Based on the study of the phenomenological and hermeneutic traditions, the group aims to develop the research program of non-Cartesian cognitive sciences, also known as 4EA (embodied, embedded, enactive, extended and affective cognition). Additionally, the group seeks to generate new insights on the mind-body-world interface, and finally, to explore these perspectives' potential applications to health-related sciences, psychology, technical philosophy, ethics, and ecology.
Research Areas and Topics
Philosophy of technique and technology.
Science and philosophy.
Naturalized phenomenology and non-cartesian cognitive sciences.
Theories of health and illness.
Hermeneutics, ethics, and politics.
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Group Coordinator
Andrés F. Contreras, Ph.D
Ph.D. in Philosophy
Paris-Sorbonne University, France, and Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain.
Sociedad Iberoamericana de Estudios Heideggerianos [Ibero-American Society for Heideggerian Studies] (SIEH).
Latin-American Phenomenology Circle (CLAFEN).
Federal University of Santa Maria: Brazil.
Paris Nanterre University. France.
Free University of Berlin and University of Freiburg Germany.
Red Internacional de Investigación en Fenomenología Naturalizada, Hermenéutica y Teorías de la Enfermedad (International Network on Naturalized and Hermeneutic Phenomenology, and Illness Theories).
Notable Projects
Time, historicity, and language of hermeneutic and phenomenological philosophy (PUCC, UCM, UDEA)
Crítica y hermenéutica de las sociedades contemporáneas. Perspectivas de Francia y Colombia / Critique and hermeneutics in contemporary societies. Perspectives from France and Colombia (Colombian Ministry of Science, UNAL, UPN, UDEA)
(International Network on Naturalized and Hermeneutic Phenomenology, and Illness Theories)Rede de pesquisa em fenomenologia naturalizada, hermenêutica e teoria da enfermedade (UFSM, PUJ, UMNG, UDEA)
Main Research Results
Various scientific articles and book chapters dealing with three main topics
The relationship between humanism, science, and technique.
Meaning and its relationship with language and historicity.
The problems of alterity, recognition, and dialogue.
Management of academic events on topics related to phenomenology, hermeneutics, and illness theories.
Research Portafolio
Consulting and training on group work-related topics, especially the following:
The meaning of phenomenology, hermeneutics, and research methods.
Philosophy of technique and technology.
Phenomenology, hermeneutics, psychology, and illness theories.
Naturalized phenomenology and non-Cartesian cognitive sciences.
