Background
Maurice Finocchiaro was born on June 13, 1942, in Floridia, Italy, to Biagio (an unskilled laborer) and Jane (a housemaker) Finocchiaro. He immigrated to the United States in 1957 and became a naturalized U.S. citizen.
77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
Finocchiaro received a bachelor's degree after graduation from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1964.
Campanile Way, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
Finocchiaro received a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1969.
(In one of the first works on the subject, Maurice A. Fino...)
In one of the first works on the subject, Maurice A. Finocchiaro examines the history-of-science methodology according to the concept of explanation.
https://www.amazon.com/History-Science-Explanation-Maurice-Finocchiaro/dp/0814314805/?tag=2022091-20
1973
(This is an interpretative and evaluative study of the tho...)
This is an interpretative and evaluative study of the thought of Antonio Gramsci, the founding father of the Italian Communist Party who died in 1937 after ten years of imprisonment in Fascist jails.
https://www.amazon.com/Gramsci-History-Dialectical-Thought-Finocchiaro/dp/052136096X/?tag=2022091-20
1973
(Following an approach that is empirical but not psycholog...)
Following an approach that is empirical but not psychological, and dialectical but not dialogical, Maurice Finocchiaro defines concepts such as reasoning, argument, argument analysis, critical reasoning, methodological reflection, judgment, critical thinking, and informal logic. Including extended critiques of the views of many contemporary scholars, he also integrates into the discussion Arnauld's Port-Royal Logic, Gramsci's theory of intellectuals, and case studies from the history of science, particularly the work of Galileo, Newton, Huygens, and Lavoisier.
https://www.amazon.com/Arguments-about-Maurice-Finocchiaro/dp/0521618533/?tag=2022091-20
1973
(The work of Galileo has long been important not only as a...)
The work of Galileo has long been important not only as a foundation of modern physics but also as a model - and perhaps the paradigmatic model - of the scientific method, and therefore as a leading example of scientific rationality. However, as we know, the matter is not so simple.
https://www.amazon.com/Galileo-Art-Reasoning-Rhetorical-Foundation/dp/9027710953/?tag=2022091-20
1980
(Galileo's 1632 book, Dialogue on the Two Chief World Syst...)
Galileo's 1632 book, Dialogue on the Two Chief World Systems, Ptolemaic and Copernican, comes alive for twentieth-century readers thanks to Maurice Finocchiaro's brilliant new translation and presentation.
https://www.amazon.com/Galileo-World-Systems-Abridged-Translation/dp/0520206460/?tag=2022091-20
1997
(Two Italian writers, Gaetano Mosca, and Antonio Gramsci, ...)
Two Italian writers, Gaetano Mosca, and Antonio Gramsci, have been very influential in twentieth-century political thought, the first cast as a thoroughgoing conservative, the second as the model of a humanistic Marxist.
https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Right-Left-Democratic-Literature/dp/0300075359/?tag=2022091-20
1999
(In 1633, at the end of one of the most famous trials in h...)
In 1633, at the end of one of the most famous trials in history, the Inquisition condemned Galileo for contending that the Earth moves and that the Bible is not a scientific authority.
https://www.amazon.com/Retrying-Galileo-1633-1992-Maurice-Finocchiaro/dp/0520253876/?tag=2022091-20
2005
(Finocchiaro's new and revised translations have done what...)
Finocchiaro's new and revised translations have done what the Inquisition could not: they have captured an exceptional range of Galileo's career while also letting him speak - in clear English.
https://www.amazon.com/Essential-Galileo-Hackett-Classics/dp/0872209377/?tag=2022091-20
2008
(Although recent works on Galileo’s trial have reached new...)
Although recent works on Galileo’s trial have reached new heights of erudition, documentation, and sophistication, they often exhibit inflated complexities, neglect 400 years of historiography, or make little effort to learn from Galileo.
https://www.amazon.com/Defending-Copernicus-Galileo-Reasoning-Philosophy/dp/9048132002/?tag=2022091-20
2010
(The publication in 1632 of Galileo’s Dialogue on the Two ...)
The publication in 1632 of Galileo’s Dialogue on the Two Chief World Systems, Ptolemaic and Copernican marked a crucial moment in the ‘scientific revolution’ and helped Galileo become the ‘father of modern science’.
https://www.amazon.com/Routledge-Guidebook-Galileos-Dialogue-Guides/dp/041550368X/?tag=2022091-20
2013
(Meta-arguments are arguments about one or more arguments ...)
Meta-arguments are arguments about one or more arguments or argumentation in general. They contrast to ground-level arguments, which are about natural phenomena, historical events, human actions, abstract entities, etc.
https://www.amazon.com/Meta-Argumentation-Approach-Argumentation-Theory-Studies/dp/184890097X/?tag=2022091-20
2013
(In 1633, the Roman Inquisition condemned Galileo as a sus...)
In 1633, the Roman Inquisition condemned Galileo as a suspected heretic for defending Copernicus's hypothesis of the earth's motion and denying the scientific authority of Scripture.
https://www.amazon.com/Trial-Galileo-Essential-Documents-Classics/dp/1624661327/?tag=2022091-20
2014
(In 1633, the Roman Inquisition condemned Galileo as a sus...)
In 1633, the Roman Inquisition condemned Galileo as a suspected heretic for defending the astronomical theory that the earth moves and implicitly assuming the theological principle that Scripture is not a scientific authority.
https://www.amazon.com/trial-reason-Science-Religion-Culture/dp/0198797923/?tag=2022091-20
2019
Maurice Finocchiaro was born on June 13, 1942, in Floridia, Italy, to Biagio (an unskilled laborer) and Jane (a housemaker) Finocchiaro. He immigrated to the United States in 1957 and became a naturalized U.S. citizen.
Finocchiaro received a bachelor's degree after graduation from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1964. Finocchiaro received a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1969.
Maurice A. Finocchiaro is a distinguished emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Finocchiaro has published fourteen books and hundreds of articles on history and philosophy of science, logic and argumentation theory, Gramsci, and Galileo, including Galileo and the Art of Reasoning (1980), The Galileo Affair: A Documentary History (1989), Retrying Galileo, 1633-1992 (2005), Defending Copernicus and Galileo (2010), and The Routledge Guidebook to Galileo’s Dialogue (2014).
Finocchiaro writes widely about the history and philosophy of science, logical theory and critical thinking, and the history of modern political theory. He has contributed articles, essays, and book reviews to such publications as Argumentation and Philosophy and Rhetoric. He is also the author of several critically acclaimed books, including Retrying Galileo, 1633-1992, which explores the cultural myths surrounding Galileo Galilei, the seventeenth-century Italian philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician.
In Beyond Right and Left: Democratic Elitism in Mosca and Gramsci, Finocchiaro investigates the links between Italian jurist and political theorist Gaetano Mosca, a thoroughgoing conservative, and Marxist Antonio Gramsci, the founder of the Italian Communist Party.
In Arguments about Arguments: Systematic, Critical, and Historical Essays in Logical Theory, Finocchiaro collects twenty-three essays that appeared in journals, anthologies, and conference proceedings over the course of three decades. The author defines such concepts as argument analysis, judgment, and methodological reflection examines the role of critical thinking in science and offers case studies from Isaac Newton, Christiaan Huygens, and other scientists.
Finocchiaro has produced a number of highly regarded works about Galileo. In Galileo and the Art of Reasoning: Rhetorical Foundations of Logic and Scientific Method, the author examines Galileo’s methods of scientific inquiry.
In Retrying Galileo, 1633-1992, Finocchiaro surveys the aftermath of the “Galileo Affair,” the trial and condemnation of Galileo by the Roman Catholic Church in 1633.
Finocchiaro's writings have been translated into Italian, German, Russian, Japanese, Spanish, Polish, and Korean.
(Following an approach that is empirical but not psycholog...)
1973(Although recent works on Galileo’s trial have reached new...)
2010(The work of Galileo has long been important not only as a...)
1980(In 1633, the Roman Inquisition condemned Galileo as a sus...)
2019(Two Italian writers, Gaetano Mosca, and Antonio Gramsci, ...)
1999(The publication in 1632 of Galileo’s Dialogue on the Two ...)
2013(Galileo's 1632 book, Dialogue on the Two Chief World Syst...)
1997(This is an interpretative and evaluative study of the tho...)
1973(Finocchiaro's new and revised translations have done what...)
2008(In 1633, at the end of one of the most famous trials in h...)
2005(In 1633, the Roman Inquisition condemned Galileo as a sus...)
2014(Meta-arguments are arguments about one or more arguments ...)
2013(In one of the first works on the subject, Maurice A. Fino...)
1973Finocchiaro is married to Ramona K. Thomasson since 1966.