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Contact Information
Departamento de FilosofíaUniversidad de los AndesCarrera 1 No. 18A-12 (G-533)Bogotá DC, 111711ColombiaEmail: apaez@uniandes.edu.coPhone: +57 (601) 339-4949, ext. 3538
Academic Position
Academic Position
Universidad de los Andes
Professor of PhilosophyResearcher, Center for Research and Formation in Artificial Intelligence (CinfonIA).Director of Philogica: Research Group in Logic, Epistemology, and Philosophy of ScienceEducation
Education
The City University of New York, Graduate Center
Ph.D. in PhilosophyDissertation: Explanations in K. An Analysis of Explanation as a Belief Revision OperationAdvisor: Arnold KoslowDissertation Committee: Jonathan Adler, Alberto Cordero, Michael Levin, Rohit ParikThe City University of New York, Graduate Center
M.A. in PhilosophyThesis: The Origins of Hume's Theory of SpaceAdvisor: Arnold KoslowUniversidad de los Andes
B.A. in Philosophy, Magna Cum LaudeGrants, Scholarships, and Honors
Grants, Scholarships, and Honors
Information Fusion journal (Elsevier)
Best Paper of the Year Award 2025International Journal of Philosophical Studies
Long-listed for the Robert Papazian Essay Competition 2020Philosophy of Science Association
National Science Foundation Travel Grant, 2006Colombian Institute for the Advancement of Science (Colciencias)
1. Travel Grant, 20142. Research Grant. Project: Thresholds of Scientific Evidence, 2011-20133. Research Grant. Project: A Pragmatist Account of Causation and Explanation, 2004-20064. Four-year full scholarship for studies in the United States, 1996-2000Universidad de los Andes
Research grant. Project: The effect of implicit bias in law, 2020-2021.Research grant. Project: A Pragmatist Account of Causation and Explanation, 2004-2006The City University of New York, Graduate Center
1. Helaine Newstead Dissertation Year Fellowship in the Humanities, 2000-20012. Graduate Teaching Fellowship, 1999-20013. University Fellowship 1995-1996, 1999-20004. Honors in the Oral Qualifying Examination, 1998Colfuturo Foundation
Two year full-scholarship for studies in the United StatesLanguages
Languages
Spanish: Native speakerEnglish: Near native speaker proficiencyGerman: Good reading comprehension and basic conversation skillsPortuguese: Good reading comprehension
Memberships
Memberships
The Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and Simulation of BehaviorPhilosophy of Science AssociationSociety for Philosophy of Science in PracticeSociety for the Philosophy of AIAssociation for Computing Machinery (ACM)Red Latinoamericana de Epistemología JurídicaAsociación Latinoamericana de Filosofía AnalíticaSociedad Colombiana de Filosofía
Service to the Profession
Service to the Profession
Asociación Latinoamericana de Filosofía Analítica (ALFAn)
President, 2016-2018Vice president, 2014-2016Governing Board member, 2012-2014Mentor, in ALFAn's mentorship program, 2025-Red Latinoamericana de Epistemología Jurídica
Founder and Coordinator, 2020-Referee
Philosophical Studies, The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, Synthese, Erkenntnis, European Journal for the Philosophy of Science, Philosophy Compass, Minds and Machines, Philosophy and Technology, AI & Society, Ethics and Information Technology, Social Theory and Practice, Crítica, Manuscrito, Ideas y Valores, Areté, Doxa, Isonomía, Revista Discusiones, Revista de Derecho (Valdivia), Praxis Filosófica, Revista de Filosofía UIS, Revista de Estudios Sociales, Ius et Veritas, Revista Colombia Internacional, Anuario Filosófico.Peer Reviewer
European Research CouncilTempleton FoundationUK Research and InnovationComisión Nacional de Acreditación-ChileDepartamento de Filosofía de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de ChileDepartamento de Derecho de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del PerúTenure ReviewDeparment of Philosophy, Hofstra University
Member of the Scientific Committee
2026 Meeting of the Philosophy of Science AssociationWorld XAI Conference I, II, III and IVIssues in XAI #4: Between Ethics and Epistemology. Delft University of TechnologyThe 108th Annual Meeting of the Southern Society for Philosophy and PsychologyIII, IV, V, and VI Conference of the Latin American Association for Analytic PhilosophyPhilogica I, II, III, IV and V1st, 2nd, ans 3rd Congreso Nacional de Filosofía, ColombiaRed Tecnológica de Integración Nacional (ReTINa), ColombiaEditorial Experience
Editorial Experience
MInds & Machines
Member of the Editorial Board since 2024
Analítica
Member of the Editorial Board since 2021
Quaestio Facti
Member of the Editorial Board since 2019Ideas y Valores
Member of the Editorial Board since 2004Ediciones Uniandes
Production Editor and Translator (1993-1994)Tercer Mundo Editores
Translator and Copy Editor (1992-1994)Instituto de Genética de la Universidad de los Andes
Editorial Assistant (1991-1992)Professional Appointments
Professional Appointments
Universidad de los Andes
Department of PhilosophyAssociate Professor2008-2023Universidad de los Andes
Department of PhilosophyAssistant Professor2002-2008Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Department of PhilosophyAdjunct Professor2002Queens College, CUNY
Department of PhilosophyAdjunct Lecturer1996-2001Brooklyn College, CUNY
Department of PhilosophyGraduate Teaching Fellow1999-2001The College of Staten Island, CUNY
Department of Political Science, Economics, and PhilosophyGraduate Teaching Fellow1999Mentions and Media
Mentions and Media
Winsberg, E., & Alvarado, R. (2026). Computer simulations in science. In E. N. Zalta & U. Nodelman (Eds.), The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Spring 2026 Edition), https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/spr2026/entries/simulations-science/.
Lombardi, O., & Cordero, A. (2020). Philosophy of Science in Latin America. The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2016 Edition),https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2016/entries/phil-science-latin-america/
Machuca, D. (2018). Epistemology in Latin America. The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2018 Edition),https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/epistemology-latin-america/
Pérez, D. (2018). Analytic Philosophy in Latin America. The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2018 Edition),https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/latin-american-analytic/
Cordero, A. (2013). Philosophy of Science. In: S. Nuccetelli, O. Schutte, & O. Bueno (Eds.), A companion to Latin American philosophy (pp. 370-382). Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell.
Moreno, J. C. (2010). La filosofía de la ciencia en Colombia. Historia de su desarrollo. Práxis Filosófica, 31, 159-167.
- 2022 Podcast "Ese es el Punto": La inteligencia artificial en Latinoamérica. Universidad de los Andes.
- 2022 Radio interview (in Spanish) for La Visión Radio, Atlanta, GA
- 2020 Video interview (in Spanish) for Carmel: ¿Quién mató a María Marta?, a documentary produced by Netflix.
- 2020 Video interview (in Spanish) for Semana TV.
- 2019 Video Interview (in Spanish) in derechoprobatorio.cl
- 2019 Interview (in Spanish) in the Chilean newspaper La Tercera.
- 2019 Video Interview (in Spanish) at the Universidad de Antioquia
- 2017 Interview (in Spanish) in derechoprobatorio.cl.
Conferences Organized
Conferences Organized
Hacia una inteligencia artificial basada en los seres humanos. Contribuciones de las ciencias sociales. Universidad de los Andes, Colombia, August 12, 2025.
V Conference of the Latin American Association for Analytic Philosophy & PHILOGICA V, Villa de Leyva, Colombia, May 16-18, 2018
IV Colombian Conference on Logic, Epistemology, and Philosophy of Science (PHILOGICA IV). Bogotá, Universidad de los Andes-Universidad del Rosario, 17-19 February 2016.
III Colombian Conference on Logic, Epistemology, and Philosophy of Science (PHILOGICA III). Bogotá, Universidad de los Andes - Universidad del Rosario, 12-14 February, 2014
II Colombian Conference in Logic, Epistemology and Philosophy of Science (PHILOGICA II). Bogotá, Universidad de los Andes - Universidad del Rosario, 8-10 February 2012.
I Colombian Conference in Logic, Epistemology and Philosophy of Science (PHILOGICA I). Bogotá, Universidad de los Andes, 2-4 November 2009
I Encuentro Latinoamericano de Epistemología Jurídica, Bogotá, Universidad de los Andes, 3-4 June, 2013
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