Faculty

Ethics and Political Philosophy

Bruno Leonardo Cunha                        brunocunha@ufsj.edu.br                                                         [http://lattes.cnpq.br/7150754100337728]

Doctor in Philosophy – Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil, 2016 (visiting period at the Johannes Gutenberg Universität, Germany) ● Associate Professor (DFIME/UFSJ) ● Permanent Faculty (PPGFIL/UFSJ)

Areas of interest: Kant; Kantian teleology; ethical and political thinking in the Enlightment.

Cássio Corrêa Benjamin                                ccbenj@ufsj.edu.br                                                                [http://lattes.cnpq.br/2552981991319482]

Doctor in Political Science – Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil, 2010 ● Associate Professor (DFIME/UFSJ) ● Permanent Faculty (PPGFIL/UFSJ)

Areas of interest: political theory; democracy and representation.

Fábio de Barros Silva                                     fabiobarros@ufsj.edu.br                                                           [http://lattes.cnpq.br/4183035835814614]

Doctor in Philosophy of Education – University of São Paulo, Brazil, 2008 ● Associate Professor (DFIME/UFSJ) ● Permanent Faculty (PPGFIL/UFSJ)

Areas of interest: modern philosophy; Enlightenment; modern political theory; philosophy of education.

José Luiz de Oliveira                                                 jlos@ufsj.edu.br                                                                      [http://lattes.cnpq.br/6211463254144153]

Doctor in Philosophy - Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil, 2007 ● Professor (DFIME/UFSJ) ● Permanent Faculty (PPGFIL/UFSJ)

Areas of interest: contemporary political philosophy; Hannah Arendt; Norberto Bobbio.

Luiz Paulo Rouanet                   luizrouanet@ufsj.edu.br                                                               [http://lattes.cnpq.br/8899144884832219]                            [https://helder.academia.edu/LuizPauloRouanet]

Doctor in Philosophy - University of São Paulo, Brazil, 2000 ● Associate Professor (DFIME/UFSJ) ● Permanent Faculty (PPGFIL/UFSJ)

Areas of interest: political philosophy; Kant's metaphysics of nature; ethics and truth.

Paulo Roberto Andrade de Almeida                pandrade@ufsj.edu.br                                                          [http://lattes.cnpq.br/3524229977863586]

Doctor in Philosophy - UFRN/UFPE/UFPB, 2018 ● Associate Professor (DFIME/UFSJ) ● Collaborating Professor (PPGFIL/UFSJ)

Areas of interest: Brazilian philosophical thinking; political public sphere; Jürgen Habermas.

Richard Romeiro Oliveira                        richardromeiro@ufsj.edu.br                                                   [http://lattes.cnpq.br/7747560843809145]

Doctor in Philosophy - Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil, 2006 (visiting period at the Université de Strasbourg, France) ● Associate Professor (DFIME/UFSJ) ● Permanent Faculty (PPGFIL/UFSJ)

Areas of interest: ancient philosophy; ethics; political philosophy.

Rogério Antonio Picoli                                      rogerpicoli@ufsj.edu.br                                                         [http://lattes.cnpq.br/6615103620821876]

Doctor in Political Science – University of São Paulo, Brazil, 2007 ● Associate Professor (DFIME/UFSJ) ● Collaborating Professor (PPGFIL/UFSJ)

Areas of interest: applied ethics; metaethics; political thinking; public policies; Jeremy Bentham.

Metaphysics and Mind

Fábio Rodrigo Leite                                                 frleite@ufsj.edu.br                                                                 [http://lattes.cnpq.br/4361887410354758]

Doctor in Philosophy – University of São Paulo, Brazil, 2012 ● Assistant Professor (DTECH/UFSJ) ● Collaborating Professor (PPGFIL/UFSJ)

Areas of interest: philosophy of science; theory of knowledge; philosophy of nature; Pierre Duhem.

Gustavo Leal Toledo                                         lealtoledo@ufsj.edu.br                                                          [http://lattes.cnpq.br/0693806719039539]                            [https://ufsj.academia.edu/GustavoLealToledo]

Doctor in Philosophy - PUC-Rio, Brazil, 2009 ● Associate Professor (DFIME/UFSJ) ● Permanent Faculty (PPGFIL/UFSJ)

Areas of interest: philosophy of mind; philosophy of biology; philosophy of science; philosophy of religion.

Marco Aurélio Sousa Alves                      marcoaurelioalves@ufsj.edu.br                                                      [http://lattes.cnpq.br/1819649244388290]

Ph.D. in Philosophy - The University of Texas at Austin, USA, 2014 ● Associate Professor (DFIME/UFSJ) ● Permanent Faculty (PPGFIL/UFSJ) ● Permanent Faculty (POSDEFIL/UFOP)

Areas of interest: philosophy of mind; philosophy of language; metaphysics of consciousness.

Ricardo de Oliveira Toledo                            ricardotoledo@ufsj.edu.br                                                      [http://lattes.cnpq.br/6391926168970782]

Doctor in Philosophy – State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2009 (visiting period at the Università del Salento, Italy) ● Associate Professor (DFIME/UFSJ) ● Permanent Faculty (PPGFIL/UFSJ)

Areas of interest: philosophy of art; metaphysics; contemporary philosophy; Nietzsche.

Wanderley Cardoso de Oliveira                                woli@ufsj.edu.br                                                                     [http://lattes.cnpq.br/2643693850780968]

Doctor in Philosophy - Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2002 (visiting period at the Université Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne, France) ● Professor (DECED/UFSJ) ● Permanent Faculty (PPEDU/UFSJ) ● Permanent Faculty (PPGFIL/UFSJ)

Areas of interest: phenomenology; contemporary French philosophy; education; Merleau-Ponty.

Emerita/Emeritus Faculty

Adelmo José da Silva                                                          [http://lattes.cnpq.br/8642573077133828]

Permanent Faculty at PPGFIL/UFSJ between 2021 and 2024. Retired Professor at DFIME/UFSJ.

Glória Maria Ferreira Ribeiro                                                 [http://lattes.cnpq.br/7204538142619079]

Collaborating Professor at PPGFIL/UFSJ between 2021 and 2024. Retired Professor at DFIME/UFSJ.

Newton Bignotto de Souza                                                      [http://lattes.cnpq.br/2985735807480873]

Collaborating Professor at PPGFIL/UFSJ between 2019 and 2024. Retired Professor at the Department of Philosophy at UFMG and at PPGFIL/UFMG.

Wilson John Pessoa Mendonça                                             [http://lattes.cnpq.br/9646706190980717]

Collaborating Professor at PPGFIL/UFSJ between 2019 and 2024. Retired Professor at DF/IFCS/UFRJ and PPGF/UFRJ.