Edmundo Balsemão Pires obtained the title of Aggregate in Philosophy in 2006 at the University of Coimbra, a Ph. D. in 1999, and a Master's Degree in Contemporary Philosophy in 1990. He developed research activities as a DAAD Research Fellow in 1994-95 at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum (Hegel-Archiv) and as an FCG Fellow in 1996 at the same institution (RUB). He obtained an FCT Scholarship (as a Sabbatical Scholar) in 2010 to further his research at the Max-Planck Institut für Europäische Rechtsgeschichte in Frankfurt am Main. He is currently a Full Professor at the University of Coimbra. Published as a single author, 11 book(s), edited/co-edited seven books, and published more than 50 articles in specialized journals and 18 book chapters. Organized 16 event(s). Participated in 58 events. Supervised 2 concluded post-doctoral research projects and 1 concluded doctoral thesis(s). Supervised 5 concluded master's dissertation(s). Participated and/or participated as a researcher in 2 project(s) and was a principal researcher in 3 project(s). Taught courses in Social and Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Media (Master), Seminar on Philosophy I and II, Philosophy of Language, and Aesthetics. He developed administrative activities as Coordinator of the Philosophy Section of the Department of Philosophy, Information and Communication at FLUC and director of the 1st and 2nd cycle courses in Philosophy. He works in the area(s) of Humanities with an emphasis on Philosophy, Ethics, and Religion, Social Sciences with an emphasis on Sociology, Social Sciences with an emphasis on Communication.