Gesiel B. da Silva
Gesiel B. da Silva
BSc in Physics, University of Campinas, Brazil
Master’s Degree in Philosophy (Logic), University of Campinas, Brazil
I am a Ph.D. student in Philosophy at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri, USA, and at the University of Campinas, Brazil. After completing a BSc in Physics, I did research on Logic and Philosophy of Religion for my Master's degree in Philosophy at the University of Campinas, with scholarships from CNPq (Brazil) and the John Templeton Foundation. I also was a LATAM Bridges Research Fellow for one year at the University of Houston, under the project LATAM Bridges in the Epistemology of Religion, granted by the John Templeton Foundation. As of now, I am doing research in the Philosophy of Science, with a focus on some issues in confirmation theory, Bayesianism, and models of explanation. I also work as a Teaching Assistant and Graduate Instructor at the University of Missouri.
Areas of Specialization
Philosophy of Science
Logic and Philosophy of Religion
Areas of Competence
Epistemology (Traditional and Formal)
Metaphysics
PHIL 1200 How to Think: Logic and Reasoning for Everyday Life
Articles and book chapters
Ariew, A., & da Silva, G. B. (2022). Vitalism. In: James Mattingly (ed.) The SAGE Encyclopedia of Theory in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, pp. 940-944
Da Silva, Gesiel B. (2021). The de jure objection against belief in miracles. Manuscrito, v. 44, n. 4, pp. 434-452, Oct.-Dec. 2021. doi: 10.1590/0100-6045.2021.V44N4.GS.
Da Silva, G. B. & Bertato, Fábio M. (2020). Formal Theodicy: Religious Determinism and the Logical Problem of Evil. Edukacja Filozoficzna, 70/2020, p. 93-119. doi: 10.14394/edufil.2020.0018.
Polli, M. G. & da Silva, G. B. (2020). Crenças religiosas e a autoridade da ciência: uma análise interdisciplinar no contexto da pandemia por COVID-19. Thomas Project, n. 4, 2/2020, pp. 121-135.
Da Silva, G. B. & Bertato, F. M. (2019). A first-order modal theodicy: God, evil, and religious determinism. South American Journal of Logic, v. 5, p. 49-80.
Booklets
Da Silva, Gesiel. B. & Bastos, Davi. H. C. (forthcoming, 2024). Filosofia da Religião: Epistemologia e Metafísica.
Bastos, Davi H. C. & da Silva, Gesiel B. (forthcoming, 2024). Filosofia da Religião: Argumentos a Favor e Contra a Existência de Deus.
Tuesday, 2:30-3:30 p.m.
Friday, 10-11 a.m.
And by appointment