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Dr. Shewli Dutta

Assistant Professor
Department
PHILOSOPHY AND THE LIFE WORLD
Contact
+91 3222 298-315 / Centrex-315
Biographical Sketch
Academic Interest
Educational Qualification
Degree NameInstituteYear of passing/awarded
Ph.D.JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY2015
M.PHILUNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA2003
Title of the Ph. D. Thesis
Title of the Ph. D. Thesis
FROM IDENTITY TO THE NATURE OF A PERSON: PHILOSOPHICAL EXPLORATIONS
Career Profile / Teaching Experience
Description of Experience
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPT. OF PHILOSOPHY AND THE LIFE-WORLD, VIDYASAGAR UNIVERSITY SINCE 09 APRIL, 2012
Specialization/Research Area
Type (Specialization / Research Area / Areas of Interest)Detailed Description
Field of SpecializationPhilosophy of Mind
Research Area/ Areas of InterestPersonal Identity
Field of SpecializationADVANCED LOGIC, PHILOSOPHY OF MIND
Research Area/ Areas of InterestPhilosophical behaviourism and Self-Identity
Research Area/ Areas of InterestThe practice of Witchcraft in Indian Adivasi Societies
Course/ Subject Taught
Course Name
INDIAN PHILOSOPHICAL TEXT:BHASAPARICCHEDA
ADVANCED LOGIC: PHILOSOPHICAL LOGIC, MODAL LOGIC, RELATION ( COPI AND SUPPIES)
ADVAITA VEDANTA: SOME PARTS OF VEDANTA PARIBHASA
PERSONAL IDENTITY FROM WESTERM METAPHYSICS
Publications in Journal / Magazines / Newspaper
TitlePublication TypePublished inPublished onPublisher's NameRoleDetails
“Are Persons Substances?: A Critique of Locke’s Theory of Personal Identity”NationalJadavpur Journal of Philosophy, Vol: 23, No. 1(English) 2013-14, pp – 73-87Jan, 2014Jadavpur University Impact Factor:
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Ph. D. Thesis Guidence
Scholar NameThesis TitleName of the Co SupervisorStatusDate
WRITTICK BHATTACHARYYA, Ph.D.A comparative analysis between the Ethics of Srimadbhagavad-Gita and KantNoneOngoingJan, 2023
Research Project
Worked asFunding AgencyAmount in Rs.DurationPeriodStatus
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORUGC3000002 years and 3 months2015-2017Complete
Invited Lectures
TitleOrganized ByVenueDate
Net LecturesUniversity of CaslcuttaDept. of Philosophy, C.U.Jan, 2013
Conference /Seminar/Workshop Organised
Title of the Seminar/Conference/WorkshopDateRole in the EventFunding Agency
"Social and Political Philosophy"Jan, 2019Joint CoordinatorINDIAN COUNCIL FOR PHILOSOPHICAL RESEARCH
“Philosophy of Mind: Indian and Western Philosophy” on 10.01.2016Jan, 2016Joint CoordinatorUGC Unassigned grant
“Critical Thinking and Philosophizing”Jan, 2016Joint CoordinatorINDIAN COUNCIL FOR PHILOSOPHICAL RESEARCH
“Philosophy of Man and Environment”Jan, 2015Joint CoordinatorINDIAN COUNCIL FOR PHILOSOPHICAL RESEARCH