Pica, Francesco

Francesco Pica
College: St. Augustine's Seminary
Degrees: PhD (Toronto)
Email: francesco.pica@mail.utoronto.ca
Phone: 416-261-7207
Personal Website: https://francescopica.com/
Teaching Category:
Contractual Limited Term Appointment
Appointment Status:
Basic Degree
Research Interests:
Systematic / Philosophical / Contextual Theology
History / Historiography / Methodology

Bio

Since my graduate studies in Italy, I have been associated with a research centre specializing in the critical edition of the works of the Franciscan thinker John Duns Scotus (d. 1308). Upon completion of my first doctoral degree and a post-graduate master in medieval studies in Italy, I came to Canada to pursue further studies in medieval philosophy at the Centre for Medieval Studies (University of Toronto) and in the Collaborative Specialization in Ancient and Medieval Philosophy. I joined the formation faculty at St. Augustine’s in 2017.

  • Specializations

    • Medieval philosophy, with a focus on late medieval controversies concerning human cognition and the relationship between cognition and human freedom.
    • Medieval theological discussions concerning the relationship between faith and reason.
    • Latin textual criticism.
    • Contemporary applied ethics, especially biomedical ethics.

  • Publications

    For information on my publications, see my website, https://francescopica.com/