Paulo Cesar Duque-Estrada
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| Born | 1956 (age 65–66) |
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| Region | Western philosophy |
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Paulo Cesar Duque-Estrada (born 1956) is a Professor of Contemporary Philosophy and Associate Vice-President for Academic Affairs (Graduate Programs and Research) at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio).[1][2] He has served as Executive Secretary (2010-2011), Vice-President (2011-2012) and President (2012-2013) of the .[3]
He is an expert in Continental philosophy, and his research revolves around Heidegger, Gadamer, Levinas and Paul Ricoeur. A leading interpreter of the philosophy of Jacques Derrida, he was the first scholar to bring Derridean thought to the field of Philosophy within the academic environment in Brazil.[4]
Education[]
He received both his B.A. and M.A. from PUC-Rio, and his Ph.D. from Boston College. As a visiting scholar he developed a post-doctoral research on the subject of hermeneutics and deconstruction at the New School for Social Research, New York.
Work[]
Duque-Estrada has published extensively on topics related to ethics, language, subjectivity and other contemporary socio-political issues. A frequently invited lecturer and speaker at several institutions such as Södertörn University, Birkbeck, University of London, Bonn University, Fordham University, Concordia University, among others, he is also actively involved in promoting and strengthening ties between post-graduate research and governmental and non-governmental funding agencies.[5][6]
In 2002 he founded, along with a group of diverse researchers from various academic backgrounds, the NEED- Núcleo de Estudos em Ética e Desconstrução, dedicated to transdisciplinar research in Deconstruction.[7]
See also[]
- Deconstruction
- List of deconstructionists
References[]
- ^ Coordenação Central de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa - CCPG
- ^ Novo Regulamento de Pós-Graduação Stricto Sensu da PUC-Rio
- ^ National Forum of Associate Vice-Presidents for Research and Graduate Programs (FOPROP)
- ^ PUC-Rio Publisher interview
- ^ Philosophy Department, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
- ^ Research Development Opportunities between Brazil and Bavaria
- ^ NEED- Núcleo de Estudos em Ética e Desconstrução
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