David Rojas Lizama
PhD Philosophy
- Philosophy
- School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences
Contact details
- Email: d.rojas@ed.ac.uk
Address
- Street
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40 George Square
- City
- Edinburgh
- Post code
- EH8 9JX
Background
I am a second-year PhD researcher funded by the Chilean National Agency for Research and Development (ANID). My work focuses on values in science and the philosophy of climate science. Previously, I have worked on the philosophy of models in science, epistemology and causation.
CV
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Qualifications
- Master’s in Philosophy of Science – University of Santiago, Chile, 2023
- Master’s in Educational Innovation and Evaluation – UDD, Chile, 2023
- Bachelor’s in Education in Philosophy – University of Santiago, Chile, 2015
Responsibilities & affiliations
- Edinburgh Environmental Humanities Network (2025 - Current)
Undergraduate teaching
Tutor in Course 'Knowledge and Reality'
Research summary
My research explores the following topics:
- Role of values in science
- Philosophy of climate science
Current research interests
Currently, the research involves analysing the main arguments regarding the legitimacy of values in science, exploring the relationship between them and value management strategies in the context of climate science.Past research interests
General philosophy of science, philosophy of scientific representation and causation.Current project grants
Chilean National Scholarship Program for Graduate Studies ANID (2024 - 2028)
- (2022). Un lugar disponible en el cosmos: Lo mental y lo físico en el realismo de Feigl. Alpha (Osorno), 55, 35–60. https://doi.org/10.32735/s0718-22012022000551091
- (Book review, 2023). «El surgimiento de la filosofía analítica» by S. Soames. Tópicos, Revista de Filosofía, 67, Article 67. https://doi.org/10.21555/top.v670.2754
- (Book review, 2023). «Filosofía de la ciencia. Historia y práctica» by M. Suárez. Contrastes. Revista Internacional de Filosofía, 28(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.24310/Contrastescontrastes.v28i1.16062
- (Book review, 2023). «Models and Theories» by R. Frigg. Epistemología e Historia de la Ciencia, 7(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.61377/ehc.40018
- (Book review, 2018). «Kant y los retos práctico-morales de la actualidad» by D. Alegría and P. Órdenes (coords.). Revista de Estudios Kantianos, 3(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.7203/REK.3.1.11323