Octavio Garcia Aguilar

Octavio Garcia Aguilar is a researcher specializing in metaphilosophy, philosophical method, and the history of philosophy. His current research focuses on philosophical progress, exploring how to comprehend, identify, and promote it. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Philosophy, a Master of Arts from Universidade Federal do Ceará (2020), and two Bachelor of Arts degrees from the University of Costa Rica (2017 and 2016).

• Education:
• Doctor of Philosophy, Philosophy
• Master of Arts, Universidade Federal do Ceará (2020)
• Bachelor of Arts, University of Costa Rica (2017 and 2016)

His research interests include social epistemology, the nature of philosophical disagreement, and the methodologies for assessing philosophical progress. Key topics of inquiry involve self-defeat in philosophical arguments, the role of testimony in knowledge, and the interplay between rhetoric and politics in historical philosophical works like those of Aristotle and Aristophanes.

Awards:

• Education and Training Partnership Program Scholarship (2017)
• Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (declined, 2023)
• President’s Doctoral Scholar Award (2023)
• University College Dublin Research Scholarship (declined, 2020)

Activities: Co-organizer of the Open Minds XVII conference (2023–2024), focusing on interdisciplinary philosophical inquiry. His work has been highlighted on platforms like Mendeley and X.