Aida Roige
I am a postdoc (APOSTD - Generalitat Valenciana) at VLC Philosophy Lab, at the Universitat de Valencia.
I have a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Maryland, where I worked mainly with Peter Carruthers and Lindley Darden. My research addresses questions about types and kinds in the cognitive sciences, a topic that intersects with ongoing interests in philosophy of mind and biology (specially mechanistic explanation).
In addition to research and teaching, I enjoy bridging the gap between academic philosophy and its applications to the public domain. Between 2021-2023, I served as a member of the medical ethics committee at the Capital Region Medical Center. Besides helping educate medical students and doctors about biomedical ethics, we did consulting on various ethical conflicts in the hospital.
I am a Fulbright and a "La Caixa" alumna. Previously, I received a MA from the University of British Columbia. Previously I adjuncted (prof. substituta) at the University of Barcelona, where I also was a senior Logos member.
Here's a CV.
Recent news and updates
"Can AI solve science?" This is the interesting question posed by the electrical engineering department at the University of Valencia. A panel of a physicist, an AI engineer, and a philosopher (myself) will try to answer it sometime mid-April. Stay tuned!
My talk "Creativity in AI and humans: lessons from the history of intelligence" has been accepted for presentation at the workshop "The Composition of Creative Intelligence", taking place on October 2-3 2025 in Barcelona.
“Special science kinds from a mechanistic standpoint” has been accepted for presentation the 2025 meeting of the International Society for the History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Biology to take place in Porto, Portugal, July 20-25 2025.
This April 3rd I'm giving a talk titled "Podem saber si els animals són conscients?" at the XXII Seminari Anual de la Secció de Filosofia Analítica de la Societat Catalana de Filosofia. You can see the full program here.
I collaborated in the organization of the XVII Olimpiada de Filosofia, aimed at high-schoolers, taking place at the Universitat de València on Jan. 26th 2025.
Just before Christmas... my review of Daniel Quesada's book Saber, Opinión y Ciencia has just been published at Análisis. Revista de Investigación Filosófica. Link here. Happy holidays!
I will be giving a talk at VLC Philosophy Lab Colloquium, on May 23rd 2025.
This past December, I enjoyed being part of a panel presenting the book of Hugo Viciana, Antonio Gaitán and Fernando Aguiar, Experiments in moral and political philosophy (Routledge, 2024), organized by SEFA.