Filosofia-Providencia Humana y Divina – eng
Philosophy | Projects | Human and Divine Providence Human and Divine Providence To what extent the study of human providential action in the context of virtuous behaviour might expand the ways of thinking about God’s providential care of the world. This project seeks to offer an original perspective on understanding divine providence by looking at […]
Filosofia Irreplaceability of Persons
Philosophy | Projects | Irreplaceability of Persons Irreplaceability of Persons By combining philosophical knowledge with qualitative research in psychology, the project will explore new cross-disciplinary ways to approach an aspect of the problem of personal identity, namely the distinctive uniqueness and irreplaceability of each individual person. That in general we have no problem recognizing the […]
Projects funded by UA
Projects funded by UA The metaphysics of Providence This project addresses the relationship between provident divine action and natural contingency, with the aim of proposing a review of the metaphysics of Thomas Aquinas in this regard. The guiding research question will question the relationship between contingent natural events described by the natural sciences and the […]
Determinism and Indeterminism: From Science to Philosophy
Philosophy | Projects | Determinism and Indeterminism: From Science to Philosophy Determinism and Indeterminism: From Science to Philosophy Determinism and Indeterminism: From Science to Philosophy in Spanish-speaking Academia is a three-year project that seeks to promote dialogue among physicists, biologists, neuroscientists, philosophers and theologians, in order to study the impact of new findings on issues of determinism/indeterminism in […]
The Brain and the Person
Philosophy | Projects | The Brain and the Person The Brain and the Person The Brain and the Personal Self. Can advances in neuroscience enlighten the notion of person? is a three-year project led by researchers from the Philosophy Institute at Universidad Austral (Argentina). The importance of this project is a sustained contribution to breaking down the […]
«Hero» and «Little Hero»
Philosophy | Projects | «Hero» and «Little Hero» Two technological applications to foster prosocial behavior in adolescents and children The purpose of this project is to foster prosocial behavior of children and adolescents in 5 Latin American countries (Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay), through the use of two web-based technological programs called Hero and […]
Developing the intellectual virtues for research in Science and the Big Questions
Philosophy | Projects | Developing the intellectual virtues for research in Science and the Big Questions Developing the intellectual virtues for research in Science and the Big Questions This project will seek to answer the question of how to develop intellectual virtues for research in Science and the Big Questions in Latin America: By identifying […]
Research Projects
Philosophy | Research Projects Research Projects Developing the intellectual virtues for research in Science and the Big Questions Irreplaceability of Persons “Hero” and “Little Hero” The Brain and the Person Human and Divine Providence Spanish Interdisciplinary Dictionary in Science, Philosophy and Theology Determinism and Indeterminism: From Science to Philosophy The Debate on Determinism and its […]
Our Institute
Philosophy | Our Institute About us The Philosophy Institute of Universidad Austral was created in 2008 with the main goal of promoting interdisciplinary research. As a result of this research it endeavors to generate a humanistic and Christian thinking, able to provide a philosophical foundation to the different disciplines studied and taught at Universidad Austral, […]
Research areas
Philosophy | Research areas Research areas The Philosophy Institute promotes interdisciplinary research among Universidad Austral’s faculty. The goal of Institute’s research projects is to probe into the ontological, epistemological, anthropological and ethical foundations of the disciplines nurtured at our University. They fall into one of eight broad areas: