PhD in Philosophy
The PhD programme in Philosophy at USI (PhDPhil), hosted by the Institute of Philosophy at USI-FTL from the academic year 2022-2023, accepts PhD students working on any of its four core areas, viz. metaphysics, philosophy of mind, logic, philosophy of physics. Potential PhD supervisors include internal and guest professors of the Institute. The PhDPhil does not include any mandatory coursework.
There are no call for applications or yearly deadlines for intake in the PhDPhil. As a rule, students are selected through specific call for applications related to departmental assistantships, SNSF research projects, or other external funds. To check if there are open positions, potential candidates are required to visit the Faculty’s page devoted to vacant positions
Current PhD students
Name and surname | Supervisor | Enrollment year | End of PhD | Contact | Read more | |
Andrea Salvador | Damiano Costa | 2024/2025 | ongoing | [email protected] | ||
Amir Šulić | Damiano Costa, Boas Erez | 2024/2025 | ongoing | [email protected] | ||
Andrea Lupo | Damiano Costa | 2023/2024 | ongoing | [email protected] | USI webpage | |
Léon Probst | Alessandro Giordani | 2022/2023 | ongoing | [email protected] | Personal website |
Joint Degree PhD students
Name and surname | Supervisor at USI | Enrollment year | End of PhD | Other University | Read more | |
Niccolò Covoni | Claudio Calosi | Spring 2024 | ongoing | Università di Urbino | Personal website | |
Visiting PhD students
Name and surname | Supervisor at USI | Visiting period | Home University | |
Emanuele Brambilla | Alessandro Giordani | Autumn 2023 | Università statale di Milano | |
Davide Costa | Carlo Lottieri | Spring 2024 | Università di Catanzaro | |
Yazan Freij | Damiano Costa | Spring 2024 | Università statale di Milano |