João Pinheiro

University of Bristol
Centre for Philosophy of Science of The University of Lisbon
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    Relational foundations for global egalitarianism and cosmopolitan inclusion
    International Journal of Philosophy and Social Values 1 (3): 13-34. 2020.
    Multiple authors have argued that moral cosmopolitanism, the thesis that every human has a global stature as an ultimate unit of moral concern, is compatible with domestic egalitarianism. This is because they believe that from equal concern does not follow equal treatment, and it might be possible to impartially justify partial treatment. Some such attempts at justifying restricting the scope of egalitarian demands of distributive justice to the state proceed by application of Rawls’s principle …Read more
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    On the empirical psychology of success semantics for pragmatic representations
    with Gordon Robert Foxall
    Philosophical Psychology 35 (6): 887-910. 2022.
    Psychology’s emphasis on empirical investigation has long benefited from conceptual developments taking place in its intellectual community, but also from cognate areas in Philosophy. This paper explores the implications for empirical psychology of a recent conceptual proposal advanced within the philosophy of perception by Bence Nanay. In particular, Nanay proposes that “pragmatic representations”, i.e., perceptual representations of the properties of objects necessary for the successful comple…Read more
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    Paget disease of the male breast
    with S. Lopes, J. Vide, E. Moreira, and F. Azevedo
    Paget disease of the breast is an uncommon tumor ofthe nipple-areola complex that usually presents as anerythematous and erosive lesion. We report the caseof a 61-year-old man that presented with a three-yearhistory of an erythematous lesion of the right areola,first treated with topical corticosteroids withoutbenefit. He was then referred to our dermatologydepartment and the clinical suspicion of Paget diseasewas considered. The diagnosis was later confirmed bybiopsy. This case report highlight…Read more