Desidério Murcho

Desidério Murcho (born 18 May 1965) is a Portuguese philosopher, professor, and writer. Desidério Murcho got his BA in philosophy in 1992 from Lisbon University and his MA in 2000 from the same university. He is pursuing a PhD in philosophy at the King's College London since 2000. He is founding member of the Centro para o Ensino da Filosofia da Sociedade Portuguesa de Filosofia (Center For the Teaching of Philosophy of the Portuguese Philosophy Society).

He was the director of the online journal Crítica. He wrote a column in the Os Meus Livros magazine and wrote a weekly chronicle in the Público daily paper. He was managing editor of the Disputatio journal. He has worked in the training of secondary education philosophy teachers in Portugal.