Miguel dos Santos Pereira
Independent Scholar in Law, Cognitive Science and Decision-Making
Miguel dos Santos Pereira is a Portuguese lawyer and independent scholar whose work explores how contemporary models of the mind reshape our understanding of responsibility, judgement and institutional decision-making across normative systems.
His research focuses on the critical analysis of judicial practices in light of contemporary cognitive science, with particular attention to the epistemological limits of evidence and the foundations of criminal responsibility.
Research Areas
Law and Cognitive Science
Decision-Making in Normative Systems
Epistemology of Evidence
Criminal Responsibility
Projects
Primado do Direito — essay series published in the newspaper Página Um exploring the epistemological foundations of law and the limits of criminal responsibility.
Reasonable Doubt — a project dedicated to the critical examination of legal reasoning and evidentiary standards in contemporary justice systems.
Music Layer — experimental musical interpretations accompanying selected essays, exploring cognitive science themes through a multimodal format.
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