Shamik Dasgupta (philosopher)

For the comic book writer, see Shamik Dasgupta (writer).

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]

Shamik Dasgupta
Academic background
Education	University of New York (PhD) King's College London (MPhil) University College London (BSc)
Thesis	Symmetry as a guide to reality (2009)
Doctoral advisor	Kit Fine, Hartry Field, Stephen Schiffer
Other advisors	Paul Horwich, Theodore Sider
Academic work
Era	Contemporary philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
School or tradition	Analytic
Main interests	Metaphysics, value theory, philosophy of science
Website	https://shamik.net/

Life and works

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

• 2016, Metaphysical Rationalism, Noûs, doi.org/10.1111/nous.12082
• 2014, The Possibility of Physicalism, Journal of Philosophy, doi.org/10.5840/jphil20141119/1037
• 2009, Individuals: An Essay in Revisionary Metaphysics, Philosophical Studies, doi.org/10.1007/s11098-009-9390-x