I’m a PhD candidate in philosophy at the University of Western Australia. My main areas of interest are philosophy of science, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of biology.
My research is focused on the concept of altruism, particularly in its psychological version, which is usually defined as an ultimate desire to increase the welfare of others. In my PhD thesis, "Altruistic Motivation Beyond Ultimate Desires" (submitted for examination on 11/2022), I discuss some theoretical and practical problems with the dominant way of conceptualizing altruistic motivation and point to some alternatives.
I was born in Brazil, where I completed my ba…
I’m a PhD candidate in philosophy at the University of Western Australia. My main areas of interest are philosophy of science, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of biology.
My research is focused on the concept of altruism, particularly in its psychological version, which is usually defined as an ultimate desire to increase the welfare of others. In my PhD thesis, "Altruistic Motivation Beyond Ultimate Desires" (submitted for examination on 11/2022), I discuss some theoretical and practical problems with the dominant way of conceptualizing altruistic motivation and point to some alternatives.
I was born in Brazil, where I completed my bachelor's degree in philosophy. In 2018, I moved to the USA to obtain my master's degree in philosophy. I'm currently living in Perth, Australia, about to complete my PhD under the supervision of Prof. Rob Wilson and Dr. Remco Heesen.
I have worked both as a lecturer and as a tutor at the University of Toledo, the University of Western Australia, the University of Notre Dame, and Curtin University. I have also worked on projects of philosophy for children, in the Philosophical Engagement in Public Life (PEiPL) network, together with Prof. Rob Wilson.
