Eduardo Mendieta (born 28 December 1963)[1] is a Colombian-born Professor of Philosophy at Penn State University, and former acting director of the Rock Ethics Institute.
[10] Mendieta has investigated topics including animal rights, colonialism, globalization, mass incarceration, and torture, often by building on the conceptual resources of Frankfurt School-style Critical Theory.
His publications include The Adventures of Transcendental Philosophy: Karl-Otto Apel's Semiotics and Discourse Ethics (2002), Global Fragments: Globalizations, Latinamericanisms, and Critical Theory (2007), and The Philosophical Animal: On Zoopoetics and Interspecies Cosmopolitanism (forthcoming).
[2] Mendieta's awards and honors include:[9] 2013 SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching 2013 Faculty of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Steering Committee (FAHSS) award for research project: “Capital of the Cold War: La Havana After the Collapse of the Soviet Union” 2012 Faculty of Arts, Humanities, and Social Science Steering Committee (FAHSS) award for interdisciplinary initiative submitted with Paul Firbas and Victoriano Roncero-López : “The Latino/a Intellectual: A symposium” 2012 Institute for the History of Philosophy, Summer Workshop: “Peirce, James, and the Origins of Pragmatism” Emory University, Atlanta, 4–14 June 2012.
2011 Faculty of Arts, Humanities, and Social Science Steering Committee (FAHSS) award for research project: “The City of Black Gold: Caracas and The Geopolitics of Oil” 2011 Dean's Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching 2010 Honorary Member of the Golden Key International Association 2009 Institute of Advanced Study, Fellow, Durham University, England (January–March 2009) 2009 Hispanic Heritage Month Latino Faculty Recognition Award 2007 Hispanic Heritage Month Organizing Committee Faculty Award 2006 Certificate of Special Commendation for Graduate Mentoring by a Faculty Member