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Matteo Collodel humanist human being
Exploring and illuminating the human intellect through philosophy, history, and the human sciences.
Matteo Collodel
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Exploring and illuminating the human intellect through philosophy, history, and the human sciences.
Matteo Collodel
I am an intellectual historian working at the intersection of philosophy, history, and the social sciences. My research centres on the history and philosophy of science in the twentieth century, with a particular focus on logical empiricism, critical rationalism, and the life and work of Paul Feyerabend, alongside excursions into local and family history.
Trained as a social anthropologist and philosopher at Ca' Foscari University of Venice — where I earned my MA and PhD in philosophy — I pursued further research in the history of the philosophy of science at the Humboldt University of Berlin and the University of Vienna, with an interlude as a high-school teacher of philosophy and history.
I am currently the principal investigator of Against Authority: Paul K. Feyerabend's Life and Thought, a research project based at the Institute Vienna Circle, University of Vienna, and a subject expert in logic and philosophy of science at Ca' Foscari University of Venice.
Homo sum, humani nihil a me alienum puto — Publius Terentius Afer, Heautontimorùmenos
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A multimedia timeline project tracing the biographical and intellectual arc of one of the twentieth century's most provocative philosophers of science. Currently in progress.
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A rich and wide-ranging collaborative project dedicated to facilitating and documenting the centennial celebrations marking Feyerabend's 100th anniversary in 2024 — bringing together voices from across the academic community to honor his enduring and provocative legacy.
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A dedicated online resource providing a continuously updated, comprehensive bibliography of the works of Paul K. Feyerabend — an invaluable reference for researchers and scholars that has been freely accessible since 2013.
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A dedicated online project committed to celebrating and promoting the intellectual legacy of Mary B. Hesse — one of Britain's most distinguished philosophers and historians of science — continuously maintained and accessible to the public since 2002.
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A collection of presentations and talks in the history and philosophy of science, drawn from my ongoing scholarly work and made freely available online — an open resource for researchers, students, and the intellectually curious.
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Three conference series dedicated to local history, which I organised between 2020 and 2023 at the Liceo Flaminio, in collaboration with the Circolo Vittoriese di Ricerche Storiche. All proceedings were conducted in Italian. · I ciclo (2020/21) · II ciclo (2021/22) · III ciclo (2022/23)
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