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desidério murcho

desidério murcho -lrb- born 18 may 1965 -rrb- is a portuguese philosopher , professor , and writer .
he teaches at the federal university of ouro preto , in minas gerais , brazil .
desidério murcho got his bsc in philosophy in 1992 from the `` lisbon university '' and his msc in `` philosophy of language '' and `` consciousness '' -lrb- 2000 -rrb- from the same university .
e is founding member of the `` centro para o ensino da filosofia da sociedade portuguesa de filosofia '' -lrb- center for the teaching of philosophy of the portuguese philosophy society -rrb- .
he is the director of the journal `` crítica '' .
he writes a column in the `` os meus livros '' magazine and writes a weekly chronicle , each tuesday , in the `` público '' daily paper .
he is `` managing editor '' of the `` disputatio '' journal .
he participates in the training of secondary education philosophy teachers , namely in the framework of the `` foco '' program .
he is currently pursuing a phd in philosophy at the `` king 's college london '' -lrb- with a grant from the portuguese fct -rrb- , where he also lectures in logic , ethics and philosophy of religion .
murcho is a vegetarian .
