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Education

Dr Mameli obtained a Laurea in Filosofia (Cum Laude) from the University of Bologna in 1997 (supervisor: Umberto Eco). He was awarded an MPhil in Philosophy (1999) and a PhD in Philosophy (2002) from the University of London (supervisor: David Papineau).

Previous appointments

Dr Mameli was Jacobsen Fellow in Philosophy at the London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method (2001-2003). He was Research Fellow in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at King's College Cambridge (2003-2007).

Current appointment

Dr Mameli joined the Department of Philosophy at King's College London in 2007. At King's, he is also the Chair of the MSc in the Philosophy of Mental Disorder and a member of the Psychiatry, Nursing and Midwifery Research Ethics Committee.

Learned societies

Dr Mameli is an elected member of the Council of the Royal Institute of Philosophy.

Editorial boards

Dr Mameli is a member of the Editorial Board of the academic journal Topoi.

• Philosophy of Science (especially: Philosophy of Biology, Philosophy of Psychology, Philosophy of Psychiatry)
• Bioethics, Neuroethics, Ethics of Science and Technology

Dr Mameli's research interests are primarily in the philosophy of science (in particular, philosophy of biology, biomedicine, psychiatry, and cognitive science) and philosophical ethics (in particular, bioethics and medical ethics).

He collaborates with the European School of Molecular Medicine and the IFOM-IEO Biomedical Research Centre in Milan.

For details of his publications and other research activity, please see his research gateway profile.

• Lisa Bortolotti, Matteo Mameli (2012)  'Self-Deception, Delusion and the Boundaries of Folk Psychology' Humana.Mente Journal of Philosophical Studies, 20, pp. 203-221.
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• Silvia Camporesi, Matteo Mameli (2012)  'The Context of Clinical Research and Its Ethical Relevance: The COMPAS Trial as a Case Study' American Journal of Bioethics, 12 (1), pp. 39-40. [Article in print Journal]
• Matteo Mameli, Patrick Bateson (2011)  'An Evaluation of the Concept of Innateness' Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 366 (1563), pp. 436-443. [Article in print Journal]
• Tommaso Bruni, Matteo Mameli, Gabriella Pravettoni, Giovanni Boniolo (2011)  'Cystic Fibrosis Carrier Screening in Veneto (Italy) - An Ethical Analysis' Medicine Health Care And Philosophy [Article in print Journal]
• Matthew R Broome, Lisa Bortolotti, Matteo Mameli (2010)  'Moral Responsibility and Mental Illness: A Case Study' Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics, 19 (2), pp. 179-187. [Article in print Journal]
• Matthew R Broome, Lisa Bortolotti, Matteo Mameli (2010)  'Moral Responsibility and Mental Illness: A Case Study' Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics, 19 (2), pp. 179-187. [Article in print Journal]
• Matteo Mameli (2008) 'Innato o Acquisito?', in Filosofia e Scienze della Vita pp. 321-339 [Chapter]

Dr Mameli currently teaches on the following courses

Undergraduate modules:

• 6AANA024 Philosophy of Psychology
• 6AANB027 Ethics of Science & Technology / Science, Ethics & Society: Philosophical Issues

Postgraduate modules:

• 7AAN2013 Ethics of Science & Technology
• 7AAN2067 Philosophy of Psychology II
• 7AAN3021 Philosophy of Psychology (for MSc in Philosophy of Mental Disorder) (convenor)

Dr Mameli also supervises BA and MA dissertations, and a number of MPhilSt and PhD research students.

Dr Mameli currently supervises a number of MPhilSt and PhD research students; for details, please see his research gateway profile.

He welcomes enquiries from prospective students seeking supervision in areas connected to his research interests.

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