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 descriptive and evaluative distinction, and (iii) linguistic strategies to covertly divide societies. I am the author of the book «The Rise of Polarization: Affects, Politics, and Philosophy» published with Routledge and shortlisted for the Nayef-Al Rodhan Book Prize 2025 awarded by the Royal Institute of Philosophy. I am PI of the project «Epistemic and Speech Injustices (ESPEECHI)» funded by the GVA, and Co-PI of the project «The nature of deniability and its philosophical implications (NANESI)» funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities.

Prior to joining the University of Valencia, I have spent twelve months as a Visiting Scholar at the Humanities Institute of the University of Connecticut, sponsored by Michael Lynch. Before that, I have also been a postdoc at the University of Granada, sponsored by Neftalí Villanueva, and at the University of Valencia, sponsored by 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, Virginia Ballesteros, Eric Berg, David Bordonaba, Hamsa Chakkour, Rodrigo Díaz, Víctor Fernández, Sergio Guerra, Ivar Hannikainen, Amalia Haro, Manuel Heras, Carme Isern-Mas, Victoria Lavorerio, Michael Lynch, Neri Marsili, Llanos Navarro, Miguel Núñez de Prado, Javier Osorio, Andrea Rodríguez, Andrea Sancho, Isidora Stojanovic, José R. Torices, Jason Tosta, and Carmela Vieites. I am especially fortunate to have been educated by, and to collaborate regularly with, Manuel de Pinedo and Neftalí Villanueva, who, besides being friends, are my favorite philosophers.