Personal profile
Research Interests
Across diverse contributions, the author integrates ethics, governance, education, and technology to examine how contemporary societies confront profound challenges at the intersection of life, policy, and learning. The work emphasizes a rigorous, interdisciplinary reflection on bioethics in the age of artificial intelligence and climate change, and advocates for responsible, transparent inquiry into instrumental rationality and values in public life. Education and pedagogy are analyzed through active methodologies such as Problem-Based Learning, with attention to the role of teacher training, digital age competencies, and the need to counter neoliberal and consumerist influences shaping schooling. A recurrent thread is the civilizing role of family and the humanistic potential of philosophy of education amid social crises, including pandemics, where human dignity, otherness, and temporality are central to reinterpretations of education, governance, and technology. The combined narrative fosters critical dialogue among ethics, law, and policy with practical concerns in education, social organization, and technoscience, aiming to illuminate pathways toward resilient, inclusive futures for individuals and communities.
Key Topics:
- Education, Pedagogy, Teacher Training & Inclusion
- Governance, Law, Policy, Ethics & Regulation
- Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning & Data Science
- Climate, Hazards, Resilience & Urban Sustainability
- Social Sciences, Media, Political Communication & Disinformation
- Philosophy of Education, Ethics & Society
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 4 Quality Education
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SDG 13 Climate Action
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Education and Critical-Creative Thinking in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Bolaños Vivas, R. F. (PI), Poveda Apolo, G. Y. (Student), Valdiviezo Masabanda, L. F. (Student) & Largacha Perea, J. F. (Student)
10/06/24 → …
Project: Research and Development
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Critical Thinking as a Transversal Axis of Education for Cognitive, Social, Intercultural, Political, and Technological Development (Phase 2)
Aguilar Gordon, F. D. R. (PI), Bolaños Vivas, R. F. (Col), Villamar Muñoz, J. L. (Col) & Torres Cordero, C. X. (Col)
12/04/24 → …
Project: Research and Development
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Critical thinking as a cross-cutting axis of education for cognitive, social, intercultural, political, and technological development
Aguilar Gordon, F. D. R. (PI), Bolaños Vivas, R. F. (Col), Carbonell Yonfa, E. T. (Col), Villamar Muñoz, J. L. (Col), Torres Cordero, C. X. (Col), Valarezo Sanchez, A. S. (Student), Zhingri Zhingri, D. F. (Student) & Chicaiza Taipe, G. A. (Student)
6/04/23 → …
Project: Research and Development
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Diagnosis and Prospective Planning of the Education Career-UPS
Reyes Solis, D. (Col), Bolaños Vivas, R. F. (Col), Villamar Muñoz, J. L. (Col), Chela Chimborazo, J. A. (Col) & Farfan Pacheco, M. A. (PI)
1/02/23 → …
Project: Research and Development
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The Interdisciplinary Dimension of Philosophy and its Relationship with Complex Society, Cultural Diversity, Education, Technology, and Educational Innovation in the Current Context
Aguilar Gordon, F. D. R. (PI), Bolaños Vivas, R. F. (Col), Carbonell Yonfa, E. T. (Col), Villamar Muñoz, J. L. (Col), Torres Cordero, C. X. (Col) & Moreno Guaicha, J. A. (Col)
5/03/20 → 15/09/21
Project: Research and Development
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Bioética Inteligencia Artificial, Cambio Climático y Muerte Asistida (Coordinación)
Bolaños Vivas, R. F., 20 Oct 2025, Editorial Universitaria Abya-Yala. 206 p.Translated title of the contribution :Bioethics Artificial Intelligence, Climate Change and Assisted Death (Coordination) Research output: Book/Report › Book
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El Otro como Responsabilidad en Tiempos de Pospandemia desde la Fenomenología de Edith Stein
Gomez Yugcha, R. D. P. & Bolaños Vivas, R. F., 15 Sep 2025, Diálogos filosóficos. Editorial Universitaria Abya-Yala, p. 483-518 36 p.Translated title of the contribution :The Other as Responsibility in Post-Pandemic Times from the Phenomenology of Edith Stein Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Filosofía de la Educación y Ciencias de la Educación
Bolaños Vivas, R. F., 28 May 2025, Filosofía, ética y educación para la ciudadanía en la era digital. Editorial Universitaria Abya-Yala, p. 23-53 31 p.Translated title of the contribution :Philosophy of Education and Educational Sciences Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Presupuestos Epistémicos y Colaborativos del Aprendizaje Basado en Problemas (ABP)
Bolaños Vivas, R. F., 22 Jul 2025, Miradas sobre la Gestión de la Educación Superior en el Ecuador. Editorial Universitaria Abya-Yala, p. 265-279 15 p.Translated title of the contribution :Epistemic and Collaborative Budgets of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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La Paradoja del Progreso Tecno-científico Contemporáneo.un Acercamiento Desde Evandro Agazzi
Bolaños Vivas, R. F., 27 Mar 2023, Transhumanismo y realidades paralelas. Interpelaciones desde la filosofía y la teología. Editorial Universitaria Abya-Yala, p. 11-40 30 p.Translated title of the contribution :The Paradox of Contemporary Techno-scientific Progress. An Approach From Evandro Agazzi Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter