Abhishek Yadav

Overview:

Dr. Abhishek Yadav is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Humanities and Liberal Arts, IIM Bodh Gaya. His research interests include contemporary issues in Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Biology. He has presented research papers in several national and international conferences.

Academic background:

• Ph.D.: IIT Bombay
• MA: Hindu College, University of Delhi
• BA: Ramjas College, University of Delhi

Affiliations:

• Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Management Bodh Gaya (December 2023- present)
• Assistant Professor, VIT-AP University (November 2023)
• Post-Doctoral Fellow, IIT Bombay (March 2023- October 2023)

Teaching Interests:

• Thinking Tools and Thought Experiments
• Critical Thinking
• Business Ethics
• Creativity and Innovation
• Social Entrepreneurship

Research Interests:

• Philosophy of Mind
• Philosophy of Biology
• Neurophilosophy
• Technophilosophy
• Philosophy of AI

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Research Publications:

• Yadav, A. & Jha, A., (2024) Intelligence and Consciousness, World Futures, DOI: 10.1080/02604027.2024.2330256  (SCOPUS indexed, Q1)
• Yadav, A. (2024) Heterophenomenology: A Limited Critique. Philosophia. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11406-024-00711-x (SCOPUS indexed, Q2)
• Yadav A., Panda R.K., (2021) Unquining Qualia: From an Aesthetic Point of View, Philosophical Papers: Journal of the Department of Philosophy, North Bengal University. XVII (ISSN: 0976 – 4496)
• Yadav A., (2022) Private Language, Qualia and Gradient, Platonism: Contributions of the 43^rd International Wittgenstein Symposium, A Refereed Periodical published by Austrian Ludwig Wittgenstein Society, Kirchberg am Wechsel, Austria (VOL: XXVIII) (ISSN:1022-3398)
• Yadav A., (2023) Scope of Dennett’s Darwinism, Indian Philosophical Quarterly. Vol: 48 (3-4).
• Yadav A., (2023) A Limited Critique of Heterophenomenology. In Exploring the Realm of the Mental: Cognition, Emotion and Volition (Edited volume, forthcoming)

Other Academic Publications:

• Contributed a book chapter as an invited author entitled “Methods for testing Categorical Syllogism: Aristotelian and Venn Diagram” In Logic textbook for BA General Philosophy Program, IGNOU New Delhi, March 2022. Available at the following link: http://egyankosh.ac.in//handle/123456789/84688
• Contributed a book chapter as an invited author entitled “Non-categorical Syllogism” In Logic textbook for BA General Philosophy Program, IGNOU New Delhi, March 2022. Available at the following link :http://egyankosh.ac.in//handle/123456789/84689

Conference Presentations:

• (March 2019) Presented a paper titled “From Method to Meme: Evolution of Dennett’s Philosophy” in the 2^nd meet of the Mumbai Philosophy Research Scholars’ Forum, Department of Philosophy, University of Mumbai, India.
• (August 2022) Presented a paper titled, “Private Language, Qualia and Gradient” in the 43^rd International Wittgenstein Symposium organised by the Austrian Ludwig Wittgenstein Society, Kirchberg am Wechsel, Austria.
• (September 2022) Presented a paper titled, “Mary Meets Mike: In defence of the Knowledge Argument” at SOPhiA 2022 (Salzburgiense Concilium Omnibus Philosophis Analyticis) organised by Department of Philosophy (Humanities), University of Salzburg, Austria.
• (December 2022) Presented a paper (with Prof. R.K. Panda) titled, “Dennett on Intelligent Tools” at the 10^th International Conference, Science and Scientist 2022: Difference between Artificial and Natural Intelligence, organised by Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Institute in collaboration with Indian Council of Philosophical Research, New Delhi.
• (December 2022) Presented a paper titled, “The Ability Hypothesis and a Case of Know-How-That” at the Symposium on ‘Agency, Mind and Value’ organised by Department of HSS, IIT Bombay.
• (March 2023) Presented a paper titled, “A Limited Critique of Heterophenomenology” at the international conference, ‘Exploring the Realm of the Mental: Cognition, Emotion and Volition’ organised by Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Golpark, Kolkata in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, Government of India.

Academic Workshops/Schools:

• Participated in the 13^th Ludwig Wittgenstein Summer School on Agency, Causation and Normativity organized by the Austrian Ludwig Wittgenstein Society, Kirchberg am Wechsel, Austria. (August 2022).
• Participated in the Winter School on Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Tractatus Logico Philosophicus organized by Department of HSS, IIT Bombay in association with Indian Council of Philosophical Research, New Delhi. (January 2023).