Maria João Neves, researcher at CESEM, Center for the Study of Sociology and Musical Aesthetics at Nova University of Lisbon concluded her Post-Doctorate in Musicology, granted by FCT, on 1/31/2016; her PhD in Philosophy in the specialty of Contemporary Philosophy, granted by Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian and FCT, in 2002/03/01 and her Degree in Philosophy in 1994 at Nova, Faculty of Social and Human Sciences. She was the International Partner of the research project Music as Life Affirmation. The Value of Music in Life Philosophy, hosted by the University of Music and Performing Arts of Graz, Austria, funded by the Austrian Researc Fund FWF (2016-2018). Her research is in the Humanities field, with emphasis on the following sub-areas: Philosophy: ethics and aesthetics, including environmental ethics and environmental aesthetics. Publications Summary: 4 books; 2 manuals for teachers; 29 articles in specialised magazines; 7 book chapters; 7 editions of scientific books; 6 editions of scientific journals; 4 translations; 100 newspaper articles (newspaper column on philosophy since 2015). As a university professor she taught at Instituto Superior D. Afonso III between 1999 and 2016 with the rank of Associate Professor since 2009. She also lectured as invited professor at other universities in the areas of Ethics, Aesthetics; Arts and Culture; Dream Phenomenology and Philosophical Practice and Philosophy of Education. As a speaker, she participated in multiple national and international congresses and symposia. Since 2015 she works with a strong emphasis in philosophical practice with the community organising philosophical cafes (Café Philo) and experiences in the field of environmental philosophy for hight segment hotels in Eastern Algarve.