During the first 2 years:
The researcher has organized 2 seminars (with 14 invited speakers) on the study of plants in the early modern times.
The researcher hasco-organized a workshop on Andrea Cesalpino, a major figure in my research project.
The researcher has organized 3 panels at general conferences (2 panels at HSS 2021, and 1 panel at HSS 2022). The researcher has attended several conferences, and have been invited at several institutions, where the researcher has discussed my research (20 presentations between 2021 and 2022).
In the thrid year, The researcher has organized 2 workshops with other MSCA fellows (one on philosopher Leibniz, and one on experimentation), and one workshop with my supervisor (on philosopher John Locke).The researcher has organized a panel at Scientiae Conference (on Marcello Malpighi).The researcher has also organized a 2-day major conference (Plants&Philosophy).
The researcher has presented my research in 10 occasions (seminars, workshops or conferences).
In the first 2 years:
Besides having discussed my research projects with colleagues from Indiana University, Iowa State University, Princeton University, Houston University, Leiden University, Bucharest University, University of Roma Tre, Salento University, and University of Bologna,the researcher has published 3 articles in journals: one on citrus, one on the vitalistic interpretation of plant life, and one on the mechanization of life in Descartes. The researcher has also published one chapter on the animal-plant analogy and one chapter on the corpuscular-mechanical study of plants in a Dutch scholar.
In the third year, The researcher has edited 3 volumes, one with De Gruyter on plants and medicine; the second with Bloomsbury on Cesalpino; the third on Descartes, for Brepols.
The researcher has published a monograph on Descartes's naturalistic studies. And a monograph on plants and philosophy and science in the 17th century (out in March 2024).
The researcher has also published 2 articles: one on the ascent of sap in plants, and one on Nehemiah Grew's anatomy and philosophy of plants.
