Manoj Kumar Panda
Assistant Professor
About-
I am currently an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Presidency University.
I earned my Doctorate from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi in 2015.
Research and Teaching interests
Areas of Specialization
Philosophy of Mind, Epistemology, Philosophy of Perception and consciousness
Areas of Competence
Philosophy of Language, Inductive and Deductive Logic, Analytic Philosophy, Modern and contemporary Western Philosophy and phenomenology
Qualifications+
Ph.D (Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 2015)
Thesis Title- "Experience, Thought and the Space of Reason: A Study of Mind in the World"
M.Phil in Philosophy (Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 2010)
Dissertation Title- "The Mind-World Relationship: A Study of the Nature of Perceptual Content"
MA in Philosophy (Utkal University, Bhubaneswar,Odisha, 2006)
Special Paper- Political Philosophy
BA in Philosophy (Dina Krushna College, Fakir Mohan University, Balesore, 2004)
Biography+
Research / Administrative Experience+
Teaching / Other Experience+
My teaching interests include Philosophy of Mind, Epistemology, Philosophy of Perception, Consciousness, Phenomenology, Philosophy of Language, Analytic Philosophy and Modern Western Philosophy.
Currently I am teaching Western Epistemology(PG), Western Metaphysics (PG), Theories of Truth(PG), Phenomenology and Existentialism(PG), Linguistic Turn(PG), Representational Mind and Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence(PG), Problems of Consciousness (PG), Philosophy of Mind(UG), Theories of Consciousness (UG), Trends in 20th Century Philosophy (UG).
Previous Teaching Experience
Guest Faculty: Kirorimal College, University of Delhi. From 28th January, 2015 to 22 April, 2015. (B.A. Programme: Propositional and Predicate Logic, and Philosophical Debates)
Teaching Assistant: Centre for Philosophy, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Philosophy of Language. Monsoon, 2010. (undergraduate Course)
Teaching Assistant: Centre for Philosophy, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Logic and Scientific Method. Winter, 2011. (undergraduate Course)
Teaching Assistant: Centre for Philosophy, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Philosophy of Language. Monsoon, 2011. (Undergraduate Course)
Teaching Assistant: Centre for Philosophy, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Logic and Scientific Method. Winter, 2012. (Undergraduate Course)
Teaching Assistant: Centre for Philosophy, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Philosophy of Language. Monsoon, 2012. (Undergraduate course)
Post Graduate Supervision+
Four students are presently pursuing their doctoral research under my supervision. The broader areas of their research are self, consciousness, problem of other mind and truth.
Apart from dorctoral supervision, many post graduate students have written their dissertation under my supervision.
Academic Memberships+
Lifetime member of All Odisha Philosophical Association
Publications+
Publication in PEER-REVIEWED Journals
Panda, Manoj Kumar. Phenomenology of Embodiment and Perception: The Debate on Perceptual Conceptualism. Cetana: A Journal of Philosophy, Vol. 3, Issue. 2 (Phenomenology of Human Body), June 2023, ISSN: 2583-0465. (published by Centre for Phenomenological Studies)
Panda, Manoj Kumar. 'I' in 'I Think/Know?Do': Revisiting Arguments for a Transcendental Notion of Self. Jadavpur Journal of Philosophy Vol. 30 No.1, 2021. ISSN: 0975-6833.
Panda, Manoj Kumar. Experience, Thought and External World: Davidson and McDowell. Indian Philosophical Quarterly. 46(3-4), pp. 43-65. ISSN: 0376-415X.
Panda, Manoj Kumar. (2020). Experience, Knowledge and the Space of Reasons. Journal of Foundational Research 28, ISSN: 2395-5635.
Panda, Manoj Kumar. (2017/2019) Phenomenal and Representational Character of Conscious Experience. Sandhan: Journal of Centre for Studies in Civilization, XVII: pp. 59-92. ISSN: 0972-3609.
Panda, Manoj Kumar. (2018). Experience, Ethical Agency and Acting Ethically. Ravenshaw Journal of Philosophy, Vol. IV: pp. 56-68, ISSN: 2395-3209.
Panda, Manoj Kumar. Unboundedness of the Conceptual and External World. Ravenshaw Journal of Philosophy, Vol. III: pp. 38-53, ISSN: 2395-3209.
Publication in Anthologies and Edited Volumes
Panda, Manoj Kumar. “Nonconceptual Content of Perceptual Experience and the Possibility of Empirical Thought”, in The Limits of Thought and Beyond, Edited by Adarasupally Nataraju, Bloomsbury Publishing India, 2013. Isbn. 978-93-82951-29-2.
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