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Rui Sampaio da Silva is an Assistant Professor at the Department of History, Philosophy and Social Sciences, University of the Azores. He holds visiting scholar appointments from Humboldt University, Free University of Berlin (supported by Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation), and Brown University (supported by Luso-American Foundation for Development). His research focuses on epistemology, ethics, philosophy of action, and rationality theory with emphasis on hermeneutics, Wittgensteinian philosophy, and analytic traditions. His work bridges continental and analytic approaches, addressing themes like moral motivation, linguistic relativism, and interdisciplinary methodologies.
Education & Academic Roles:
- Doctoral Researcher (status mentioned in profile)
- Visiting Scholar at:
- Humboldt University (Berlin)
- Free University of Berlin
- Brown University (USA)
Research Interests:
- Epistemological frameworks for critical thinking
- Normativity in psychology and ethics
- Interpretive methodologies in social sciences
- Wittgenstein's language philosophy
- Heidegger and Husserl's phenomenological debates
- Virtue ethics and communitarian ethics
Publications Trends: Over 30 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters since 2000, with recent focus on rationality norms, moral psychology, and interdisciplinary philosophy. Major contributions include analyses of McDowell's naturalism, Gadamer's hermeneutics, and Wittgenstein's linguistic philosophy.
Awards & Grants: Supported by prestigious foundations (Gulbenkian, Luso-American) for international collaborations but no individual awards listed.
Advising & Labs: No formal advisee listings found. Active in editorial roles for philosophy journals and book series.
