b. 1954
Francesco Orilia is an Italian contemporary philosopher specializing in analytic metaphysics, philosophy of language, and ontology. He is known for his work on predication, relations, and Bradley's regress, particularly through his fact-infinitism approach. He has held a professorship at the University of Macerata.
Developed a fact-infinitist response to Bradley's regress
Authored 'Singular Reference: A Descriptivist Perspective' (2010)
Contributed to debates on the ontology of predication and relations
Edited works on temporal and modal metaphysics
Long-standing professor of philosophy of language at the University of Macerata
Lowe's solution to Bradley's regress merely replaces one equally thorny problem with another