Person

Maurice A Finocchiaro

Philosopher-historian compiling documentary history of the Galileo affair.

Why this matters

Finocchiaro lets primary texts adjudicate who misread whom.

book

Finocchiaro, Maurice A. *The Galileo Affair: A Documentary History*. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1989.

Book

How Communication and Moral Judgment Shape Leadership at Scale

An examination of what happens when signals of confidence are mistaken for legitimacy, and how that confusion distorts trust and decision-making.