She holds a degree in Philosophy (both licentiate and
bachelor's) from the Federal University of São João
del-Rei (UFSJ), where she was a PIBIC/FAPEMIG
Scientific Initiation scholarship recipient from the
Foundation for Research Support of Minas Gerais. She
also holds a degree in Law from the Catholic
University of Pelotas (UCPel), with an academic
exchange at the Faculty of Law of the University of
Lisbon (FDUL).
She is a specialist in Philosophy from the Federal
University of Ouro Preto (UFOP) and in Literacy and
Literacy Practices from the Federal University of
São João del-Rei (UFSJ). She earned a Master's degree in
Philosophy from the Graduate Program in Philosophy at the
Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel), where she was
a CAPES full scholarship recipient. She also holds a
Master's degree in Law from the Federal University of
Rio Grande (FURG), with an academic exchange at the
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill (UNC).
She completed her Ph.D. in Philosophy at the Federal
University...
Universidad del Desarrollo, Chile
2024: Warren J. and Sylvia J. Samuels Young Scholar, History of Economics Society, Chile, and Young Scholar Initiative, Winter School Pre HES, Universidad del Desarrollo, Chile.
University of Glasgow, Scotland
2024: University of Glasgow New Voice Workshop. (John Templeton)
Waseda University, Japan
2024: Templeton Foundation funds Adam Smith 300 project. Young Scholar Initiative Workshop, Pre IASS, Waseda University, Japan.
My main research areas are political philosophy, philosophy of economics, and philosophy of AI,
especially the intersection of these areas.
In political philosophy, I am currently working on liberalism and social justice.
In philosophy of economics, I defend what I call sympathetic engagement for economic progress, arguing
that sympathy can foster interaction, with sympathetic agents engaged in cooperating and adopting fair
behaviors.
In the philosophy of AI, I explore issues related to agency, morality, and moral agency through the lenses
of moral sentimentalism and virtue ethics. Additionally, I investigate ways to ensure that ethical principles and
values are embedded in AI systems.
Across all these research areas, I use the ideas of the philosopher and economist Adam Smith as a guiding
thread.
Faces of responsibility and moral agency in a pandemic age. In Moral Challenges in a Pandemic Age
Book published by Routledge, 2023
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Employment
2024 - Present | Research Fellow, Community University of the Chapecó Region
2024 - Present | Research Fellow, Federal University of Pelotas
2024 - Present | Research Fellow, Federal University of Pelotas
2024 - Present | Adjunct Professor, Federal University of Pelotas
Education
PhD in Philosophy, Federal University of Pelotas, Sep 2022
LL.M. in Law, Federal University of Rio Grande, Jan 2021
M.A. in Philosophy, Federal University of Pelotas, Dec 2015
Specialization in Philosophy, Federal University of Ouro Preto, Feb 2012
Editorial Experience
Editor Revista Grifos, 2024 – present.
Member of the Editorial Board LiberAcão, 2020 – present
Assistant Editor Seara Filosófica, 2019 – 2022
Member of the Editorial Board Guairaca (Guarapuava), 2014
E-mail: costa.thaisalves@gmail.com