Andrés is passionate about philosophy and education. He has a background in philosophy from Universidad de la Salle in Bogotá, Colombia, where he completed both his undergraduate and master's studies. He earned a second master's degree at Universität Hamburg in Germany, where he wrote about philosophical theories of Modernity and Secularization. Currently, he is a PhD candidate at Universität Bremen.
Areas of Expertise
What Was Baruch Spinoza’s Concept of Freedom?
Spinoza argued that true freedom stems from knowledge and reason, not free will. His philosophy shapes how we understand autonomy today.
What Is Anxiety to Soren Kierkegaard?
Søren Kierkegaard’s philosophy sees the human self as a synthesis of contrary and opposing tendencies. This inherent ambiguity of life creates existential anxiety.
Hans Jonas on Responsibility in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Hans Jonas argues that a new ethical imperative is required to face the challenges of evermore powerful technologies – one of responsibility.
4 Facts About Feyerabend’s Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge
Influential philosopher of science Paul Feyerabend proposed a new theory of knowledge that is both more humane and better depicts the reality of scientific research.
Jonathan Sacks: Are Science and Religion Enemies?
According to Orthodox rabbi and Baron Jonathan Sacks, while science aims to explain, religion attempts to explore the realm of meaning.
How Free Are We? Louis Althusser on Ideology & Subjectivity
How does Louis Althusser’s concept of ideology relate to the notion of freedom?
Thomas Kuhn On Scientific Revolution: How Does Scientific Change Work?
Thomas Kuhn's book, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (1962), created a unique philosophy of science based on real historical developments.
Understanding John Searle’s Construction of Social Reality
John Searle's theory of the construction of social reality offers a convincing account of how human social reality differs from that of other animals.
Max Weber on Disenchantment: Is Religion Obsolete?
Max Weber expressed an influential idea: the world was becoming increasingly disenchanted. Among other things, Weber was hinting at the twilight of religious beliefs and practices compared to scientific reasoning.
What Are Karl Popper’s Three Worlds?
Karl Popper's Three Worlds Theory of reality recognizes a fundamental distinction between physical objects, subjective states, and the products of human creativity and inquiry.
J.L. Austin and John Searle on Speech Act Theory
J.L. Austin and John Searle developed Speech Act Theory and argued that our language does not only describe reality but that it can be used to perform acts.
Can AI Think? Searle’s Chinese Room Thought Experiment
The philosopher John Searle argues that AI can only simulate cognition but not think through his famous “Chinese room argument”.