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Gabriele Contessa is an Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Carleton University. He holds a Laurea degree from Università di Roma "La Sapienza," a Master of Science from the London School of Economics, and a Ph.D. from the same institution. His main areas of research include Social Epistemology, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Economics, and Political Philosophy. Contessa has published extensively on topics such as science denial and its implications for epistemic trust within liberal democracies. His recent book, "Science Denial: Post-Truth Post-Trust?" published by Cambridge University Press in 2025, aims to clarify the conceptual landscape around science denial and critiques the popular post-truth narrative. He has also explored epistemic representation in his dissertation, reflecting on how scientific models represent systems in the world. Additionally, he is known for defending the structural accounts of representation and their relevance to scientific inquiry.
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