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Luís Miguel Simões is a PhD candidate in Philosophy at the Nova University of Lisbon, under the supervision of Prof. Nuno Venturinha. He was awarded a PhD scholarship by FCT, and in Ifilnova he is a researcher at EPLab. He earned a 4-year BA (1996), a 2-year Post-Graduation (MA curricular programme) (1998), and a 4-year MA with thesis (2008), all in Philosophy and from the University of Lisbon. At the latter he was also an associate member of the Centre of Philosophy (1996-2004). He was assistant lecturer at the University of Beira Interior, as well as an associate member of its Institute of Practical Philosophy (2005-09). He was a visiting researcher at the University of Aberdeen (June-Aug. 2017) and at the University of Oxford (Sept.-Dec. 2017; 1-10 Nov. 2019).
Research interests
He has worked mainly on Philosophy of Knowledge, Metaphysics, and Moral Philosophy, particularly in the Early Modern and Contemporary Periods. His current research interests include also Political Philosophy and the Philosophy of Religion. His PhD thesis addresses the philosophy of knowledge of Hume, with connections to Wittgenstein's (On Certainty) and Rawls' (Political Liberalism).
Education/Academic qualification
Philosophy, Master, Derrida’s Critique of Husserl’s Theory of Meaning (The Voice and the Phenomenon and the First Logical Investigation) , Universidade de Lisboa
1 Oct 2002 → 4 Jul 2008
Award Date: 4 Jul 2008
Philosophy, Bachelor, Universidade de Lisboa
1 Oct 1991 → 30 Sept 1996
Award Date: 30 Sept 1996
External positions
Assistant Lecturer, Universidade da Beira Interior
1 Sept 2005 → 30 Sept 2009
Keywords
- B Philosophy (General)
- Philosophy of Knowledge and Metaphysics, Moral and Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion
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3rd Workshop of the FCT-funded Research Project: 'Epistemology of Religious Belief: Wittgenstein, Grammar and the Contemporary World' (PI: Nuno Venturinha): “Wittgenstein, Religion, and Cognitive Science”, org. by Nuno Venturinha.
Luís Miguel Simões (Participant)
15 Dec 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Presentation and Discussion of: Spinoza, Tractatus Politicus (Political Treatise), chapts. 1-5.
Luís Miguel Simões (Speaker)
12 Feb 2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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2nd Workshop of the FCT-funded Research Project: 'Epistemology of Religious Belief: Wittgenstein, Grammar and the Contemporary World' (PI: Nuno Venturinha): “Wittgenstein, Nature, and Religion”, org. by Nuno Venturinha.
Luís Miguel Simões (Participant)
29 Jul 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Presentation and Discussion of: John Rawls, Political Liberalism, Lecture I, §§ 1-4.
Luís Miguel Simões (Speaker)
28 Oct 2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Masterclass on Wittgenstein's Epistemology of Religion, by José María Ariso (University of La Rioja, Madrid)
Luís Miguel Simões (Participant)
26 Feb 2019 → 28 Feb 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course