Professor Doctor Juan Manuel Torres

Curriculum Vitae en Abrégé

 


PERSONAL DATA

Name and surname: Juan Manuel TORRES
Place and date of birth: 07/09/47, Buenos Aires. 
Citizenship: Argentine. Pasaport: 05224321M
Private address: Circunvalación 1868, (8000) Bahía Blanca, Argentina.
Business address: Universidad Nacional del Sur, Departamento de Humanidades, (8000) Bahía Blanca, Argentina
Fax: 54 (0291) 486-1527.
E-mail: jmtorres@criba.edu.ar

STUDIES 

Bachiller Nacional, Colegio del Salvador, Capital Federal.
Licenciado en Filosofía, Facultad de Filosofía, Universidad del Salvador.
Doctor en Filosofía, Universidad Nacional del Sur.

POSITIONS HOLD AT THE PRESENT TIME

  • Departamento de Humanidades de la Universidad Nacional del Sur, Bahía Blanca, Argentina. Director of "Centro de Logica y Filosofía de la Ciencia" de la Universidad Nacional del Sur", Bahía Blanca, Argentina.

  • Also active in the postgraduate programmes at 

    • Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina.

    • Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, Mendoza, Argentina.

    • Invited Professor of University of Lisabon (Faculdade de Ciencias)

  • Since March 2004, active member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts

FIELDS OF RESEARCH

Philosophy, Methodology and History of Science. Philosophy and History of Life Sciences (specially devoted to Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Evolutionary Theory). Philosophy of Medicine (specially devoted to the ethical and epistemological questions concerning genetic services).


TEACHING

Since 1980 full-time professor for the chair of Philosophy of Science at the Universidad Nacional del Sur. Between 1975 and 1980, he has been professor and assistant at the Universidad Nacional de Buenos Aires and Universidad del Salvador for several philosophical disciplines.

INVITED RESEARCHER AND PROFESSOR (Academic stays)

  • 1990/91: University of Miami (Florida, USA), Department of Chemistry and Department of Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology.

  • 1993: Universität des Saarlandes (Saarbrücken, Germany), Institut für Philosophie.

  • 1995: Universidad de Valencia (Valencia, España), Centro de Lógica y Filosofìa de la Ciencia.

  • 2000: Universität Jena (Jena, Germany), Institut für Philosophie. 

  • 2002: Université Lille (Lille, France), Sciences Humaines, Lettres et Arts.

  • 2003: Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Ciencias. 

REPRESENTATIVE PAPERS

  • 1993: "Current notions of genotype and phenotype vis a vis new evidence in molecular biology. A methodological study", BIOLOGY FORUM, Vol. 86-2: 181-197 (Biology Forum is published by the University of Perugia).

  • 1993:"The importance of microevolutionary tenets in the debate of germ-line human gene therapy", LUDUS VITALIS, Vol. 3: 137-151, 1994.

  • 1995: "The importance of accurate terminology in the field of human gene transfer", HUMAN GENE THERAPY, Vol. 6: 133-135 (Human Gene Therapy, Mary Ann Liebert Publishers, is the leader journal in the fields of human gene transfer and molecular medicine).

  • 1996: "Competing research programmes on the origin of life", JOURNAL for GENERAL PHILOSOPHY of SCIENCE, 27: 325-346 (Journal for General Philosophy of Science is published by Kluwer Academic Publishers).

  • 1997: "On the limits of enhancement in human gene transfer: drawing the line", THE JOURNAL of MEDICINE and PHILOSOPHY, Vol. 22:: 43-53 (The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy is published by Kluwer Academic Publishers / Swets & Zeitlinger Co.). 

  • 1997: "Resolviendo problemas originados en el test y screening genético para enfermedades recesivas", BIOETICA, 5: 195-203. (Bioética is published by Conselho Federal de Medicina do Brazil). 

  • 1998: "On the prediction in biology and evolutionary theory" in UROBOROS. BIOLOGY BETWEEN MYTHOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY, W. Lugowski and K. Matsuno edts., Wroclaw, Poland. 

  • 1999: "On the falsification of the Central Dogma and the de novo synthesis of molecular species. A methodological analysis" in PHILOSOPHIA NATURALIS, vol. 36: 1-18 (Philosophia Naturalis, published by V. Klostermann, Frankfurt, Germany).

  • 1999: "Test genético, medicina génica y la evolución del concepto de salud" in BIOÉTICA Y GENÉTICA, S. Bergel y J. M. Cantú eds. Cátedra UNESCO de Bioética. Ciudad Argentina, pp.: 365-394.

  • 2000: "The effect of the hypothetical-deductive methodology on the molecular biology", CUADERNOS DEL SUR. 29, pp. 77-96.

  • 2001: "Sobre las categorías fundamentales de la medicina", BIOÉTICA E BIODEREITO, Revista de la Universidade de Alfenas, Brazil pp. 89-95.

  • 2002: "The importance of genetic services for the theory of health: basis for an integrating theory" THE JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, HEALTH CARE and PHILOSOPHY. (The Journal of Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy is published by Kluwer Academic Publishers and the official journal of the European Society for Philosophy of Medicine and Health Care ). Vol. 5 pp. 43-51, 2002.

  • 2002: "La genómica y la revolucion de la medicina",CIENCIA-HOY, vol. 12, 70, pp. 63-69. 

  • 2003: "Genetics, Health and the Geneticization", Diálogo Político. (Dialogo Político is a new journal published by the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung ). Vol. 1, pp. 81-100.

  • 2003: "The puzzling role of philosophy in life sciences: Bases for a joint program for philosophy and history of science" in Logic, Epistemology and the Unity of Science. Kluwer Academic Publishers. A book edited by Dov Gabbay (Oxford), Shahid Rahman (Lille), John Symons (Texas) and Jean-van Bendegem (Brussel) (appearing now).

  • 2004: The Influence of Genetics in Scientific and Philosophical Thinking, A book coedited with A. Fagot Largeault (Collège de France), Kluwer Academic Publishers. In preparation.

REPRESENTATIVE INTERNATIONAL LECTURES

  • "On some arguments and misunderstandings involved in the human genetic therapy and engineering discussion", Universität des Saarlandes, 28/06/1993. Invitation by Professor Kuno Lorenz.

  • "An analysis of the notions of genotype and phenotype", Technische Universität zu Brausnchweig, 17/06/93. Invitation by Professor Gehardt Vollmer.

  • "Aspectos éticos de la transferencia génica", Fundación Valenciana de Estudios Avanzados, 13/02/95. Invitation by Professor. S. Grisolía.

  • "Ética y Medicina Génica", Universidad de Granada, Instituto de Biotecnología, 17/02/95 Invitation by Professor. Enrique Yañez Pareja.

  • "Sobre el debate en torno a la medicina génica", conferencia en el Simposio Internacional de Filosofía de la Ciencia, Acapulco, 1993, Invitation by "Centro de Estudios Vicente Lombardo Toledano".

  • "The genetic services and the classical notions of health and disease", Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa (Canada). Invitation by Professor. Syed Sattar. 22/10/99.

  • "The influence of genetic services on the notion of health", Université de Paris I, Pantheon. Invitation by Professor. Anne Fagot-Largeault. 28/3/2000.

  • "The effect of the philosophy on life sciences". Plenary lecture, Joint Meeting of the International Union of History and Philosophy of Science, Paris, October 4, 2002. 

  • "Voir la santé du point de vue de la thérapie génique" Université de Lille, 14-11-2002. Invitation by Professor André Laks.

  • "Por qué es importante la filosofia y la historia de la ciencia para la ciencia?" 4-12-03, Faculdade Ciencias, Universidade de Lisboa. Invitation by  Professor Augusto Barroso

MEMBERSHIPS

  • Society for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Biology.

  •  The Philosophy of Science Association. 

  •  Asociación Filosófica de la República Argentina (AFRA). 

  • Asociación de Epistemología e Historia de la Ciencia del Cono Sur.

  •  European Academy of Sciences and Arts (active member)

HONORS

  • Member of the Comision Nacional de Etica y Ciencia, Secretaria de Estado de Ciencia y Tecnología de la República Argentina, 1991-1995.

  • Gulbenkian Professorship , Lisabon, Portugal, 2003.

Updated 1/11/03

Olga Pombo:  opombo@fc.ul.pt