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SEBASTIÁN CONTRERAS AGUIRRE is full-time professor of Legal Philosophy in the Law School at the Universidad de los Andes (Chile). He received his BA in Philosophy and Social Sciences from the Catholic University of Chile (2010) and completed two PhDs in Philosophy, first at the Universidad de los Andes (2013) and afterwards at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (2015).
Research interests
Contreras also works on theories of corrective justice in the Aristotelian Scholastic tradition, the classical natural law theory (Aristotle, Aquinas, Second-Scholasticism and Protestant-Scholasticism), the nature of practical reason, and the transition from Late-Scholasticism to Modern Natural Law, especially the influence of the late-scholastics in the theories of Grotius, Pufendorf and Wolff.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Filosofía , Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
… → 2015
PhD, Filosofía, Universidad de los Andes Chile
… → 2013
Bachelor’s Degree, Filosofía, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
… → 2010
External positions
Profesor invitado, Doctorado en Derecho de la Universidad de Valparaíso (Chile)
1 Feb 2019 → 1 May 2020
Profesor invitado, Maestría en Derecho de la Universidad de La Sabana (Colombia)
1 Feb 2019 → 1 May 2020
Keywords
- K Law (General)
- Legal Theory
- Legal Philosophy
- Commutative Justice
- History of Law
- B Philosophy (General)
- Legal Philosophy
- Second Scholasticism
- Natural Law Theory
- Francisco Suárez
- Hugo Grotius
Habilitación para la dirección de tesis doctorales
- Habilitado
Proceso de habilitación doctoral
- HABILITACIÓN II-2023
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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FONDECYT REGULAR - 1251729: LA TERCERA VÍA DE GROCIO. ENTRE IUSNATURALISMO CLÁSICO Y MODERNO
Contreras A., S. (Principal Investigator)
Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo
1/04/25 → 31/03/28
Project: RESEARCH
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FAI PUENTE REGULAR - S/I: LA TERCERA VÍA DE GROCIO
Contreras A., S. (Principal Investigator)
1/01/24 → 31/12/26
Project: RESEARCH
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FONDECYT REGULAR – 1221077: DEL DERECHO NATURAL DE LA NATURALEZA AL DERECHO NATURAL DE LA RAZÓN: HUGO GROTIUS Y EL RACIONALISMO MODERNO MORE GEOMETRICO
Contreras A., S. (Principal Investigator)
Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo
1/04/22 → 31/03/25
Project: RESEARCH
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FONDECYT REGULAR - 1180166: UNA REVISIÓN DEL SIGNO FORMAL EN JUAN POINSOT: ¿EXPLICACIÓN VÁLIDA DEL CONCEPTO?
Moya Cañas, P. (Principal Investigator) & Contreras A., S. (Co-Investigator)
Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo
1/04/18 → 31/03/21
Project: RESEARCH
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FONDECYT REGULAR - 1180510: ¿PUEDE LLAMARSE VOLUNTARISTA AL MODELO SUARECIANO DE JUSTIFICACIÓN DEL DERECHO? FRANCISCO SUÁREZ EN EL CONTEXTO DE LA DISCUSIÓN ENTRE RACIONALISTAS Y VOLUNTARISTAS
Contreras A., S. (Principal Investigator)
Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo
1/04/18 → 15/04/22
Project: RESEARCH
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LA LEY HUMANA EN LA ESCOLÁSTICA, 1526-1617
Aguirre, S. C. & Montecinos, A. M., 2024, In: Cauriensia. 19, p. 849-872 24 p.Translated title of the contribution :THE HUMAN LAW IN THE SCHOLASTICISM, 1526-1617 Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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El derecho natural en la escolástica 1526-1617
Sebastián Contreras, A. & Alejandro Miranda, M., 2023, In: Araucaria. 25, 54, p. 467-491 25 p.Translated title of the contribution :The Natural Law in the Scholasticism 1526-1617 Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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El transhumanismo
Contreras, S. (Editor), 2023, Eunsa. Ediciones Universidad de Navarra.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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Grotius’s Via Media
Aguirre, S. C., 2023, In: Grotiana. 44, 2, p. 366-389 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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WAS HUGO GROTIUS A RATIONALIST?
Contreras, S. A., 2023, In: Filozofia. 78, 8, p. 619-633 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations