Politeia :: Carla Bagnoli

Carla Bagnoli
Ordinario di Filosofia Teoretica, Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia

Born 05 March 1966

PRESENT POSITION
2010- present Full Professor of Theoretical Philosophy, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia
2010-12 Affiliated Full Professor, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

ACADEMIC HISTORY
2008 Full Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
2005-09 Adjunct Professor “Rientro dei cervelli”, Università degli Studi di Siena
2004 Associate Professor with tenure, Department of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
1998-04 Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy University of Wisconsin
1997-98 University of Amsterdam, Post-Doctoral Fellow in Practical Philosophy
1996-97 Harvard University, Teaching Assistant
1995-97 Harvard University, The E. Safra Foundation of Ethics Center, Visiting Fellow
1994-96 Harvard University, Department of Philosophy, Visiting Fellow

EDUCATION
1992-96 Ph.D. in Philosophy, Università degli Studi di Milano (“Moral Dilemmas”)
1993-94 Harvard University, Department of Philosophy, Special Student
1991-92 Istituto Benincasa, MA Rational Choice Theory, (Prof. Robert Nozick)
1986-91 MA in Philosophy, Laurea Summa Cum Laude, Università degli Studi di Firenze (R.M. Hare: theory of practical reasoning)

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
Moral Epistemology, Meta-ethics, Action Theory, Philosophical Psychology, Theory of Practical Reasoning

AREAS OF COMPETENCE
Normative Ethics, Philosophy of Mind, Social and Political Philosophy

PUBLICATIONS
Books (authored)
Published:
1. Bagnoli C. L’autorità della morale (The Authority of Morality), Milano: Feltrinelli, 2007
2. Bagnoli C. Dilemmi morali (Moral Dilemmas), Analytic Philosophy Series, Genova: De Ferrari, 2006
3. Bagnoli C. I dilemmi morali e i limiti della teoria etica (Moral Dilemmas and the Limits of Ethical Theory), Milano: LED, 2000
Books committed and in progress:
4. Bagnoli C., Responsabilità, Raffaello Cortina Editore, expected 2013
Books (edited)
Committed and in progress:
1. Bagnoli C. (ed.) Constructivism in Ethics, Cambridge University Press, (T. Baldwin,W. Fitzpatrick, N. Hussain, S. Engstrom, M. Lebar, H. Richardson, A. Reath, N. Shah, Sensen, R. Stern), expected 2013
2. Bagnoli C. (ed.) Costruttivismo morale, Carocci, Roma, (M. Bocchiola, C.M. Korsgaard, O. O’Neill, M. Ronzoni, L. Valentini), expected 2012
Published:
3. Bagnoli C. (ed.) Morality and the Emotions, Oxford University Press, 2011
Journal Special Issues (edited)
1. Bagnoli C. (ed.) Robert Nozick, Croatian Journal of Philosophy, n. 3. 2004
2. Bagnoli C. and Usberti G. (eds.) Meaning, Justification, and Reasons, Topoi, 21-22, 2002
3. Baccarini E. and Bagnoli C. (eds.) John Rawls, Croatian Journal of Philosophy, n. 3, 2001
Articles (peer refereed journals)
1. “Morality as Practical Knowledge”, Analytic Philosophy, Vol. 53 No. 1 March 2012, pp. 60–69
2. “Self-Deception: a Constructivist Account”, in Perspectives on Self-Deception, P. Pedrini ed., HumanaMente, vol. 10, 2012
3. “Verità e autorità”, SpazioFilosofico, 4/2012, pp. 39-48
4. “Chimica e etica: responsabilità, reciprocità, rispetto”, La chimica e l’industria, Nov. 2011, pp. 90-95
5. “The Mafioso Case: Autonomy and Self-Respect”, Ethical Theory and Moral Practice, 2009 12/5, pp. 477- 493
6. “Responsibility for Action”, Paradigmi, 27/1, 2010, pp. 75-86
7. “The Appeal of Kantian Intuitionism”, European Journal of Philosophy, 17/1, 2009, pp. 152-158
8. “The Authority of Reflection”, Theoria, 58, 2007, pp. 43-52
9. “Respect and Membership in the Moral Community”, Ethical Theory and Moral Practice, 2007 10/2, pp. 113-128
10. “Breaking Ties”, Dialectica, 60, 2006, pp. 1-14
11. “Deliberare, confrontare, misurare”, Ragion Pratica, 26, 2006, pp. 65-80
12. “Humanitarian Intervention as a Perfect Duty. A Kantian Argument”, Nomos, 47, 2005, pp. 117-148
13. “La mente morale”, Iride, 40, 2004, pp. 47-64
14. “Respect and Loving Attention”, Canadian Journal of Philosophy, 33, 2003, pp. 483-516
15. “Moral Constructivism: A Phenomenological Argument”, Topoi, 21, 2002, pp. 125-138
16. “Rawls and the Objectivity of Practical Reason”, Croatian Journal of Philosophy, 3, 2001
17. “Value in the Guise of Regret”, Philosophical Explorations, 3, 2000, pp. 165-187
18. “Realismo procedurale”, Notizie di Politeia, 57, 2000, pp. 45-59
19. “Dilemmi morali e integrità”, Iride, 27, 1999, pp. 291-310
20. “Una prospettiva kantiana sugli obblighi speciali”, Filosofia e Questioni Pubbliche, 4, 1998, pp. 75-95
21. “Ragioni imparziali. La teoria del ragionamento pratico di Hare dal relativismo all’utilitarismo”, Annali del Dipartimento di Filosofia di Firenze, 8, 1992, pp. 86-133
Articles in Collective Volumes (peer refereed)
Forthcoming:
22. “Authority as a Meta-ethical Question”, in Constructivism in Ethics, Bagnoli ed., Cambridge University Press, in draft
23. “Respect and Obligation. The Scope of Kant’s Constructivism”, in the Proceedings of the XI International Congress of the Kantian Society, S. Bacin, A. Ferrarin, C. La Rocca, and M. Ruffing eds., De Gruyter, forthcoming 2012
Published:
24. “Moral Perception and Knowledge by Principles”, in New Intuitionism, J. Hernandez ed., Continuum, 2011, pp. 84-105
25. “Reason and Ethics”, in Reason and Reasons, C. Amoretti & N. Vassallo eds., Frankfurt: Ontos-Verlag, 2012, pp. 139-156
26. “Riflessività e principi morali”, in Indagine sulla natura umana. Itinerari della filosofia contemporanea, M. Galletti & S. Vida, Carocci, Roma, 2011, pp. 103-125
27. “Emotions and the Categorical Authority of Moral Reasons”, in Morality and the Emotions, ed. by C. Bagnoli, Oxford University Press, 2011, pp. 62-81
28. “Introduction”, in Morality and the Emotions, C. Bagnoli ed., Oxford University Press, 2011, pp. 1-36
29. “The Exploration of Moral Life”, in Iris Murdoch, Philosopher, J. Broackes ed., Oxford University Press, 2011, pp. 193-221
30. “Practical Necessity: the Subjective Experience”, Value and Ontology, ed. by B. Centi & W. Huemer, Frankfurt: Ontos-Verlag, 2009, pp. 23-43
31. “Rispetto, reciprocità e eguaglianza democratica”, Il rispetto eguale, I. Carter, E. Galeotti, V. Ottonelli eds., Mondadori, Milano, 2008, pp. 79-100
32. “Constructivismo kantiano” in Oggettività in etica, G. Bongiovanni ed., Mondadori, Milano, 2007, pp. 257-276
33. “Iris Murdoch”, in Oggettività in etica, G. Bongiovanni ed., Mondadori, Milano, 2007, 114-130
34. “Phenomenology of the Aftermath. Ethical Theory and the Intelligibility of Moral Experience”, S. Tenenbaum ed., New Trends in Moral Psychology, Rodopi, Amsterdam, 2007, pp. 183-221
Encyclopedia entries (peer refereed)
1. “Constructivism in Meta-ethics”, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Winter 2011 Archive, pp. 1-51
2. “Moral Dilemmas”, Wiley-Blackwell International Encyclopedia of Ethics, ed. by H. LaFollette, Blackwell, n. 107.
Critical Reviews (selected)
1. “Review of Stephen Engstrom The Form of Practical Knowledge”, European Journal of Philosophy, 1: (2012)
2. “The Claims of Reason: Engstrom’s account of practical knowledge”, Iris, 3/2011, pp. 197-203
3. “Review of Mordacci” http://moraliaontheweb.com/2011/10/20/carla-bagnoli-e-mario-de-caro-su-“elogio-dell’immoralista”-di-roberto-mordacci/
4. “Review of Charles Larmore The Autonomy of Morality”, The Philosophical Review, 118/4 (2009), pp. 536-540
5. “Review of Christine M. Korsgaard The Constitution of Agency”, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, http://ndpr.nd.edu/review, 06/2009
6. “Review of Roberto Mordacci Personal Reasons” Epistemologia, 2009, 32, 330-336
7. “Review of V. Held The Ethics of Care”, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, http://ndpr.nd.edu/review, 6-2006
8. “Rawls versus Habermas”, Filosofia e Questioni Pubbliche, 1, 1995, pp. 122-130
9. “Cause e ragioni”, Iride, 9, 1993, pp. 213-215
10. “Stocker: Plural and Conflicting Values”, Studi Critici, 2, 1992, pp. 212-213
11. “Commento su Nagel’s Equality and Impartiality”, Notizie di Politeia, 26, 1992, pp. 45-49
12. “Bibliografia annotata sul dilemma morale e la supererogazione”, Notizie di Politeia, 28, 1992, pp. 29-42
13. “Bibliografia annotata su R.M. Hare, Notizie di Politeia, 26, 1992, pp. 19-37
14. “L’arcangelo utilitarista”, Notizie di Politeia, 26, 1992, pp. 23-26

REFEREED CONFERENCE PAPERS (selected)
1. Obligation and Respect: the Scope of Kantian Constructivism, International Kant Congress, Pisa, 5/2010
2. Williams’ Objection of Misrepresentation, Third Annual Conference of the Northwestern University Society of Ethics and Political Philosophy, 4/23/09
3. The Paradox of Inner Judgment, VI European Congress of Analytic Philosophy, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, 08/23/08
4. Practical Reflection and Agential Authority, British Society for Ethical Theory, Edinburgh, 7/24/08
5. Respect as Other-directed Emotion, Conference on Emotions and Intentionality, University of Prague, 04/17-18/08
6. Reflective Mobsters, Autonomy and Self-Respect, Conference of Ethical Theory and Moral Practice, Institut Blaise Pascal, Amsterdam, 3/19/08
7. The Authority of Reflection, XVI International Conference of Philosophy and Cognitive Science, University of Valencia, 3/27/06
8. The Dialogical Nature of Moral Judgments, International Conference on Practical Reason, University of Helsinki, 13-14/12/05
9. Moral Emotions and the Second-personal Nature of Moral Norms, International Conference on Emotions, Université Neuchatel-Berne, 10/27/05
10. Moral Agency, and the Second-Person Stance, V European Congress of Analytic Philosophy, University of Lisbon 8/27/05
11. Kantian Constructivism, International Conference of the Italian Society of Analytic Philosophy, Genova, 9/23/04
12. Conflicts of the Will and Activities of the Self, Conference on Value, Rational Choice and the Will, UW-SP, 4/3/04
13. Moral Perplexity, Central Division, Cleveland, 04/25/03
14. Vision and Insight: The Intuitionist View of the Normative Question, Pacific Division, San Francisco, 04/20/01
15. The Paradox of Moral Perfection, Central Division, Minneapolis, 05/04/01
16. Kant on Respect and Perfection, Central Division, Chicago, 04/20/00
17. Moral Sentiments and Perfection, U.K. Kantian Society, University of Reading, 09/18/99
18. Deliberative Coherence, English-Dutch Conference on Ethical Theory, Erasmus University of Rotterdam, 09/03/98
19. Utilitarianism, Dilemmas and Integrity, International Society for Utilitarian Studies, New Orleans, 23/03/97

INVITED LECTURES (selected)
20. Moral Concepts, Moral Philosophy Seminar, Oxford University, 10/15/2012
21. Reasons of Transparency, University of Urbino, 12/7/11
22. Self-Deception as Alienation, New School, New York, 10/06/11
23. The Case for Kantian Constructivism, Notre Dame, Department of Philosophy, 02/22/11
24. The Paradox of Autonomy, New School, New York, 02/10/11
25. Morality as Practical Knowledge (Engstrom-Author Meets Critics Session). Pacific Division, San Diego, 04/20/11
26. The Paradox of Inner Judgment, University of Montreal, 12/05/08, University of Milan 01/26/09
27. Practical Reflection, University of Berne, 05/08/08, University of Nijmegen 03/18/08
28. The Role of Respect in Kantian Constructivism, Società Italiana di Filosofia, Milano, 02/06/08
29. Moral Emotions, Audi Memorial Lecture in Ethics, Colgate University, 07/11/2007
30. Practical Reflection, Colgate University, 10/07
31. Breakdown of the Will, Erasmus Universiteit van Rotterdam, 11/24/05
32. The Moral Mind, The Netherlands School of Research in Ethics, 11/24/05
33. Of Two Minds, University of Illinois-Chicago, 4/5/04
34. Morality and Normativity, University of St. Andrews, 09/23/99
35. Moral Normativity and Internal Sanctions, University of Stirling, 09/22/99
36. Response-Dependence and Value-Objectivity, University of Utrecht, 12/16/97
37. Queerness as a Plea for Autonomy, University of Amsterdam, 12/4/97
38. The Path Not Chosen, Harvard University, “Nth Year Seminar Series”, 12/02/96

SYMPOSIA AND WORKSHOPS (selected)
37. Why Recognition must be Mutual, Symposium on Recognition, Australian Research Council, Parma 09/12/2012
38. Truth and Knowledge in the Moral Domain, The European Epistemology Network, Cogito Research Center, Bologna, 28-30 June 2012
39. The Argument of Mutual Methodological Constraint in Neuroethics, IV International Conference of Neuroethics, Padova, 05/10 2012
40. Moral Experience and Discursive Cognition, Workshop on Experience, Università di Firenze, 05/24/2012
41. Blame, Responsibility and Respect, Workshop on Responsibility, with De Caro, Kelly, and Pereboom, Università Roma Tre, 02/21/12
42. Rational Requirements and the Thesis of Conservativeness of Logic, symposium paper, APA, Pacific Division, Seattle, 4/2012
43. Autonomy as Co-legislation, American Society of German Idealism, book symposium paper, Seattle, 4/4 2012
44. Freedom as Responsibility, Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, 10/18/2011
45. Doxastic vs. Practical Activity, North American Kantian Society Conference, Bi-Annual Conference, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 6/2011
46. Bipolar Obligations and Respect, Workshop on Respect, San Raffaele Milano, 5/10 2011
47. Reflexivity and Human Nature, Workshop on Ethics and Human Nature, Firenze, 4/14 2011
48. Responsabilità, reciprocità, rispetto, La Cultura della Responsabilità: Etica, Chimica e Ambiente, Modena, 30/4/2011
49. Constructivism, Agreement and Convergence, Workshop on Relativism and Disagreement, COGITO, Bologna, 5/2011
50. The Misrepresentation of Moral Experience, V COGITO Day, 1/26/2011Bologna
51. The Case against Kantian Constructivism, Comment, Pacific Division, San Francisco 04/10
52. The Status of Others, Comment, Central Division, Chicago, 2/18/10
53. Kantian Constructivism Revisited, Arts and Humanities Research Council, Workshop on Constructivism, Sheffield, UK, 06/20/09
54. The Powers of Reflection, Brackenridge Philosophy Symposium on Robert Audi, University of Texas at San Antonio, 02/06/09
55. Respect and Mutual Recognition, International Workshop on Equal Respect, University of Pavia, 06/15/07
56. The Narrative Mode of Practical Reflection, Workshop on practical reason, University of York, UK, 05/19/07
57. Moral Authority, Meeting of the Spanish and Italian Society of Analytic Philosophy, Rome, 5/31/2007
58. Normative Resonance, Keynote Address in Ethics, VII Conference of the Italian Society of Analytic Philosophy, Milan, 9/30/06
59. The Authority of Moral Judgments, Workshop on Practical Reason, University of Wien, 06/10/06
60. Structural Irrationality and Disagreement, University of Valencia, Latin Society of Analytic Philosophy, 6/9/11-05
61. Indeterminacy and Ethical Theory, Symposium on Peter Railton, University of Rome, 6/18/04
62. Respect and Welfare, Symposium on Stephen Darwall, University of Rome, 6/18/03
63. Fragile Democracy, Center for 21 Century Studies, UWM, Seminar on War, 4/17/03
64. Moral Perplexity, Institute for Research in the Humanities, UW-Madison, 1/26/03, Marquette University, 11/8/02
65. The Bounds of Choice: Comment to Richard Moran, Conference on Iris Murdoch, Brown University, 04/20/01
66. Three Myths about Moral Theory, Symposium in honor of Amélie Rorty, Eastern Division, Atlanta, 12/28/01
67. The Myth of the Given Ends, Central Division, New Orleans, 05/05/99
68. A Note on Deliberation, Symposium on Simon Blackburn’s Ruling Passions, University of Rome, 05/26/99

HONORS AND FELLOWSHIPS
Research Award
1. UWM Research Award, project on Kantian Constructivism, Summer 2010
2. UWM Foundation-Graduate School Research Award, Fall 2002
Fellowships
1. Research fellowship, Ministry of Scientific Research of Italy, nominated by the University of Siena, project on ethical objectivity, 2005-09
2. Institute for Research in the Humanities, UW-Madison, UW-System Fellowship, 2002-03
3. Center for 21st Century Studies, UWM, project on war, 2002-03 (declined),
4. Center for 20th Century Studies, UWM, project on emotions, 2000-01, project on ethical naturalism, 1999-00
5. Hoover Chair in Economics and Social Ethics, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium, 1997-98 (declined)
6. Harvard University, The Edmund Safra Ethics Foundation, Graduate Fellow, 1995-97
7. Erasmus Fellowship, European Community, London, Senior thesis completion fellowship, 1989-90
Grants
8. Travel Grant, Arts & Humanities UWM, (for the Kantian congress in Pisa) Spring 2010
9. UWM Grant to develop on line course 332, Summer 2009
10. PAR Minister of Scientific Research of Italy, joint grant, University of Siena, 2008-2009
11. PRIN, Minister of Scientific Research of Italy, joint grant, University of Siena, 2006-2007, 2003-2004, 2002-2003
12. FAGDP, UWM grant to fund research at UW-Madison 2002-03
13. Faculty Travel Award, Fall 2002
14. MURST-CNR (National Research Council of Italy), joint research grant, Universities of Venice and Siena, 2001-02
15. Grant for publishing Moral dilemmas and the limits of ethical theory, University of Milan, 2000
16. Grant for publishing Modi dell’oggettività (ed. by G. Usberti, Bompiani, 2000), joint grant for authors, University of Padua
17. Conference Grant, Mind Association and British Academy, joint grant for paper contributors, Conference of the UK Kantian Society, 1999
18. Conference Grant, University of Siena, for organizing the Conference on “Justification and Meaning”, joint grant, 2000
19. Conference Grant, CNR (National Research Council of Italy), and University of Pavia, joint grant to support the Workshop on meta-ethics, 2000
20. Travel Faculty Award, International Programs, UWM, 1999-00
21. Travel Grant, Arts & Humanities, UWM, 1999-00

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Associate Investigator Epistemology Cogito Research Center (Bologna) http://cogito.lagado.org/node/45
Scientific organization of international conferences and workshops
• Workshop of The European Epistemology Network, Cogito Research Center, Bologna, 28-30 June 2012
• Workshop on Emotions and Responsibility, 4/6/2012
• Workshop on Perception and Moral Perception, Cogito Research Center, Bologna, 3/15/2012.
• Seminar in Moral Epistemology and Practical Reasoning, University of Florence, Spring 2009- 2011.
• Workshop (3 series) Moral Agency, Deliberative Awareness, and Conscious Control & Special Issue of Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences, Erasmus University of Rotterdam, the Netherlands & Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany, Recommending committee, 2009-2012
• On Line Workshop on Moral Epistemology, since 2008, www.epistemologica.it/
• Workshop with and about Richard Moran, University of Siena, 06/2007
• International Workshop on Autonomy, Reflexivity, and Self-Consciousness, University of Siena, 04/14-16/2007
• International Workshop on Practical Reason and Motivation, University of Siena, 12/16-17/2005
• Permanent workshop on Meta-ethics, co-founder, scientific committee member in 2000, 2001, 2003
• Faculty Workshop, Department of Philosophy, UWM, 2001-02, 2003-04
• International Conference on Justification and Meaning, University of Siena, 6/15-18/00
American Philosophical Association: Program committee member, Central Division 2009; Nominee as Member at Large, 2010.
Editor in chief: European Journal of Analytic Philosophy (founding member, 2005-2009)
Executive Editorial Board: Philosophical Inquiries (founding member 2012), Topoi (2011), Moralia on the web (2009, http://moraliaontheweb.com/colophon/),
Editorial Board: European Journal of Analytic Philosophy (2005), www.rifanalitica.it (since foundation 2010), Iris (since foundation 2009), On Line Dictionary of Philosophy (since foundation 2003), Notizie di Politeia (since 2001), Croatian Journal of Philosophy (since 2000), Filosofia e questioni pubbliche (1999-2004), Recensioni filosofiche (since 2005)
Referee for Journals and Encyclopedia: Kantian Review (2011), Ethics (2010), Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (2010), European Journal of Philosophy (2010), Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (2008); Canadian Journal of Philosophy (2011, 2008, 2007); The Journal of Value Inquiry (2007, 2011); Synthese, (2006); Philosophical Quarterly (2005, 2002); Ethical Theory and Moral Practice (2012, 2009, 2005, 2003); Hume Studies (2008, 2006, 2002); Dianoia (2009); Dialectica (2009).
Referee for Presses: Oxford University Press, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012; Routledge: 2010, 2008, 2006; Lexington Books- Rowman & Littlefield Publishing 2002; Kluwer Publishers 2000.
Peer Evaluator: Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (2003, 2007).
External Referee for Tenure Review: University of Virginia (2010-11), University of Texas (2011-12)
Expert Referee Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR), Comité d’évaluation du programme Blanc SHS 3 2012, Francia.
University Research Grant Evaluator: University of Milan (2011).

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
• American Philosophical Association
• European Society of Analytic Philosophy
• Società Italiana di Filosofia Analitica
• British Society for Ethical Theory
• Cogito Research Center, Associate Investigator

TRANSLATIONS
1. C. Bagnoli/C.Z. Elgin, “The Fusion of Fact and Value”. Translation into Italian “La fusione di fatti e valori”, Iride, 19, 2007, pp. 773-791.
2. C. Bagnoli/ C.M. Korsgaard, “Constructivism and Realism in XX century Moral Philosophy” (2003). Translation into Italian “Construttivismo e realismo nella filosofia morale del XX secolo”, in C. Bagnoli (ed.) Costruttivismo in etica, Carocci, Roma, chapter 1, forthcoming.
3. C. Bagnoli-M. Bocchiola/O. O’Neill, “Constructivism in Ethics” (1988). Translation into Italian “Construttivismo in etica” in C. Bagnoli (ed.) Costruttivismo in etica, Carocci, Roma, chapter 2, forthcoming.
4. C. Bagnoli-L. Ferrero/Ronald Dworkin, “Hate and Pornography”. translation into Italian “Pornografia e odio”, Filosofia e questioni pubbliche, 1996, pp. 39-53
5. C. Bagnoli/Ronald Dworkin, Life’s Dominion, translation into Italian by C. Bagnoli, Il dominio della vita, Edizioni Comunità, Milano, 1994, 353 pp.