Eduardo Brandão

Academic Background

• 2004 Assistant Professor in Philosophy at the University of São Paulo
• 2003 PhD in Philosophy at the University of São Paulo
  Title: The Concept of Matter in the Work of Schopenhauer
  Supervisor: Prof. Maria Lúcia Mello de Oliveira Cacciola
• 1997 Master’s Degree in Philosophy at the University of São Paulo
  Title: Causality and Perspective in the Late Work of Nietzsche
  Supervisor: Prof. Scarlett Zerbetto Marton
• 1991 Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy at the University of São Paulo
• 1990 Bachelor’s Degree in Naval Engineering at the University of São Paulo

Current Research

Schopenhauer, Nietzsche and the notion of activity
The notion of activity is crucial in German Idealism. This research seeks to explore the importance of the concept within German metaphysics from Kant onwards, with special emphasis on the works of Schopenhauer and Nietzsche. Its purpose is thus to determine certain limits to the understanding of the notion of will to power, in order to explain some interpretations of Nietzsche established in the course of the 20th century.

Eduardo Brandão