1007/s40656-015-0073-y, par E. Desjardins; (4) 2015, Espèce, n. 15: 79, par V. Rasplus; (5) 2015, Repères : Natures Sciences Sociétés, n. 23: 308-310, par A. Pavé; (6) 2016, Rev. For. Fr. LXVIII, 4: 400-402].

3) 2015, E. Casetta, ed., Biodiversity, Rivista di estetica, 59.

4) 2014, P. Bojanic, E. Casetta, G. Torrengo, eds., Social Objects. From Intentionality to Documentality, Rivista di estetica, 57.

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5) 2014, E. Casetta, V. Giardino, eds., Mettere a fuoco il mondo. Conversazioni sulla filosofia di Achille Varzi, Isonomia, Rivista online di Filosofia – Epistemologica – ISSN 2037-4348, Vol. IV.

6) 2012, E. Casetta, V. Tripodi, eds., Making Sense of Gender, Sex, Race and the Family, Humana.Mente, 22/July.

7) 2012, E. Casetta, P. Kobau, I. Mosca, eds., A partire da Documentalità, Rivista di estetica, 50.

8) 2009, E. Casetta, A.C. Varzi, eds., Convenzioni, Rivista di estetica, 44.

C. Articles in Peer Reviewed Journals

1) 2017, E. Casetta, A. Borghini, Exploring Darwinian Worlds: From Darwin to the Extended Synthesis, Acta Biotheoretica, Volume 65, Issue 1, pp 87–94 (pub. online Oct 3, 2016, DOI 10.1007/s10441-016-9289-9.)

2) 2015, E. Casetta, J. Marques da Silva, “Biodiversity Surgery. Some Epistemological Challenges in Facing Extinction”, Axiomathes, Volume 25, Issue 3, pp 239–251 (DOI 10.1007/s10516-014-9244-9)

3) 2015, E. Casetta, “The Values of Biodiversity”, Rivista di estetica, 59: 3-13.

4) 2015, E. Casetta, G. Torrengo, “Dalla FIAT al web. che cosa una ontologia sociale basata sui documenti permette di spiegare”, Rivista di estetica, 60: 54-62.

5) 2015, J. Marques da Silva, E. Casetta, “The Evolutionary Stages of Plant Physiology and a Plea for Transdisciplinarity”, Axiomathes, DOI 10.1007/s10516-014-9257-4; printed version: Axiomathes, 25(2), 2015: 205-215.

6) 2014, E. Casetta, “Are Species Social Objects? Some Notes”, Rivista di estetica, 57: 173-83.

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7) 2014, E. Casetta, “Metafisica mostruosa”, Isonomia, Rivista online di Filosofia – Epistemologica – ISSN 2037-4348, Vol. IV: 25-36.

8) 2012, A. Borghini, E. Casetta, “Quel che resta dei generi naturali”, Rivista di estetica, 49: 247-273.

9) 2011, A. Borghini, E. Casetta, “Tratti, sessi e generi. Un dialogo”, Bioetica, 1/2011: 35-53.

10) 2010, E. Casetta, “Dall’ornitorinco alle chimere: una sfida al realismo tassonomico”, Intersezioni, 2: 277-296.

11) 2010, E. Casetta, “Note in margine a Documentalità. Perché è necessario lasciare tracce di Maurizio Ferraris”, Biblioteca della libertà, XLV settembre-dicembre, n. 199 online.

12) 2008, E. Casetta, A.C. Varzi, “Nomi in crisi di identità”, Rivista di estetica, 38: 143-56.

13) 2007, E. Casetta, “Le tigri di Putnam”, Rivista di filosofia, 98/1, 1: 47-76.

14) 2004, E. Casetta, “La teoria mereotopologica della nicchia”, Rivista di estetica, 26: 129-48.

D. Book Chapters

1) 2018, E. Casetta, “O inventário da vida”, in E. Casetta, S. Di Marco, C. Vieira da Silva, org., Biodiversidade. O que é e porque é importante, Lisboa, Gradiva: 17-46.

2) 2016, E. Casetta, “Algumas observações sobre a função dos monstros biológicos na nossa metafísica”, in A. Barbosa & R. Santos (Eds.), Questões de-vidas – Fulgurações interdisciplinares. Lisboa, Centro de Bioética da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa: 173-185. 

3) 2015, E. Casetta, “Il problema dell’individuo biologico. Un approccio biometafisico”, in A. Minelli, a c. di, Descrivere e interpretare il vivente, Roma, Armando editore, 91-118.

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4) 2015, E. Casetta, J. Marques da Silva, “Facing the Big Sixth. From Prioritizing Species to Conserving Biodiversity”, in E. Serrelli, & N. Gontier, eds., Macroevolution - Explanation, Interpretation, Evidence, Berlin, Springer: 377-403.

5) 2014, E. Casetta, “La question de la biodiversité face aux problème des espèces”, in E. Casetta & J. Delord, eds., La biodiversité en question. Enjeux philosophiques et scientifiques, Paris, Les Éditions Materiologiques: 139-154.

6) 2013, E. Casetta, L. Tambolo, “That Frightening Frankenmetaphor! ”, in N. Michaud, ed., Frankenstein and Philosophy, The Open Court Philosophy and Pop Culture Series: 49-58.

7) 2013, E. Casetta, “Sesso”, in M.G. Turri, ed., Manifesto per un nuovo femminismo, Milano, Mimesis: 167-182.

8) 2013, E. Casetta, “The Temporal Boundaries of Biological Species”, in P. Graziani, L. Guzzardi, M. Sangoi, eds., Open Problems in Philosophy of Sciences, London, College Publications: 35-45.

9) 2012, E. Casetta, G. Torrengo, “Scienza (o della misura del mondo)”, in T. Andina, ed., La filosofia contemporanea, Roma, Carocci: 223-255; 2014; Eng. transl. “Science”, in T. Andina, ed., Bridging the Analytical Continental Divide. A Companion to Contemporary Western Philosophy, Boston-New York, Brill, 2014: 177-205.

10) 2012, E. Casetta, “Ontologia delle specie biologiche: una proposta convenzionalista”, in C. Tatasciore, P. Graziani, G. Grimaldi, eds., Prospettive Filosofiche. Ontologia, Acireale, Bonanno: 79-92.

11) 2010, E. Casetta, “Categories, Taxa, and Chimeras”, in M. D’Agostino, G. Giorello, F. Laudisa, T. Pievani, C. Sinigaglia, eds., New Essays in Logic and Philosophy of Science, London, College Publications: 264-278.

12) 2008, E. Casetta, “Biologia”, in M. Ferraris, ed. Storia dell’Ontologia, Milano, Bompiani: 465-74.

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13) 2008, L. Angelone, E. Casetta, “Monismo e pluralismo”, in M. Ferraris, ed., Storia dell’Ontologia, Milano, Bompiani: 325-41.

14) 2004, E. Casetta, A.C. Varzi, “RedPill®”, in M. Cappuccio, ed., Dentro la matrice. Metafisica, virtualità e tecnologia in Matrix, Milano, Alboversorio: 29-37.

E. Introductions and Conclusions

1) 2014, E. Casetta, G. Torrengo, “Social Objects. An Overview in the Light of Contemporary Social Ontology”, Rivista di estetica, 57: 3-9.

2) 2014, E. Casetta, J. Delord, “Conclusion”, La biodiversité en question. Enjeux philosophiques et scientifiques, Paris, Les Éditions Materiologiques.

3) 2014, E. Casetta, V. Giardino, “Introduzione”, Isonomia, Rivista online di Filosofia – Epistemologica – ISSN 2037-4348, Vol. IV: 9-14.

4) 2012, E. Casetta, V. Tripodi, “Between Science and Philosophy: New Perspectives on Gender, Sex, Race, and the Family”, Humana.Mente, 22/July 2012: III-VII.

5) 2012, E. Casetta, P. Kobau, I. Mosca, “Dalla Documentalità al nuovo realismo”, Rivista di estetica, 50: 3-7.

6) 2009, E. Casetta, “Introduzione”, Rivista di estetica, 44: 3-10.

F. Book Reviews

1) 2016, E. Casetta, Review of the Italian edition of J. Von Uexküll, Biologia Teoretica, by L. Guidetti, “L’Indice dei libri del mese”, 3: 32.

2) 2005, E. Casetta, A.C. Varzi, Review of Benjamin Morison’s On Location: Aristotle’s Concept of Place, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002, Dialectica, 59/1: 75-81.

G. Interviews

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2015, E. Casetta, “Intervista a Sally Haslanger” [Italian transl. by V. Giardino of “Interview to Sally Haslanger”, in E. Casetta, V. Tripodi (eds.) 2012], Aphex, 12.

H. Translations

1) 2015, P. Blandin, La diversité du vivant avant (et après) la biodiversité: repères historiques et épistémologiques, “La diversità del vivente prima e dopo la biodiversità”, Rivista di estetica, 59: 63-92.

2) 2009, L. Franklin-Hall, Plato’s Joints; “Il macellaio di Platone”, Rivista di estetica, 44.

3) 2009, K. Miller, Deciphering Person-identity Conventionalism; “Decifrare il convenzionalismo dell’identità personale”, Rivista di estetica, 44.

4) 2009, I. Westerhoff, Construction All the Way Down? A Problem for Goodmanian Constructivism; “Costruzioni senza fine. Un problema per il costruttivismo goodmaniano”, Rivista di estetica, 44.

5) 2007, A.C. Varzi, Boundaries; “Confini. Dove finisce una cosa e inizia un’altra”, in A. Bottani and R. Davies, eds., Ontologie regionali, Milano, Mimesis, 2007: 209-222.

I. In progress

Books

1) 2018 under review, E. Casetta, D. Vecchi, J. Marques da Silva (eds.), From Assessing to Conserving biodiversity - Beyond the Species Approach, under contract with Springer International Publishing (series History, Philosophy and Theory of the Life Sciences).

Papers and book chapters

1) 2018 accepted for publication, E. Casetta, “La biodiversité : construction social ou concept scientifique ?”, In A. C. Dussault at S. Rousseau-Mermans, Penser la protection de l’environnement à

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partir de l’écologie : Débats historiques et contemporains, Paris, Les Edition Materiologiques.

2) 2018 under review, J. Marques da Silva, E. Casetta, “The role of communities in biodiversity conservation. The case of multispecies biofilms”, in E. Casetta, D. Vecchi, J. Marques da Silva (eds.), From Assessing to Conserving biodiversity - Beyond the Species Approach, under contract with Springer International Publishing (series History, Philosophy and Theory of the Life Sciences).

3) 2018 under review (Giornale di metafisica) “Il quasi-concetto di biodiversità. Linee per una decostruzione e una ricostruzione”.

Talks

20181) Partecipation to the round table “O que é a biodiversidade? Reflexões a partir dos livros ‘Biodiversidade. O que é e porque é importante’ (Gradiva 2018) & ‘Filosofia da biodiversidade’ (Colibri 2018)”, Faculty of Science, University of Lisbon.

2) 24th World Congress of Philosophy (Beijing, 13-20 August, 2018), abstract accepted. Title: “Why biodiversity studies need a definition of 'biodiversity' , and how this definition should be” (abstract accepted.)

2017

1) ‘What is biodiversity? A general public’s perspective’ (Poster with Carina Silva), 16º Encontro Nacional de Ecologia, Biodiversidade e Bem-Estar Humano (Nov 9-10), Lisboa. Poster section, Biodiversidade: dos genes aos ecossistemas.

2) ‘Specie a contatto. Il caso dei batteri’. All’interno dell’incontro “Il problema delle specie tra biologia e filosofia. Incontro con Cristina Amoretti, Emilio Balletto, Elena Casetta. Moderatore: Marcello Frixione”. Festival della Scienza (Oct 26-Nov 5), Genoa, 5th of November.

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3) ‘Tra scienza e politica: la filosofia della biodiversità’, First meeting of SIFIT, the Italian Society for Theoretical Philosophy (Sept 20-22), Padua, 21st of September.

4) ‘Are species the main units of biodiversity? A lesson from multispecies biofilms’ (with J. Marques da Silva), ISHPSSB Meeting in São Paulo, Brazil, July 16-21.

5) ‘Multispecies biofilms: Organisms, (evolutionary) individuals, or what? A case study from bacteria” (with J. Marques da Silva), SILFS 2017, Bologna, 22nd of June.

6) “Defining biodiversity” (with Silvia Di Marco), Second Biodecon

Intermediate Meeting, University of Bergen, 6th of June.

7) ‘La sesta estinzione di massa? La crisi della biodiversità tra costruzione sociale e dati scientifici’, Festa scienza & Filosofia, Foligno, 29th of April. 

20168) ‘Preformationism vs. Epigeneticism. Inspiration and haunting

within and outside contemporary philosophy of biology’, International Chair of Philosophy Jacques Derrida, third edition: Schelling. Nature, Myth, Realism, October 24-25, University of Turin, 24th of October.

9) (with J. Marques da Silva), ‘The role of communities in biodiversity conservation. The case of multispecies biofilms’, International Conference: Biodiversity. Units, Levels, Scales, October 6-7, MUHNAC, Lisbon, 6th of October.

10) (with Silvia Di Marco), ‘How Biodiversity has been defined”, Biodecon Seminar, MARE, Faculty of Science, University of Lisbon, 6th of July.

11) (with Davide Vecchi), ‘Che cos'è H. sapiens?’, EPILOG seminar. Generi naturali, sociali, artificiali (coord. C. Amoretti and M. Frixione), Dipartimento di filosofia, Università di Genova, 6th of June.

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201512) ‘Biodiversity framing: modelli di biodiversità a confronto’,

Approcci Formalizzati ed Empirici tra Fisica, Biologia, e Scienze Cognitive, Alghero, July 9th-10th, 9th of July.

13) ‘Introduction. Biodiversity and its discourses’, Evaluating Biodiversity, University of Urbino, June 22nd-23rd, 22nd of June.

14) ‘An Introduction to Biometaphysics’, Living Nature in Question, SECOND INTERNATIONAL BIO-PHILOSOPHICAL SCHOOL KASSEL/PADOVA as a part of DAAD Programme „Hochschuldialog mit Südeuropa 2015/2016“, Padua, April 27th - 30th, 28th of April.

15) ‘Biodiversitymaking’, Conference « La notion de biodiversité en question », MNHN, Paris, 13th of February.

16) ‘Counting Biological Individuals: From Species-as-Sorts to Species-as-Individuals’, fMod Seminar, University of Turin, 12th of January.

17) ‘The tricky task of counting biological individuals’, Conferências de História e Filosofia das Ciências, SAHFC, University of Lisbon, 10th of December.

18) ‘Tracciare i confini del vivente. Il counting problem e gli individui biologici’, Descrivere e interpretare il vivente – Le unità del discorso. Seminar of the “Associazione Francesco Barone”, Forlì, 14-15 of November.

201419) ‘Documentalità e overload informativo: fino a che punto

possiamo discutere i dati?’, XXXVIII Congresso dell’Associazione italiana di epidemiologia, Naples 6th  of November.

20) (with A. Borghini) Presentation of “Filosofia della biologia” (Carocci 2013). With the participation of Alessandro Minelli. Padua, Bibioteca Vallisneri, 25th  of June.

21) (with A. Borghini) Presentation of “Filosofia della biologia” (Carocci 2013). With the participation of Tiziana Andina, Luca Illetterati, Diego Marconi. Turin, Circolo dei lettori, 23rd of June.

22) ‘Ethical Responsibilities in the Big Sixth’, VIII Jornadas Ibéricas. Debates da Filosofia da Ciência Contemporânea, 27-29 Maio 2014.

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Teclabs – Centro de Inovação, Campus da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, 28th of May.

23) ‘Facing Extinction. Ethical Responsibilities and Practical Challenges’, Porque devemos preservar a biodiversidade? Uma análise ética da conservação, workshop organized by the Centro de Biodiversidade, Genómica Integrativa e Funcional, the Sociedade de Ética Ambiental, and the Centro de Filosofia das Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Universidade de Lisboa, 3rd of April.

24) ‘Biodiversity Surgery’ (with J.M. da Silva), talk at the Seminar of Philosophy of Language and Mind, University of Milan, 24th of March.

25) ‘Il problema delle specie’, Researches in Ontology between Russia and Italy, Second videoconference between the University of St. Petersburg State University and University of Turin, Sala multimediale del Rettorato, University of Turin, 18th of February.

2013

26) ‘Questioni di vita. Conversazioni tra filosofia e biologia’ (with A. Borghini). Lectiones commandinianae, University of Urbino, 17th of December.

27) ‘From Ethics to Policies: US Endangered Species Acts and EU Natura 2000’ (with J.M. da Silva), International conference Philosophy of Science in the 21st Century – Challenges and Tasks, 4-6 December, Lisbon, 6th of December.

28) Symposium “New light on species essentialisms in biology”, ISHPSSB (International Society for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Biology), Montpellier, 7-9 of July (with Francesca Merlin, Anouk Barberousse, Françoise Longy, Thomas Reydon. Chair: Sébastien Dutreuil) [Abstract accepted]

29) ‘Dagli organismi agli individui darwiniani’, Scuola galileiana di studi superiori, 22th of May.

30) ‘Biodiversity. Some Philosophical Insights’, Faculty of Science, University of Lisbon, BioFIG (Center for Biodiversity, Functional & Integrative Genomics) seminar, 18th of April.

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31) ‘Does the Species Problem affect Biodiversity Assessment?’, Gymnasium Meetings, University of Lisbon, 18th of March.

32) ‘Metafisica mostruosa’, intervento alla tavola rotonda “Logica, Metafisica, Ontologia: Sulla Filosofia di Achille C. Varzi”, University of Urbino, 4th of March.

2012

33) ‘Species Matters. Toward a Multicriteria Species Concept in the Biodiversity Discourse’, The Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America, Columbia University, NYC, 14th of November.

34) ‘Arguing for a Pluralistic Species Concept in the Assessment of Biodiversity’, SOPHA 2012, Paris, 5th of May.

35) ‘La question de la biodiversité face au problème des espèces’, Atelier interdisciplinaire. La biodiversité. Enjeux ethiques, philosophiques et scientifiques, IHPST, Paris, 23rd of February.

2011

36) ‘Outlining a Unified Framework for the Assessment of Biodiversity’, EPSA 11 – The European Philosophy of Science Association, Athens, 7th of October.

37) ‘A Framework for the Assessment of Biodiversity’, ECAP 7 – Seventh European Congress of Analytic Philosophy, Milan, 2nd of September.

38) Commentator of Matthen Mohan, ‘Species as Historical Kinds’, Biological Hierarchies. 2011 meeting of the Consortium for the History and Philosophy of Biology, 3 of June, IHPST, Paris.

39) ‘Are Species Social Objects?’, Social Ontology. From Intentionality to Documentality, 31st of May, Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, Belgrade.

40) ‘Outlining a Conventionalist Approach to Species Taxa’, IHPST, Paris, 15th of March.

2010-2007

41) 2010, (with A. Borghini) ‘Tratti, sessi e generi’, IV Italian Congress of Analytic Ontology, University of Bergamo, 18th of June.

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42) 2010, ‘I confini temporali delle specie biologiche’, High Formation School: Problemi aperti nella filosofia delle scienze, Cesena, 15th of April.

43) 2010, ‘Ontologia delle specie biologiche’, Italian Society for Philosophy (SFI), Francavilla al Mare (CH), 15th of October.

44) 2009, ‘Bioetica e enhancement‘, a cura della Consulta laica di bioetica “A. Vitelli” (with M. Mori, A. Borghini, M. Balistreri, R. Lala, L. Nave), 10th of October.

45) 2008, ‘What’s Wrong with Taxonomic Conventionalism?’, Italian Society for Analytic Philosophy (SIFA), University of Bergamo, 26th of September.

46) 2007, ‘Categories, Taxa, and Chimeras’, International Conference of the Italian Society for Logic and Philosophy of Science (SILFS), University of Milan, 9th of October.

47) 2007, ‘Categories, Taxa, and Chimeras’, 5th Conference of the Spanish Society for Analytic Philosophy (SEFA), University of Barcelona, 8th of September.

Organization of International Conferences

1) 2018, Member of the organizing committee of the International Conference “Our Species and its Responsibilities. An Ontology for the Environmental Crisis”, Campus Luigi Einaudi, University of Turin, February 1-2.

2) 2017, Member of the organizing committee of the International Conference “On the nature of variation: random, biased and directional”, Anfiteatro da Fundação FCUL, University of Lisbon, October 3-4.

3) 2016, Member of the organizing committee of the International Chair of Philosophy Jacques Derrida, third edition: “Schelling. Nature, Myth, Realism”, University of Turin, October 24-25.

4) 2016, Co-organizer (with Silvia Di Marco, Jorge Marques da Silva, Davide Vecchi, Luis Vicente) of the International Conference:

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“Biodiversity. Units, Levels, Scales”. MUHNAC (Museum of Natural History and Science), Lisbon, October 6-7.

5) 2016, Member of the Scientific Committee of the conference “Metaphysics of Space, Time, and Spacetime”, University of Sassari, July 5-6.

6) 2015, Co-organizer (with A. Borghini, C. Calosi, P. Graziani) of the International Workshop “Evaluating Biodiversity”, University of Urbino, June 22-23.

7) 2013, Member of the organizing committee of the International Conference “Philosophy of Science in the 21st Century – Challenges and Tasks”, Lisbon, December 4-6.

8) 2012, Co-organizer (with P. Huneman) of the “Atelier interdisciplinaire. La biodiversité. Enjeux ethiques, philosophiques et scientifiques”, IHPST, Paris, 23rd of February.

Organization of National Seminars, Workshops, & Reading Groups

1) 2016-, Co-organizer (with Vera Tripodi), Organizer of the LabOnt Seminar, Faculty of Philosophy and Educational Sciences, University of Turin.

2) 2016-, Organizer of the BIODECON Seminar, Faculty of Science, University of Lisbon.

3) 2016-, Co-organizer of the EXSY (Extended Synthesis) reading group (with D. Vecchi and N. Gontier), CFCUL, University of Lisbon.

4) 2013, Organizer of the Symposium: “Understanding and Conserving Biodiversity”. Participants: Jorge Marques da Silva, Nathalie Gontier, Luís Borda-de-Água, University of Lisbon, 6th of December.

5) 2010, Co-organizer of “Monumentum.doc: 11th Annual LabOnt Workshop”, Turin, January 11-12.

Students’ Supervision

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1) From June 2016 to September 2017, (Post-doc Supervisor) Silvia Di Marco (BIODECON Project), “Which biodiversity definition for biodiversity conservation?”, University of Lisbon.

2) From March 2017 to February 2018, (Post-doc Supervisor) Carina Silva (BIODECON Project), “Which biodiversity definition for biodiversity conservation?”, University of Lisbon.

3) November 8, 2016 (MA dissertation co-relator; relator Prof. M. Ferraris) Federico Montanaro, “L’umanità e il suo ambiente: una prospettiva immunologica”, University of Turin.

4) Member of the Doctoral Programme’s faculty, Centre for Philosophy of Science of the University of Lisbon (Jan 2014 – Present).

Teaching > Academic Year 2017/2018PhD seminars [cycle XXXIII]: “I Natural Kind nel mondo del vivente: premesse, implicazioni, problemi”, Vita Salute San Raffaele University, 9-10-11 aprile 2018 [9 hours].

> Academic Year 2016/17Second semester, Adjunct Professor of “Philosophy of Science”, Politecnico of Turin [60 hours, 6 credits].

First semester, Teaching assistant, “Ontology. Emergence, Documentality, Intentionality”, Prof. M. Ferraris, University of Turin.

> Academic Year 2014/15First semester, Teaching Module “Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Biology” as a part of the Minor in History and Philosophy of Science “Themes of the Contemporary Philosophy of Science” (Professor O. Pombo), Faculty of Science, University of Lisbon. (20 hours)

> Academic Year 2013/14Second semester, Teaching Module “Some Metaphysical Problems in Biology” as a part of the Master Course in History and Philosophy of

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Science “Themes and problems of contemporary Philosophy of Science” (Professor O. Pombo), Faculty of Science, University of Lisbon. (9 hours)

23-27 of September, Doctoral Course “Temi di metafisica della biologia tra scienza e società”, Scuola di dottorato in Studi Umanistici, University of Turin. (30 hours)

> Academic Year 2009/10First semester, Teaching assistant, “Introduction to Aesthetic”, Prof. P. Kobau, University of Turin.

> Academic Year 2008/09First semester, Teaching assistant, “Introduction to Aesthetic”, Prof. P. Kobau, University of Turin.

(September-October), Teaching assistant in “Philosophy of Biology”, Prof. A. Borghini, University of Turin.

Editorship

1) Since 2014, member of the editorial committee of Kairos. Journal of Philosophy & Science (De Gruyter).

2) Since 2014, member of the scientific committee of the Journal “Esercizi Filosofici”.

3) Since 2009, member of the editorial committee and associate Editor of “Rivista di estetica”.

4) Occasional referee for: Conservation Biology; BioScience; Food Ethics; Journal of the American Philosophical Association; Kairos; Phenomenology and Mind; Topoi.

5) Occasional contributor of the Italian newspaper “Il Sole 24 ore”, of the monthly Italian magazine “L’Indice dei Libri”, and of “Aphex. Portale italiano di Filosofia analitica”.

Scientific Memberships  

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1) Member of ISHPSSB – The International Society for History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Biology (July 2017 – Present).

2) Member of the Research Group “Filosofia das Ciências da Vida”, Centre for Philosophy of Science of the University of Lisbon (January 2013 – Present)

3) Member of the Centre for Philosophy of Science, University of Lisbon, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa (January 2013 – Present)

4) Member of SOPHA – Société de Philosophie Analitique (May 2011 – Present)

5) Member of SILFS – Italian Society of Logic and Philosophy of Science (May 2011 – Present)

6) Member of SIFA – Italian Society of Analytic Philosophy (September 2011 – Present)

7) Member of LabOnt – Laboratory for Ontology (September 2005 – Present)

Interviews and Videos

Video of the presentation “La sesta estinzione di massa? La crisi della biodiversità tra costruzione sociale e dati scientifici”, Festa di Scienza e Filosofia, Foligno, 2017, April 29.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gN1nhNRxi6c

Local news’s report (TG Marche 24/06/2015) in the occasion of the Conference ‘Evaluating Biodiversity’, Urbino, 2015, June 22-23.https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/11698870/BiodiversitàUrbino.mov

Interview in the occasion of the National Congress of Italian Epidemiological Association (AIE), Naples, 2014, November 5-7.

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http://www.pensiero.it/attualita/articolo.asp?ID_sezione=37&ID_articolo=12

Video of the presentation “Are Species Social Objects?” In the occasion of the International Conference “Social Ontology. From Intentionality to Documentality”, Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, Belgrade, 2011, 31st of May.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mn6bMPmjk5k

“La questione delle specie” [The Species Problem] on RAI Cultura Filosofia. http://www.filosofia.rai.it/articoli/elena-casetta-la-questione-delle-specie/16812/default.aspx

“La sfida delle chimere” [The Chimeras Challenge] on RAI Cultura Filosofia.http://www.filosofia.rai.it/articoli/elena-casetta-la-sfida-delle-chimere/16779/default.aspx

Languages

Mother tongue: Italian; fluent in spoken and written English and French; basic knowledge of Portuguese. Able to translate from Ancient Greek and Latin.

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