The Department of Philosophy (DEFIL) and the Postgraduate Program in Philosophy (PPGFIL) at UFRN will welcome the researcher in Ancient Philosophy, Gabriel Xavier, from the Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP) on the 11th and 12th of December. During the visit, Xavier will teach a course and a conference on the theme of The problem of the priority of substance in Aristotle.
Furthermore, the professor will share the main contributions of his award-winning thesis, entitled Tis he ousia (what is substance: the problem of substance from the last aporia of beta in Aristotle's Metaphysics). The work received the 2018 National Association of Postgraduate Studies in Philosophy (ANPOF) Award.
According to the organizers, the event is an opportunity for students, teachers and those interested in ancient philosophy to deepen their knowledge and participate in discussions on the topic. The meeting takes place in Auditorium 2 of the Institute of Public Policies (IPP/UFRN). Registration and information about the activity are available on the event's official website.
About the researcher
Professor Gabriel Xavier has a degree in International Relations from the University of Vale do Itajaí (Univali) and in Philosophy from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC). He has a master's degree (2013) and doctorate (2017) in Philosophy with a concentration in Ontology from the Postgraduate Program in Philosophy at UFSC. He is an assistant professor in the Department of Philosophy at UFOP, working mainly in the History of Ancient Philosophy, especially the thought of Plato and Aristotle.
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