Philosophizing about, from, and through Afro-Brazilian religions: reply to commentaries

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https://doi.org/10.26512/2358-82842025e60346

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Afro-Brazilian religions, Philosophy of religion, Embodied epistemology, Interpretationist semantics, Distributed agency, Relational ontology

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José Eduardo Porcher, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro

José Eduardo Porcher is Research Fellow in Philosophy at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Ph.D. Philosophy, UFRGS). His research focuses on the philosophy of religion and the philosophy of psychiatry, including their intersection.

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2025-12-23

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Porcher, J. E. (2025). Philosophizing about, from, and through Afro-Brazilian religions: reply to commentaries. Revista Brasileña De Filosofía De La Religión, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.26512/2358-82842025e60346