Edoardo Vaccargiu
Post doctorantInstitut des sciences de la communication et de la cognition Rue Pierre-à-Mazel 7 Bureau 204 Tél. + 41 32 718 16 87 |
I am a Post-Doctoral Researcher in Cognitive Science with a research background in the philosophy of language and mind. My research focuses on foundational questions in cognitive pragmatics, such as the place of pragmatic understanding within the cognitive architecture of the human mind, and the interface between pragmatics and other cognitive capacities, such as Theory of Mind and epistemic vigilance. I am primarily interested in the cognitive and social foundations of pragmatic abilities in early childhood, with a specific focus on cooperative and ostensive communication in the preverbal age.
Domains of research
- Cognitive pragmatics
- Philosophy of cognitive science
- Theories of human communication
- Developmental psychology
- Social cognition
Research Experience
September 2023 – Ongoing. Post-Doctoral Researcher (Cognitive Science Centre, University of Neuchâtel).
September 2021 – June 2022. Visiting Doctorate Researcher (Cognitive Science Centre, University of Neuchâtel).
October 2020 – October 2022. Teaching and Research Assistant (DAFIST, University of Genoa, Italy).
Education
2019 – 2023. Ph.D. in Philosophy, University of Genoa, Italy.
2015 – 2018. M.A. in Philosophy, University of Turin, Italy.
2011 – 2015. B.A. in Philosophy, University of Cagliari, Italy.
Research Grants
2021. Scholarship for visiting research stay at the University of Neuchâtel (Funded by Fonds des donations, Université de Neuchâtel). Research Project: Verbal communication and the cognitive architecture of the mind: Is comprehension a mental module? Project Advisor: Prof. Diana Mazzarella.
Publications
Mazzarella, D., Vaccargiu, E. (forthcoming). Communication: Inferring speaker intentions of perceiving the world? Insights from developmental research.
Mazzarella, D., Vaccargiu, E. (2022). Il rompicapo della fiducia infantile. Tra psicologia dello sviluppo e pragmatica della comunicazione. Sistemi Intelligenti, 2/2022, pp. 291-308, DOI: 10.1422/105041.
Vaccargiu, E. (2019). Asserzione, riasserzione e responsabilità discorsiva. Rivista Italiana di Filosofia del Linguaggio, 13(1), pp. 34-46, DOI: 10.4396/09201908.