Manuel Almagro

I am an Assistant Professor in the department of philosophy at the University of Valencia.

I work on political epistemology, political philosophy of language, and experimental philosophy. Part of my current research focuses on (i) the phenomenon of affective polarization, (ii) the nature of offensive speech, and (iii) the distinction between descriptive and evaluative information. I am currently writing a book on the philosophy of affective polarization (under contract with Routledge).

Prior to joining the University of Valencia, I have spent eleven months as a Visiting Scholar at the Humanities Institute of the University of Connecticut, under the supervision of Michael Lynch. Before that, I have also been a postdoc at the University of Granada, under the supervision of Neftalí Villanueva, and at the University of Valencia, under the supervision of Marc Artiga.

I received my PhD in Philosophy from the University of Granada under the supervision of Neftalí Villanueva and Manuel de Pinedo. Committee Members: Cristina Corredor (UNED), María José Frápolli (Granada), Michael Lynch (Connecticut), José Luis Moreno (Granada), and Robert Talisse (Vanderbilt).

Much of my work is deeply collaborative. I am so fortunate to have collaborated with such brilliant and inspiring people as Gloria Andrada, Eric Berg, David Bordonaba, Rodrigo Díaz, Víctor Fernández, Sergio Guerra, Ivar Hannikainen, Amalia Haro, Manuel Heras, Carme Isern-Mas, Victoria Lavorerio, Michael Lynch, Llanos Navarro, Miguel Núñez de Prado, Javier Osorio, Manuel de Pinedo, Andrea Rodríguez, José R. Torices, and Jason Tosta. My most active collaborator, battle partner and friend, whom I take as the standard for quality work, is Neftalí Villanueva. My work cannot be understood without his.