Prof. Alberto Neftalí Villanueva Fernández

Ehemaliger Visiting Fellow

University of Granada

Philosophie

Alberto Neftalí Villanueva Fernández is Professor and Director of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Granada. He received his doctorate there in 2006 and subsequently held research stays in Paris (Institut Jean Nicod) and London (Institute of Philosophy).

His work focuses on the application of the philosophy of language to classical questions in the history of philosophy and to practical political and social problems. His research interests are particularly interdisciplinary – bridging philosophy, linguistics, and cognitive science.

He is member of the CAS Research Group "Persuading under Uncertainty: Challenges and Norms of Science Communication" of Prof. Dr. Ophelia Deroy and a Visiting Fellow at CAS from May to July 2022.