Philosophy for the Future

I am emeritus professor at Sapienza University of Rome. I published the following books in Italian and English: Teoria della dimostrazione (Boringhieri, 1978); Le ragioni della logica (Laterza, 1998); Filosofia e matematica (Laterza, 2003); Perché ancora la filosofia (Laterza, 2008); Rethinking Logic: Logic in Relation to Mathematics, Evolution, and Method (Springer, 2013); Co-author with Mirella Capozzi, Breve storia della logica: Dall’Umanesimo al primo Novecento (Lulu Press, 2014); Rethinking Knowledge: The Heuristic View (Springer, 2017); The Making of Mathematics: Heuristic Philosophy of Mathematics (Springer, 2022); The Theory of Gödel (Springer, 2022).

• 1 Introduction.- Part I: The Ways of Philosophy.- 2 Philosophy at a Crossroads.- 3 Philosophy and Understanding.- 4 Philosophy as Acquisition of Knowledge.- 5 Against Philosophy as Acquisition of Knowledge.- 6 Methods of Philosophy.- 7 Utility of Philosophy.- 8 Progress in Philosophy.- 9 Other Philosophies Aimed at Knowledge.- Part II: The Ways of Knowledge.- 10 The Nature of Knowledge.- 11 Knowledge and Reality.- 12 Knowledge and Objectivity.- 13 Knowledge and Mind.- 14 Knowledge and Rationality.- 15 Knowledge and Method.- 16 Knowledge and Inference.- 17 Knowledge and Logic.- 18 Knowledge and Problem Solving.- 19 Knowledge and Perception.- 20 Knowledge and Explanation.- 21 Knowledge and Emotions.- 22 Knowledge and Naturalization.- Part III: Conclusion.- 23 Concluding Remarks.- Index.