Miguel Segundo Ortín

Miguel Segundo Ortín

Ramón y Cajal Research Fellow

Universidad de Murcia (Spain)

I am a philosopher of the cognitive sciences specializing in embodied and situated theories of cognition, with a particular focus on ecological (neo-Gibsonian) psychology. My research aims to develop a neo-Gibsonian approach to comparative cognition and to investigate how socio-cultural norms shape and structure human agency. I am also interested in the philosophy of comparative psychology, including its scientific problems (the underdetermination of theory by data, the ecological validity of the studies, the influence of anthropo-biases in our theorizing), and current debates on the potential cognitive status of non-neural organisms (e.g., plants and bacteria).

Interests
  • Philosophy of the Cognitive Sciences
  • Philosophy of Science
  • Anthropocentrism
  • Ecological Psychology
  • Non-neural Organisms
Education
  • Ph.D. in Philosophy

    University of Wollongong (Australia)

  • MA in Contemporary Philosophy

    Universidad de Granada (Spain)

  • BA in Philosophy

    Universidad de Murcia (Spain)