Download CVMy main research interests are in philosophy of mind and language. In my work, I explore questions about indexicality in languange and mind, (de se), the content of beliefs in general, and its relation to language. Since 2019, I have been working on a research project on group indexical beliefs, where I consider how first-person plural thoughts and joint demonstrative beliefs can be accommodated within (de se) and (IEM) accounts of indexicals, if possible at all.
When I’m not doing philosophy, I’m traveling, knitting, crocheting or embroidering, learning how to code, or perusing Reddit (purely for pedagogical purposes – I am designing an Intro course where philosophical theories are introduced with content I find on Reddit).
Research
Selected Publications
Semantic and Cognitive Content of Names. Studia Semiotyzne (Semiotic Studies) , 37(2), pp. 81–99 (2024).
How Can Millians Believe in Superheroes?. Organon F , Volume 28 (1), pp. 135–167 (2021).
Indexicality and Action. Inquiry , Volume 64, 2021, pp. 711-731 (2021).
Frege's Puzzle. Revista Fundamento , Volume 1 (12) (2017).
Book Review: Herman Cappellen, Josh Dever, 'The Inessential Indexical'. Polish Journal of Philosophy , Volume 8, Issue 2, pp. 78-80 (2014).
Can Demonstratives Have Sense?. Ítaca , Volume 15, pp. 382-393 (2010).
Selected Work In Progress
Selected Presentations
O Papel do Conteúdo Cognitivo em Atribuições de Crenças. Workshop em Semântica e Metafísica, Center of Logic and Epistemology, Univerity of Campinas, Brazil (2026).
The Place of Cognitive Content in Attitude Ascription. Gottlob Frege: Logic, Language, and Foundations of Analytic Philosophy, University of Calicut, India (2026).
Group Indexical Beliefs in Rationalization of Group Action. The Ninth International Conference On Philosophy Of Language And Linguistics (PhiLang), Lodz University, Poland (2025).
A Hybrid Theory of Cognitive and Semantic Content. XVI Conference of the Italian Society for Analytic Philosophy (SIFA), Turin, Italy. (2025).
We-beliefs and Group Action. The International Society for the Philosophy and the Mind Sciences, Online (2025).
How Do Indexical Beliefs Motivate Group Action. Agency and Intentions in Language 5, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen (2025).
The role of Cognitive Content in Evaluative Attitude Ascriptions. Séptima Conferencia de la Asociación Latinoamericana de Filosofía Analítica (ALFAn), Facultad de Información y Comunicación, Univerdad de la República, Uruguay (2024).
Group Agency and Joint Indexical Beliefs. Third International Workshop on Logic and Philosophy, Agency and Intentionality: Collective and Individual, Tsinghua University, China (2024).
Motivating Group Action: a Know-How Account of Group Indexical Beliefs. Praśna Festival, Philosophical Society of St. Stephen’s College, India (2024).
Comments on Poslajko's 'Group Minds and the Metaphysics of Belief'. Univeristy of Warsaw, Poland (2023).
What-is-said by Belief Ascriptions. Univeristy of Warsaw, Poland (2022).
Group Action and Indexical Beliefs. Ashoka Univeristy, India (2020).
Action-Based Indexicality. Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany (2019).
Understanding Proper Names. Univeristy of Miami, US (2019).
Instructor Diversity in Student Evaluations. UCLA, US (2018).
Thinking (really) Selflessly. Univeristy of Barcelona, Spain (2017).
Teaching
Past Syllabi, handouts, and sample syllabi
My classes are designed to be inclusive. My experience teaching in different countries with different cultural backgrounds (Brazil, United States, and India) and as a ESL student in the US gave me a privileged perspective on impacts that differences in cultural, social, and economic backgrounds can have in students outcomes and how to overcome them.
Aside from teaching the relevant material, I design my courses to get students to acquire transferable skills, like basic research abilities, written and presentation skills, as well as ability to work in group.
In my lectures, I take a student-centered approach to teaching, where students have an active role. My most successful strategy to promote student participation and facilitate understanding of the material is, by far, the handouts I devised to structure my lectures over the course of seven years teaching in higher-education. They encourage students to summarize what is discussed in class and take on an active-listening role. As a result, students engage with the material in more meaningful ways, which boosts their understanding of the material and their performance.
Current Courses
Here you'll find syllabi of the courses I'm scheduled to teach in Monsoon 2023 at Azim Premji University, and the rubric used to grade papers/presentations.
Past Courses
Here you'll find mid-semester evaluations, past syllabi and handouts of courses I taught at Azim Premji University, Ashoka University, and UCSB.
Sample Syllabi
Here you'll find sample syllabi of courses I'd like to teach.