cristiani ("Why We Must Call Ourselves Christians"), has a letter-preface by Pope Benedict XVI. Pera is a critic of the policies of Pope Francis and his attempts to influence Italian politics, in particular his response to the European migrant crisis; he has accused the Pope of demanding that European states "commit suicide." Honour Foreign honour : Honorary Grand Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (2003) : Grand Cordon of the Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (2003) Publications Induzione e metodo scientifico, Pera M., Editrice Tecnico Scientifica, Pisa, 1978 Popper e la scienza su palafitte, Pera M., Laterza, Roma-Bari, 1981 Hume, Kant e l'induzione, Pera M., Il Mulino, Bologna, 1982 Apologia del Metodo, Pera M., Laterza, Roma-Bari, 1982 La Rana ambigua. La controversia sull'eletricità tra Galvana e Volta, Pera M., Einaudi, Torino, 1986; English translation The Ambiguous Frog: The Galvani-Volta Controversy on Animal Electricity, Princeton University Press, Princeton 1991 Scienza e retorica, Pera M., Laterza, Roma-Bari, 1992; translated into English and revised as The Discourses of Science, (Chicago University Press, Chicago 1994 Senza radici/Without Roots, Pera M., Ratzinger J., Mondadori, Milano 2004, Basic Books, New York 2006; German edition: Sankt Ulrich Verlag, Augsburg 2005; Spanish edition: Peninsula, Barcelona 2006 Perché dobbiamo dirci cristiani ("Why We Must Call Ourselves Christians"), Mondadori, Milano 2008; with a letter-preface by Pope Benedict XVI References External links Marcello Pera's official site (in Italian and English) 1943 births Living people Politicians from Lucca Conservatism in Italy Italian journalists Italian male journalists 20th-century Italian philosophers 21st-century Italian philosophers Forza Italia politicians The People of Freedom politicians Presidents of the Italian Senate 20th-century Italian politicians Hudson Institute Communion and Liberation University of Pisa alumni Academic staff of the University of Pisa 20th-century Italian male writers