Diego Morales
Doctoral Researcher
Philosophy & Ethics Group
Eindhoven Artificial Intelligence Systems Institute
Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e)
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About Me
I am a Doctoral Researcher in the Philosophy & Ethics Group and the Artificial Intelligent Systems Institute (EAISI) at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). My research is supervised by Prof. Patrik Hummel (philosophy), Prof. Vincent C. Müller (philosophy), and Prof. Dirk Fahland (mathematics & computer science), and is supported by funding from the TU/e – EAISI Doctoral Position for the Project ‘AI Planner for the Future’.
Before coming to TU/e, I completed a MA in Philosophy and Cognitive Studies, obtained in the Language and Mind program at the Università degli Studi di Siena, Italy. Prior to that I studied in my home country, Chile, where I obtained a BA in Philosophy and a BA in Law from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
Research Focus
I do research and teaching in Philosophy in a manner that is continuous with the social and natural sciences. Within this framework, my work examines how can we best account for, and make justified inferences about, different kinds of minds. As such, I am not only interested in how we may talk and theorize about our own minds, but about animal and artificial minds as well.
This is an exciting, interdisciplinary field of study that enables me to explore a wide range of topics in Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Cognitive Science, Epistemology, Philosophy of Language, Artificial Intelligence, and Comparative Cognition. This exploration encompasses theories related to mental representation, consciousness, cognition, metacognition, intentionality, and anthropomorphism, among other fascinating subjects.
I am also deeply interested in meta-aspects of these disciplines. This includes examining the interconnected processes of methodological and conceptual exchange among them, exploring their historical interplay, and thinking about what does it mean to do philosophy about the subjects they study.
Currently my research is focused on issues at the intersection of AI, the Cognitive Sciences, and Philosophy, delving into the notion of metacognition and the prospect of replicating this capacity in artificial systems.