Italian-American philosopher of mathematics who has worked on mathematical explanation, abstraction principles in neo-logicism, and the history of 20th century logic.
Contributed to the analysis of mathematical explanation — what makes one proof more explanatory than another. Developed an account of abstraction principles (Hume's Principle and its extensions) in the philosophy of mathematics. History of 20th century logic.
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