I am an Assistant Professor in the School of Philosophy at Erasmus University Rotterdam. Before joining EUR, I was a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Applied Epistemology Project at UNC Chapel Hill. I received my PhD in philosophy from the University of California, Irvine in 2022.
My interests lie in epistemology, especially social, collective, and applied epistemology, social and political philosophy, and related issues in philosophy of mind and language. In my current research, I have been investigating some socially relevant beliefs which appear to be immune to revision in light of evidence. One such example, which was the topic of my dissertation, is belief in conspiracy theories. I have also been thinking about resistance to experts, echo chambers, and prejudice.
In 2027 I will start my new research project “Rethinking Stereotypes”, funded by an NWO Veni grant, on the epistemology of stereotypes.
You can find a list of my publications on Philpeople.
When I’m not doing philosophy, I like hanging out with these guys.
You can contact me at napolitano[at]esphil[dot]eur[dot]nl. I am also on Linkedin.