Yup, a Master. In philosphy, it required an "experimental" thesis, that is an original work, but not of the quality required for a PhD. In Italy, one is called "Dottore" with that degree. Indeed, it used to be the highest degree until 1986, if I remember correctly the year.
On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 2:31 PM, Mattia Rizzi <mattia.ri...@gmail.com>wrote: > It's a Master degree. > I'm italian. > > -----Messaggio originale----- From: Berke Durak Sent: Monday, November 21, > 2011 2:22 PM To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [Vo]:So Rossi has a > real Ph.D. obtained in 1975 > I'm being told that "Dottore Magistrale in Filosofia" is the > equivalent to a master's degree, > and not to a Ph.D. > > Are there any Italian-speaking persons familiar with Italian research > & education here > that could comment on this? > -- > Berke Durak > >