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Research centers

  • 2003 - Founder of the “Research Centre for Philosophy of Sciences of the University of Lisbon” (CFCUL), research unit financed by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT).
  • 2003-20017 - Scientific coordinator of the Research Center for Philosophy of Science of the University of Lisbon” (CFCUL) , since 2003 up to my retirement in January 2017. (Relatorio 2003-2007 and 2007-2010 ), (Relatorio 2010 ), (Relatorio 2015-2018 )
  • 2003-2024 - Integrated Member of the “Research Center for Philosophy of Science of the University of Lisbon” (CFCUL) (2003-2024).
  • 1996 - 2002 - Collaborator of the “Center of Philosophy University of Lisbon”, Faculty of Letters, University of Lisbon (1996-2002).
  • 1994-2003 - Integrated member of the “Research Center in Education” (CIEFCUL), Faculdade de Ciencias, University of Lisbon

Research projects

Coordination (PI) of research projects and groups (RG)

O PIT, Polo de Investigação Transversal do CFCUL, tinha por objecto de estudo a natureza interdisciplinar das ciências nos séculos XX e XXI através da identificação das suas manifestações mais eloquentes e da análise de casos relevantes da atividade científica interdisciplinar, tanto em termos de práticas e procedimentos heurísticos, como de estruturas institucionais. A hipótese de trabalho que orientou a actividade do PIT foi a de que a ID é um fenómeno essencialmente cognitivo, a manifestação actual da racionalidade transversal que subjaz à atividade científica e que, portanto, tem forte impacto na estrutura disciplinar das instituições científicas e das estruturas curriculares. O PIT tinha assim 4 objetivos principais: 1) identificar, caracterizar e confrontar criticamente as principais teorizações que têm sido propostas para compreender o fenómeno da ID; 2) construir uma compreensão inovadora e ampla das várias determinações da ID como fenómeno essencialmente cognitivo; 3) realizar uma pesquisa sistemática e abrangente das práticas interdisciplinares que caracterizam a atividade científica contemporânea; 4) distinguir e mapear a diversidade de procedimentos e estratégias que estão a ser utilizados por instituições científicas e de ensino contemporâneas com o objectivo de implementar ou reforçar as praticas de ID (mediante a realização de estudos de caso, tanto em Portugal como em alguns países europeus e no Brasil). A equipa do PIT era constituída por todos os investigadores do CFCUL e por investigadores convidados provenientes de áreas disciplinares diferentes. (PIT’s description and outputs )

Member and associate researcher of research projects

  • Co-founder (with Joâo Lopes Alves, Zaza Carneiro de Moura, Ana Figueiredo and Filomena Mölder) of the research project Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Portuguese Society for Philosophy (1977 - 1979).
  • Co-founder (with Teresa Levy and Henrique Guimaraes) of the research project Mathesis , Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (1989-1995).
The project had a dual nature. On one hand, it aimed at the theoretical clarification of the concept of interdisciplinarity and the understanding of the issues that different fields of knowledge face today in terms of their articulation and the reorganization of their boundaries. On the other hand, it aimed to act as a participating element in the process of curriculum reorganization that schools will increasingly need to undertake, as well as a support mechanism for experimenting with interdisciplinary practices and integrating knowledge.
  • Member of the international research project Leibniz the Polemicist, Institute for Advanced Studies, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel (head by Marcelo Dascal) (1994-1998).
  • Member of the research project O Ensino na Faculdade de Ciencias / Teaching at the Faculty of Sciences), CIE-FCUL(head by Maria Odete Valente),(1995-1998).
  • Member of the integrated research project, A Universidade de Lisboa. Da Ideia de Universidade às Práticas Institucionais / The University of Lisbon. From the Idea of University to the Institutional Practices, Rectory of the University of Lisbon (head by Maria Odete Valente) (1997-1999).
  • Associated Researcher of the international project La Science dans ses Contextes, Maison de Sciences Humaines du Nord-Pas de Calais, Université de Lille III, France (head by Shahid Rahman) (2004-2006).
  • Associated Researcher of the international project Le Rôle de la Micro-Histoire, Université de Lille III, France (head by Shahid Rahman) (2006-2008).
  • Associated Researcher of the international project La Contextualization des Catégories de la Pensée Scientifique, Université de Lille III, France (head by Shahid Rahman), (2006-2008).
  • Associated Researcher of the international project Logiques de la Ficcion, Université de Lille III, France (head by Shahid Rahman) (2006-2008).
  • Member of the CFCUL internal research project Bachelard. Science and Poetics (head Zbigniew Kotowicz) (2006-2009).
  • Member of the FCT research project Poincaré Filósofo da Ciência / Poincaré Philosopher of Science (head by António Franco Oliveira) (2007-2010).
  • Member of the FCT research project Problemas Filosóficos da Física Quântica / Philosophical Problems of Quantum Mechanics (head by José Croca) (2007-2010).
  • Associated Researcher of the international project Imag(in)ing the Nano-scale: Interactions between Science and Art, University of Bergen, Centre for the Studies of the Sciences and Humanities (head by Rasmus Tore Slaattelid), (2009-2011).
  • Associated Researcher of the international project EU-FP7, Observatory Nano , EU-7th Framework Program (head by Mark Morrison (2009-2011).
  • Member of the The Vienna Papers of Delfim Santos and the Philosophy of Science in Portugal , CFCUL research project (head by Filipe D. Santos), (2011-2012).
  • Member of the Lisbon Applied Evolutionary Epistemology Lab, CFCUL (head by Nathalie Gontier)(2012-2016).
  • Member of the Science, Art, Philosophy Lab (Sap-Lab) , CFCUL research project (head by Catarina Nabais) (2014 – 2022). (See also here and here ).
  • Member of the Management Council of the Cost Action INTREPID - Interdisciplinarity in research programming and funding cycles, EU Framework Program Horizon 2020 (2015-2017).
  • Member of the international research project Complejidad y Filosofía Natural en el cruce de Arte y Ciência / Complexity and Natural Philosophy in the crossing of Art and Science, funded by PAPIIT, Mexico (head by María Antonia González Valerio) (2015-2017).

Scientific societies

Networks

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