Obed Frausto Gatica
Assistant Teaching Professor of Honors
Education:
-PhD, Philosophy of
Science; Social Studies of Science and Technology, Universidad Nacional
Autónoma de México (National Autonomous University of Mexico)
-Masters, Philosophy of Science; Social Studies of Science and Technology,
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (National Autonomous University of
Mexico)
-Masters, Philosophy and Values, Universidad del País Vasco (University of the
Basque Country)
-BA, Sociology, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (National Autonomous
University of Mexico)
Research Interest:
Dr. Obed Frausto
has completed research fellowships at Harvard University in the United States, Cardiff
University in Wales, and l’Université de Paris VIII Vincennes-Saint-Denis in
Paris, France. In his doctoral dissertation, he worked at the National Library
of France in Paris, France and at the National Library of Mexico in Mexico
City. He employed historical and sociological methods to explain and describe
the political and philosophical-scientific debates in Mexico and France in the
19th Century. Dr. Frausto
focuses on exploring issues related to the antecedents of philosophy of science
and the interdisciplinarity of natural science and social science and how these
issues influence political and social problems today. His areas of specialization
are sociology of science, sociology of knowledge, social theory, social
studies of science and technology, French philosophy in XIX Century, Mexican
philosophy in XIX Century, political philosophy, multiculturalism,
and cultural diversity. Lately, he has been exploring the concept of democracy. This research is leading to the publication
of a collective book: The Weariness of
Democracy (accepted in Palgrave-Macmillan), where he is a co-editor. Also, he
has published 10 articles/chapters in specialized scholarly journals in French,
Spanish, and English.