Elisabetta Lalumera
University of Johannesburg, University of Rijeka, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale Amedeo Avogadro, University of Bologna
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About
I am an associate professor of philosophy at the University of Bologna, Department for Life Quality Studies. I teach Philosophy of medicine to medical students and nutritionists.
My work is on the philosophical issues arising in medical and psychological research, that is, issues that cannot be addressed by evidence alone. I recently published on the epistemology of diagnostic imaging modalities, and on the concepts of health and wellbeing. A broader project I am pursuing is on thick concepts in medicine, that is, concepts that describe and evaluate at the same time. Efficacy and appropriateness are examples, but I suspect there are many more. I am also interested in norms for ethical scientific communication and dissemination. I worked on vaccine hesitancy and on the hydroxychloroquine case during the pandemic. In the first decade of my career, I worked in the philosophy of psychology and cognitive science, mainly on concepts and on whether language changes concepts.
I studied in Bologna (BA Philosophy, 1997), Vercelli (PhD Philosophy of Language, 2003), London (Birkbeck college, visiting student, 1999-2001), and Aberdeen (Northen Institute of Philosophy, 2011-13). Until 2020 I taught philosophy of science and philosophy of language at Milano-Bicocca, Psychology Department, where I was hired with a permanent position (Lecturer) in 2006.
The list of publication below is not complete. For a complete list (including books and articles in Italian), please check my institutional page @unibo
Employment
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University of Johannesburg Research Associate2025 - Present
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University of Rijeka Guest researcher2023 - Present
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University of Bologna Associate professor2022 - Present
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University of Bologna Assistant professor - pro tempore2020 - 2022
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University of Milano-Bicocca Assistant professor, Philosophy of Science2006 - 2020
Education
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Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale Amedeo Avogadro PhD Philosophy of Language and Mind1998 - 2001
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (78)
- Integrating Normative Philosophy of Medicine in Interdisciplinary Research Save
- Review of Somogy Varga’s Science, Medicine, and the Aims of Inquiry: A Philosophical Analysis (Cambridge University Press, 2024) Save
- Clarifying the muddle: towards a comprehensive taxonomy of cognitive biases in medicine Save
- Incidental Findings in Nuclear Imaging: Should Patient Consent Be Obtained Before Disclosure? Save
- Incidental Findings From Treatment Response Monitoring in Oncological Care: Ethical Reflections Save
- The Experts, the Virtuous and the Wounded. Who Should Take Part in an «Ideal Conversation»? Save
- Rethinking Explainability in AI for Diagnostic Imaging Save
- Philosophical Issues in Medical Imaging Save
- Health, Well-Being, and Quality of Life A Philosophical Analysis Save
- Conceptual Engineering of Medical Concepts Save