The Team 

Principal Investigator

Stefano Bacin

Stefano Bacin is Professor of the History of Philosophy at the Università degli Studi di Milano.

Postdoctoral Research Fellows

Michael Walschots

Michael Walschots is Postdoctoral Fellow at the Università degli Studi di Milano.

Recent Publications and Presentations:

‘The Principle of Morality in Eighteenth-century German Philosophy.’ The Oxford Handbook of German Philosophy in the Eighteenth Century. Edited by C. W. Dyck, F. Beiser, and B. Look. Oxford University Press, 2026, pg. 355–385. https://doi.org/10.1093/9780198958864.003.0019

‘Duties to Oneself in Modern Moral Philosophy’. Canadian Philosophical Association Annual Meeting. Halifax, Canada. June 6–9, 2026.

‘Duties to Self, Others, and God in Wolff, Baumgarten, and Crusius’. Symposium: Early German Ethics. British Society of the History of Philosophy Annual Conference. King’s College London. Apr. 23–25, 2026.

Postdoctoral Fellows

Miriam Aiello

Miriam Aiello is Postdoctoral Fellow at the Università degli Studi di Milano.

Recent Publications and Presentations:

‘Leibniz on Natural Piety: Toward a Conceptual Reconstruction.’ Lexicon Philosophicum 14 79-86 (2026). https://doi.org/10.19283/lph2026.976

‘Leibniz on Empathy and Sensibility to Others’ Pleasure and Pain.’ Noctua 12 (3): 452-484 (2025). https://doi.org/10.14640/NoctuaXII13

Dávid Bartha

Dávid Bartha is Postdoctoral Fellow at the Università degli Studi di Milano.

Recent Publications and Presentations:

‘Animal Souls and Immortality: The Browne-Baxter Debate.’ Archiv für Geschichte der Philosophie. 2026. https://doi.org/10.1515/agph-2026-0028.

‘Animals in Heaven? Divine Justice, Immortality, and Animal Ethics in Eighteenth-Century British Thought.’ NYC Workshop in Early Modern Philosophy. Fordham University. May 30–31, 2026.

‘Animal Experience at the Crossroads of Early Modern Theology: Religiosity, Afterlife, and Divine Justice.’ Interdisciplinary Research Seminar in the Study of Religions. Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of Oxford. Mar. 10, 2026.