An Italian academic in the Andes. 🇨🇱🇮🇹 🧠Director @nacsaumayor 📚 Assistant Professor of Philosophy @facsaumayor 🔬 Metaphysics, AI Ethics, Race, MtG
Philosophers: we’re hiring! Permanent lectureship in modern/early modern philosophy in St Andrews. Spread the word, apply, come to Edgecliffe, have philosophical fun with us. Details here:
jobs.ac.uk/job/DTJ343/lectur…
This Thursday, at 3pm Santiago time, I will present a work-in-progress paper against radical naturalism about the metaphysics of science. This project is a collaborative and co-authored effort with Ignacio Madroñal (UBA). Contact me if you wish to receive the Zoom link
Como se puede ver en el trabajo de A. Turing la IA se inicia en la reflexión filosófica … un ejemplo de la necesidad de integrar (y financiar) investigación en humanidades, ciencia y tecnologÃa (carta en La Tercera)
I have written a short letter to the Director of El Mostrador @el_mostrador about the proposed reformulation of Becas Chile: "Sin humanidades no hay desarrollo: el sesgo tecnocrático de Becas Chile"
Hello Friends, I will be in Venice for this exciting conference from August 29 to September 4th. Let's meet for a coffee and a philosophy chat if you are in town!
Must-read article for anyone whose job involves *thinking*
nytimes.com/2026/08/04/opini…
"The problem with writing with A.I. is that it’s mentally enfeebling...
What, uniquely, does writing do? ... It compels thinking in ways that silent contemplation or spoken language rarely can."
After roughly seven years, my favourite paper has now been published: 'Prodigiosus people and the problem of evil', now open access with the International Journal for Philosophy of Religion. It's been a long journey!
doi.org/10.1007/s11153-026-1…
My new paper, 'Now, Again and Again: The Metaphysics of Many Presents', has now been published in the Pacific Philosophical Quarterly (open access).
doi.org/10.1111/papq.70023
💡 New Publication: I am highly pleased to share that our paper, "Unifying Grounding through Fundamentality"—co-authored with James Clark Ross—has been formally accepted for publication in Philosophical Inquiries.
#Metaphysics#AnalyticPhilosophy#Grounding