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Name Dr. SREEJITH K.K.
Designation Assistant Professor
Department Name PHILOSOPHY AND THE LIFE WORLD
Office Phone No +91 3222 298-311 / Centrex Extn. 311
Email ID sreejith@mail.vidyasagar.ac.in
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Educational Qualification              
Degree NameInstituteYear of passing/awarded
Ph.D.University of Hyderabad2017
M.Phil.University of Hyderabad2012
M.A.Goa University2009
Title of the Ph. D. Thesis A CRITICAL DEFENSE OF SOSAESQUE VIRTUE RELIABILISM IN EPISTEMOLOGY
Career Profile / Teaching Experience        
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Philosophy, Vidyasgar University, Midnapore - June 2018 to present
Visiting Assistant Professor, Dept. of Humanities and Social Sciences, Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani Goa campus – August 2017 to June 2018.
Teaching Assistant – Dept. of Philosophy, University of Hyderabad, January – May 2011.
Specialization/Research Area
Field of SpecializationResearch Area/ Areas of Interest
Virute Epistemology
Philosophy of Psychiatry and Psychology
Social Epistemology
Philosophy of Science
Course/ Subject Taught 
Applied Philosophy
Epistemology
Philosophy of Mind
Western Classics
Publications in Journal / Book / Book Chapter / Magazines / Newspaper
International Publication
TitlePublished inPublished onPublished byRole 
A Defence and Critical Appraisal of Sosasque Virtue EpistemologyJournal of Indian Council of Philosophical Research. Volume 35, Number 2 pp.333-351.SSN: 0970-7794, 2363-99622018SpringerSole Author Impact Factor: 0.00000
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Article's Web Link: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40961-018-0136-z
Critical Contextual Empiricism and Its Implications for Science EducationEpisteme-4 (fourth international conference to review research on Science Technology and Mathematics Education) Proceedings , Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, TIFR, Mumbai2011Macmillan advanced research series, Macmillan https://www.academia.edu/2108225/Critical_Contextual_Empiricism_and_its_Implications_for_Science_Education  Impact Factor:
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National Publication
TitlePublished inPublished onPublished byRoleDetails
Expounding the absence of Ernest Sosa’s situation component in Gettier casesPhilosophy and the Life-world, Vol.25, pp.47–57 ISSN:0975-8461.Mar, 2023Vidyasagar UniversitySole Author Impact Factor: 0.00000
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Justification in knowledge first virtue epistemologyPhilosophical Papers, Vol.19, pp.157–168. ISSN 0976-4496.Mar, 2023University of North Bengal https://jpp.nbu.ac.in/doc/Journal_Philosophy_Vol_XIX_March_2023.pdfSole Author Impact Factor:
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A Virtue-theoretic Turn in EpistemologyGauhati University Journal of Philosophy. Vol.22017Gauhati University  Impact Factor:
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Justification as Social PracticeSandhan: Journal of Centre for Studies in Civilizations, Vol.IX, No.2, pp.137-149 (ISSN 0972-3609, Edited by D.P. Chattopadhyaya2009Centre for Studies in Civilizations, New Delhi.  Impact Factor:
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Book Published


Book Chapter Published
ChapterTitle of the BookPublished byPublished onRoleDetails
In defense of Ernest Sosa’s virtue epistemological diagnosis of the Gettier problemGlimpses of Western Philosophy Edited by Nirmalya Narayan ChakrabortyDev Publishers, New Delhi, ISBN: 9789359448589Jan, 2025Sole Author Indexing: Others
Link: https://devbooks.in/books/glimpses-of-western-philosophy/
Ph. D. Thesis Guidence

Awarded Ph. D. Thesis
Scholar NameThesis TitleCo SupervisorStatusDate
Afrin AkterM.Phil. Dissertation: A Study of Gender Justice with Feminist Perspectives AwardedApr, 2023
Shyamoshree BanerjeeM.Phil. dissertation :Role of Values in Psychiatry: A Preliminary Enquiry Awarded2020
Minakshi ChatterjeeM.Phil. dissertation :VIRTUE ETHICS AND BUDDHIST ETHICS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY AwardedJan, 2022
SUBHAS GUINMPhil dissertation: A PRELIMINARY INQUIRY INTO REDUCTIONISM IN TESTIMONIAL KNOWLEDGE: WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO DAVID HUME AND ELIZABETH FRICKER AwardedMay, 2022
Project Work

Ongoing Project Works
Project titleWorked asFunding AgencyAmount in Rs.Duration in yearsPeriod
Year to Year		Status
Virtue Epistemology and Testimonial KnowledgePrincipal InvestigatorIndian Council of Philosophical Research (Govt. of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development)2000002 year20192021


Invited Lectures 
TitleOrganized byVenueDate
“Virtue Epistemological Diagnosis of the Gettier Problem: Issues and Prospects” in the week long coursework on Western PhilosophyBhaktivedanta Research Centre, KolkataOnlineJan, 2024
"Knowledge First Epistemology: Unsettling the Epistemological Orthodoxy?"Department of Philosophy, Rabindra Bharati UniversityRabindra Bharati University, Kolkata (online)Nov, 2022
"Death Penalty: For and Against"Dept. of Philosophy, Presidency UniversityPresidency University, KolkataAug, 2022
Virtue Epistemology and Predicament of Testimonial Knowledge: Failure of John Greco’s DiagnosisGlobal Forum For Young Philosophers (GFYP)OnlineMar, 2022
"Symmetry Between Action and Belief: In Defence of Sosa's Diagnosis of the Gettier Problem"Department of Philosophy, University of HyderabadOnline2021
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Membership of Learned Society 
Society for Philosophy & Technology
Indian Philosophical Congress.
International Network for Philosophy and Psychiatry (INPP)
Conference /Seminar/Workshop Attended/Organised

Conference /Seminar/Workshop Attended

Title of the Seminar/Conference/WorkshopDateRoleHeld at and Organiser
Two day National seminar on 50 years of Indian Philosophical Quarterly held on 17th and 18th of February, 2025“Virtue Epistemology on Trial: Testimony and the Failure of Greco’s Defense”Feb, 2025Paper presenterDept. of Philosophy, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune.
Modernism Across the Century: Tracing its Genealogy and Legacy. Title of the Talk: Descartes' Search for the Foundation: The Central Project of Modern Epistemology": Jun, 2023SpeakerDept. of English, Narajole Raj College, Paschim Midnapore
National Seminar on Science, Values and Idea of of Good Life in a Democracy, Presented a paper titled "Intellectual Virtues, Knowledge, and the Social World"2020paper presenterDept. of Philosophy, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad on 2nd and 3rd of March 2020
International Seminar on “Self, Knowledge and World: Perspectives form East and West’, Presented a paper titled “Knowledge and Credit: Some Issues”.2019 paper presenterDepartment of Philosophy, Presidency University, Kolkata.11th and 12th September 2019
National seminar on Contextualism in Contemporary Epistemology, Presented a paper titled Sosasque Virtue Epistemology and Knowledge from Testimony.2018paper presenterIndian Council of Philosophical Research. March 26 & 27, 2018, ICPR academic centre Lucknow.
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Conference /Seminar/Workshop Organised

Title of the Conference/Seminar/WorkshopDateRole in the EventFunding Agency
Two-Day Workshop on Philosophical CounsellingApr, 2025Joint coordinatorVUPAA
Social and Political Philosophy, (on 17th January 2019 at Dept. of Philosophy, Vidyasagar University)2019Joint coordinatorIndian Council of Philosophical Research (Govt. of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development)
Awards
Award NameAwarded ByDate
Juniour Research FellowshipIndian Council of Philosophical Research2013
National Eligibility Test for LectureshipUGC2012
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