I’m a philosophy teacher and researcher at the Farroupilha Federal Institute of Education, Science, and Technology, in Uruguaiana, RS, Brazil. I hold a doctoral degree in Philosophy from the Federal University of Santa Maria with a research visit to the Florida State University (Capes-Fulbright Grant).
My research focuses on responsibility practices, moral psychology, and free will. I also share philosophy with a broader audience (in Portuguese) in this blog, on YouTube, and in my forthcoming book.
You can reach me at <marcelofischborn@gmail.com> or <marcelo.fischborn@iffarroupilha.edu.br>.
Book
Por que pensar assim? Uma introdução à filosofia. Campinas: Pontes Editores, 2025.
This is an introduction to philosophy aimed at high school students and their teachers. It contains short chapters, suitable for reading at home or in the classroom. The book covers key topics in epistemology, philosophy of science, ethics, and political philosophy. Along the way, it introduces conceptual, argumentative, and methodological tools that stimulate the reader’s own philosophical thinking.
Main research papers
These are my main publications in English (titles link to preprint; journal names link to official publication).
Reforming responsibility practices without skepticism, Philosophical Psychology 37 (4), 2024.
The evolutionary roots of moral responsibility, Philosophy of Science 90 (4), 2023.
Questions for a science of moral responsibility, Review of Philosophy and Psychology 9, 2018.
How should free will skeptics pursue legal change?, Neuroethics 11, 2018.
Neuroscience and the possibility of locally determined choices: Reply to Adina Roskies and Eddy Nahmias. Philosophical Psychology 30 (1-2), 2017.
Libet-style experiments, neuroscience, and libertarian free will, Philosophical Psychology 29 (4), 2016.
Videos in English
Talk “Starter for a neuroscience of responsibility episodes” (III ICPN, 2021), on YouTube.
Intro to “Libet-style experiments, neuroscience, and libertarian free will” (Minds Online Conference, 2015), on YouTube.
Other platforms
Currículo Lattes, Google Scholar, PhilPeople, ResearchGate, ORCID, Publons, YouTube, Instagram.
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