Teaching
Undergraduate Level
Lecturer (Instructor of Record)
Rational Agents: Robots & Artificial Intelligence (with Tijn Borghuis) | 0LSUE0
Eindhoven University of Technology
Description: Artificial Intelligence (AI) has taken central stage in our imagination of the future. It raises fundamental questions about what it is to be human, what machines can do, and what the chances and risks of this technological development are. This course addresses these and other fundamental questions, intertwining philosophical and engineering perspectives. Delivered in: 2022, 2023 | Language of instruction: English
Logic | FIL4021
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Description: The course offers an introduction to classical logic. In particular, it covers the basics of propositional and first-order logic, including both technical aspects and philosophical motivation. The aim is for students to learn how to use classical logic to formalize natural language sentences and to appreciate the interplay between the fundamental notions of logic, such as validity, truth, provability, etc. Delivered in: 2015 | Language of instruction: Spanish
Tutorial Teaching
User, Society, & Enterprise (USE) Basic: Ethics and the History of Technology (for Prof. Lily Frank & Prof. Andreas Spahn) | 0SAB0
Eindhoven University of Technology
Description: In order to be successful, technological innovations must take into account the so-called USE context: User (U) values and preferences such as privacy or ease of use, Societal (S) priorities such as sustainability and safety, and Enterprise (E) concerns such as financial viability and data security. USE basic introduces two sets of skills: descriptive skills that help students to analyze the USE context; and normative skills that contribute to better decision-making in the light of ethical concerns. Delivered in: 2022, 2023 | Language of instruction: English
Metaphysics (for Prof. José Tomás Alvarado) | FIL014
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Description: The course offers a general introduction into some of the major problems of contemporary analytic metaphysics, such as ontology and ontological commitment; abstract objects and properties; material objects and composition; the metaphysics of modality, and the metaphysics of time. Delivered in: 2014 | Language of instruction: Spanish
Philosophy of Language (for Prof. José Tomás Alvarado) | FIL012
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Description: The course offers a general introduction into some of the major problems of contemporary philosophy of language, such as meaning, truth, reference, names, descriptions, indexicals, and propositional attitudes. Delivered in: 2014 | Language of instruction: Spanish
Theory of Knowledge [Epistemology] (for Prof. José Tomás Alvarado) | FIL027
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Description: The course offers a general introduction into some of the major problems of contemporary epistemology or theory of knowledge, such skepticism, justification, foundationalism, epistemic intuitions, closure, reliabilism, internalism, and externalism, among others. Delivered in: 2013, 2014 | Language of instruction: Spanish
Seminar on the Problem of Induction (for Prof.Manuel Correia) | FIL165
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Description: Specialization course that aims to offer students an in-depth account of the problem of induction. The course covers an evaluation of the different formualations and accounts of the problem through the detailed reading of thinkers that have dealt with the problem (esp. Leibniz, Hume, Kant, Popper among others). Delivered in: 2013 | Language of instruction: Spanish
Plato (for Prof.Manuel Correia) | FIL001
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Description: The goal of this course is to acquire an in-depth understanding of Plato’s philosophical thought, through the analysis and interpretation of dialogues standardly considered early, middle, and late. Delivered in: 2012, 2013 | Language of instruction: Spanish
Logic (for Prof. Boris Eremiev) | FIL4021
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Description: The course offers an introduction to classical logic. In particular, it covers the basics of propositional and first-order logic, including both technical aspects and philosophical motivation. The aim is for students to learn how to use classical logic to formalize natural language sentences and to appreciate the interplay between the fundamental notions of logic, such as validity, truth, provability, etc. Delivered in: 2012, 2013 | Language of instruction: Spanish
High School Level
Philosophy | International Baccalaureate Programme
Santiago College (High School)
Description: The emphasis of the Diploma Programme philosophy course is on “doing philosophy”, that is, on actively engaging students in philosophical activity. The course is focused on stimulating students’ intellectual curiosity and encouraging them to examine both their own perspectives and those of others. Delivered in: 2016, 2017, 2018 | Language of instruction: Spanish
Theory of Knowledge | International Baccalaureate Programme
Santiago College (High School)
Description: The course offers thoughtful and purposeful inquiry into different ways of knowing, and into different kinds of knowledge. The course prompts students to be aware of themselves as thinkers, encouraging them to become more acquainted with the complexity of knowledge. Delivered in: 2016, 2017, 2018 | Language of instruction: Spanish