Massimo Piattelli-Palmarini
Massimo Piattelli-Palmarini | |
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 Piattelli Palmarini during his keynote address, University of Verona, Inauguration of 2010 Academic Year. | |
| Born | 1942 (age 82) |
| Occupation(s) | Professor of Linguistics and Cognitive Science |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Employer | University of Arizona |
| Known for | Biolinguistics |
| Notable work | Inevitable Illusions: How Mistakes of Reason Rule our Minds • What Darwin Got Wrong |
Massimo Piattelli-Palmarini is an Italian scientist. He acquired a PhD in Physics at the University of Rome in 1968 and has established the biolinguistic field.[1]
Career
[edit]Piantelli-Palmarini has been a professor of Cognitive Science at the University of Arizona since 1999.[2] He was formerly the Principal Research Scientist at the Center for Cognitive Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1985 to 1993[3]
In 2010, Piattelli-Palmarini and Jerry Fodor published the book What Darwin Got Wrong.[4][5] The book, which argues that Darwinism is based on philosophical fallacies, was received negatively by multiple publications and biologists,[6][7] and received mixed reviews from The Guardian.[8] Mark Vernon of The Guardian named it the "Most Despised Science Book of the Year".[9]
Personal life
[edit]Piattelli-Palmarini is an atheist.[5] He sailed for many years along the coasts of Italy, Southern France, Eastern United States and the Caribbean.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Trois-Rivières, UQTR-Université du Québec à. "Massimo Piattelli-Palmarini - Première Conférence Internationale sur la Biolinguistique de l'UQTR (24-26 juin 2022) - UQTR". Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (in French). Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ^ "Massimo Piattelli-Palmarini | UA Profiles". profiles.arizona.edu. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ^ Trois-Rivières, UQTR-Université du Québec à. "Massimo Piattelli-Palmarini - Première Conférence Internationale sur la Biolinguistique de l'UQTR (24-26 juin 2022) - UQTR". Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (in French). Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ^ Fodor, Jerry; Piattelli-Palmarini, Massimo (2010-02-03). "Survival of the fittest theory: Darwinism's limits". New Scientist. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ^ a b Rogers, Thomas (2010-02-23). ""What Darwin Got Wrong": Taking down the father of evolution". Salon. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ^ Block, Ned; Kitcher, Philip (2010-03-01). "Misunderstanding Darwin". Boston Review.
- ^ Forbes, Peter (2010-01-29). "Did Charles Darwin get it wrong?". The Independent.
- ^ Midgley, Mary (2010-02-06). "What Darwin Got Wrong by Jerry Fodor and Massimo Piattelli Palmarini". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ^ Vernon, Mark (2013-01-04). "The Most Despised Science Book of 2012 is … worth reading". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ^ Piattelli-Palmarini, Massimo (2022), "The Language(s) of Sailing", Studies in Brain and Mind, Studies in Brain and Mind, Springer Science and Business Media B.V., pp. 65–72, retrieved 2024-12-04