Shamik Dasgupta (philosopher)
Shamik Dasgupta | |
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| Education | University of New York (PhD) King's College London (MPhil) University College London (BSc) |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Analytic |
| Institutions | University of California Berkeley University of Princeton |
| Thesis | Symmetry as a guide to reality (2009) |
| Doctoral advisors | Kit Fine, Hartry Field, Stephen Schiffer |
Main interests | Metaphysics, value theory, philosophy of science |
| Website | https://shamik.net/ |
Shamik Dasgupta is an associate professor of philosophy at UC Berkeley, working primarily in the areas of metaphysics, value theory, and philosophy of science.[1]
Life & Works
[edit]Dasgupta received his BSc in biology from University College London and his MPhil from King’s College London, with distinction. He received his PhD in 2009 from New York University, under the supervision of Kit Fine, Hartry Field and Stephen Schiffer.[2] He subsequently became a Professor of philosophy at Princeton University where he taught until 2016. In 2016 he was awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) fellowship.[3]
Selected Publications
[edit]- 2014, The Possibility of Physicalism, Journal of Philosophy, doi.org/10.5840/jphil20141119/1037
- 2016, Metaphysical Rationalism, Noûs, doi.org/10.1111/nous.12082
- 2009, Individuals: An Essay in Revisionary Metaphysics, Philosophical Studies, doi.org/10.1007/s11098-009-9390-x
References
[edit]- ^ "Shamik Dasgupta". philosophy.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ Dasgupta, Shamik. "Symmetry as a guide to reality". New York University. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ "Shamik Dasgupta". shamik.net. Archived from the original on 2024-12-02. Retrieved 2024-12-18.