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:
Obed Frausto completed his doctoral studies in philosophy of science with a specialization in social studies of science and technology (2016) at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). He has a master's degree in Philosophy of Science with a specialization in social studies of science and technology (2011) (UNAM) and a master's degree in Philosophy, Science, and Values (2011) at the University of the Basque Country, Spain. He holds a degree in Sociology from the Faculty of Political and Social Sciences (2007) (UNAM).
He has research fellowships at Harvard University (2013), Université de Paris VIII -Vincennes-Saint-Denis- (2014), and Cardiff University (2015). His research interests are political philosophy, social theory, decoloniality, and social science and technology studies. He is co-editor with Jason Powell and Sarah Vitale of the book The Weariness of Democracy (Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan, 2020). He is the author ofTres tradiciones en la teoría de la legitimidad política (Barcelona: Terra Ignota, 2021). He is co-editor with Raúl Trejo Villalobos of the bilingual book Filosofía de los pueblos originarios/Philosophy of the Indigenous (México: Bajo Tierra Ediciones, 2022). He is co-editor with Sébastien Lefèvre and Angélica Montes of the book Utopies et dystopies dans l’imaginaire politique (Paris: L’Harmattan, 2022). He is also the author of The Power of the Metaphysical Artifact (Lexington Books, 2023).