Dr. Pragyanparamita Mohapatra

Invited lectures:

• Paradip College(Department of Philosophy), 6^th May, 2021, “Philosophy of Language: The Quintessence of Philosophy”
• Presidency University, Kolkata(Department of Philosophy), 21^st 2020, “Frege’s notion of Sense and Reference”
• Presidency University, Kolkata (Department of Philosophy), 22^nd 2020, “Frege’s notion of Sense and Reference “
• Ravenshaw University, Cuttack(Department of Philosophy), 22^nd 2020, “Two Dogma’s of Empiricism”
• Ravenshaw University, Cuttack (Department of Philosophy), 29^th 2020, “Two Dogma’s of Empiricism”
• Sailabala Women’s (Auto) College, Cuttack, (Department of Philosophy), 5^th 2018, ICPR sponsored national lecture, “Social Ecology as a remedy to Ecological Crisis”
• Ravenshaw University, Cuttack (Department of Philosophy), 30^th 2018,on the occasion of World Philosophy Day sponsored by ICPR, “What we ought to be? Ethical Significance of Buddha’s Teachings”

Book Articles (Authored/Edited)

1. Mohapatra, Pragyanparamita, “Metaphysical Realism and Naturalized Epistemology” In Tattva journal
2. Manoranjan Mallick & Pragyanparamita Mohapatra, “Wittgenstein’s notion of ‘Higher’: A reading from Sankar’s concept of Jnana”, Athens Journal of Philosophy – Volume 2, Issue 1, March 2023 – Pages 53-66, https://doi.org/10.30958/ajphil.2-1-4
3. Mohapatra, Pragyanparamita, “Evans’ appraisal of Fregean Sense” In Indian Journal of Analytic Philosophy, ISSN: 0976-2337, vol- VII, Issue-I, 2022, pp. 93-105.
4. 1. “Frege on Objectivity of Thought: An argument for Semantic Realism” in Language, Meaning and Interpretation: East and West edited by Kanti Lal Das and Jyotish Chandra Basak, ISBN: 978-81-7211-395-7, Northern Book Center, New Delhi, 2022, pp. 252-270
• Mohapatra, Pragyanparamita,“The Concept of Rule-Following in Later Wittgenstein” in Language, Mind and Reality: A Reflection on Philosophical Thoughts of R.C. Pradhan, edited by Prof. Ranjan Panda,Oversees Press (India) Ltd., New Delhi, ISBN No. 978-93-83803-16-3, 158-176, 2015.
• Mohapatra, Pragyanparamita, ¨On the very Idea of having a Thought: A Fregean Analysis” in Limits of Thought and Beyond, edited by Prof. AdershupallyNatraju, Bloomsbury Publishing India Pvt. Ltd, London, New Delhi, New York, Sydney, ISBN: 978-93-82951-29-2, pp. 135-46,2014.
• Mohapatra, Pragyanparamita, “Introduction to Philosophy of Language” in Emerging Trends in Philosophy, edited by Victor Babu Koppula, Sucharitha Publications, ISBN. 978-93-83729-23-4, pp. 75-83, 2014.

Journal Articles

[1] Mohapatra, Pragyanparamita, “On Rule-Following: Kripke’s Wittgenstein” In Indian Philosophical Quarterly (Accepted for publication in Sep. 2020), ISSN: 0376-415X

[2]Mohapatra, Pragyanparamita, “Davidson on Self-Knowledge and Externalism” inJournal of Foundational Research, UGC Centre for Advanced Studies, Dept. of Philosophy, university of Rajasthan, Jaipur, ISSN-2395-5635, Vol. 28, Jan. 2020, pp. 215-253

[3] Mohapatra, Pragyanparamita, “What We Ought to Be? Ethical Significance of Buddha’s Teachings”, in Ravenshaw Journal of Philosophy, edited by Ram. C. Majhi, ISSN: 2395-3209, Vol. IV, December 2018, pp. 40-55.

[4] Mohapatra, Pragyanparamita, “Nelson Goodman on Worldmaking” in Journal of the All Orissa Philosophy Association, edited by Ram. C. Majhi, ISSN: 2395-2784, Vol.4, No. 1, Jan, 2018, pp. 42-48.

[5] Mohapatra, Pragyanparamita, “Michael Devitt in defence of Metaphysical Realism”, in Indian Journal of Analytic Philosophy, edited by Sudhakar Jally, ISSN: 0976-2337, vol- VI, No-II, 2016, pp. 25-47.

1. Madhusudan Majhi, (PhD continuing, 2022), (Utkal University) –Yet to be decided
2. Purnima Sahoo, (PhD continuing, 2019), (Utkal University) –Language and Intentionality: A study on Husserl’s Phenomenology
3. Somanath Panda,(PhD continuing), (Utkal University, 2021) – Mind, Knowledge and World: Revisiting Davidson’s Externalism
4. Jagannatha Moharana, (PhD continuing), (Utkal University, 2021) – Metaphysical Dualism in Samkhya and Descartes: A Comparative study
5. Jagannatha Moharana,(M.Phil, 2021) (Utkal University)- Davidson on Anomalous Monism: A study of the relationship between Mind and Body
6. Somanath Panda(M.Phil, 2019) (Utkal University)-Donald Davidson on Meaning and Truth
7. Kshyanaprava Mishra(M.Phil, 2019) (Utkal University)-A Phenomenological Understanding of No-Self theory in Buddhism
8. Purnima Sahoo(M.Phil, 2018) (Utkal University)- The Synthetic A Priori Judgements and the Possibility of Metaphysics
9. Mamina Sahoo(M.Phil, 2018) (Utkal University)-Freedom and Responsibility in Sartre’s Existentialism
10. Jyotirmayee Biswal(M.Phil, 2017) (Utkal University)-A Reflection on Locke’s theory of Knowledge
11. Prakash Kumar Sethy(M.Phil, 2017) (Utkal University)-A Study of the Relationship Between Mind and Body

Title of The Project: Experience, Consciousness and Subjectivity: Investigating Self from Buddhist and Phenomenological perspective(PI): Basic Description of the Project, Funding Agency- Odisha University Research and Innovation Incentivization Plan (OURIIP), Amount received-3,20,000/- (Rupees Three Lakh twenty thousand only),duration- 24 months, Sanctioned Fund: Sanctioned order received on: 25/06/2021, Details of sanctioned order: No. 394/69/ OSHEC

• Presented a paper entitled “Dharmakirti on Perception and Self-awareness” in 35th Annual Conference of All Odisha Philosophy Association (Online), sponsored by ICPR, Organized by Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, from 22nd-23rd Jan. 2023
• Presented a paper entitled “An Epistemic understanding of Dharmakirti’s philosophy” in Eastern Zone Philosophy Teachers’ meet, sponsored by ICPR, Organized by Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, from 11th to 13th Jan, 2023
• Poster entitled “Self and Experience: A Narrative and Phenomenological Account” presented for the Research conclave under OURIIP Seed fund project, OSHEC, at Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, from 14th Nov-16th Nov, 2022.
• “Wittgenstein and Sankar on Illusion” in sponsored by ICPR 5^th Wittgenstein Conference of Ludwig Wittgenstein Philosophical Society on Wittgenstein and Indian Theories of Language and Epistemology, organized by the Dept. of Philosophy, University of Lucknow, 29^th-30^th, 2020
• “Subjectivity and Externalism” as a symposist at All Odisha Philosophical Association, organized by U.N. College of Science and Technology, Adaspur, 23^rd-24^th January 2020
• “Self and World” in Refresher Course in Philosophy at UGC-HRDC Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, from 15^th July 2019 to 26^th July 2019.
• “Davidson on Self-Knowledge and Externalism” in ICPR sponsored International Conference on “Saṁśaya Evam Pramā, Doubt and Knowledge- Indian and Western Perspectives” from 15^th to 17^th March, 2019, Organized by Department of Philosophy, Rajasthan University, Jaipur, Rajasthan.
• “Agency, No-Self and Consciousness” in UGC sponsored national seminar on “Buddha and Wittgenstein on Culture and Values” from 14^th to 16^th March, 2019 organized by The Centre for Mahayana Buddhist Studies of Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, India.
• “Ethics, Self and World: Wittgenstein’s view on Meaning of life” in the 3^rd Ludwig Wittgenstein International Conference on “Wittgenstein on Culture and Value” organised by Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Bombay, from 24^th 2018 to 26^th Nov. 2018.
• “Social Ecology as a Remedy to Ecological Crisis” at ICPR sponsored national lecture organized by the department of Philosophy at Sailabala Women’s (Auto) College, Cuttack, on 5^th January 2018.
• “What We Ought to Be? Ethical Significance of Buddha’s Teachings.” as one of the resource person in ICPR sponsored one day national seminar on “Contemporary Relevance of Buddhist Ethics” organised by the department of Philosophy, Ravenshaw University on the occasion of World Philosophy Day on 30^th January 2018.
• “Nelson Goodman on Worldmaking” in the 29^th Annual Conference of All Orissa Philosophy Association held on 22^nd-23^rd, 2017 at Sri Jayadev College of Education and Technology, Naharkanta.
• “Learning: The Psychological Aspects”, it the Orientation Programme at UGC-HRDC-Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, from 13^th February 2017 to 10^th March 2017.
• “Is Conceptual Relativism Justifiable?”, in the 30^th Orientation Programme at UGC-HRDC- Sambalpur University, from 10^thJuly to 6^th August, 2015.
• “Are Emotions Social or Psychological?” (poster), at IIT Gandhi Nagar International Conference on Cognition, Emotion and Action, from 6^th December 2013 to 8^th December 2013.
• “Man and The Divine in Gandhi’s Philosophy of Nature” in the international conference on Gandhirama 2012: A Feast of Ideas and Festival of Art, from 17^th-22^nd October, 2012, organised by Indian Council of Philosophical Research at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
• “The Concept of Rule-Following In Wittgenstein’s Later Philosophy” in the international conference at IIT Mumbai, from 5^th-7^th March, 2012, on Language, Mind and Reality: A Reflection on Philosophical Thoughts of Professor R.C. Pradhan.
• “Irreducibility of Consciousness: Arguments from Inverted Spectrum” (poster) is presented in the international conference at NIAS, Bangalore, from 5^th -7^th January, 2012, on the theme: Looking Within: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Consciousness.
• “On the very Idea of having a Thought: A Fregean Analysis” at a national conference on The Limits of Thought and Beyondorganized by the Dept. of Philosophy, Assam Central University, from 28^th– 29^th November, 2011

Invited Talks:

Talk on “Philosophy of Language: The Quintessence of Philosophy” via virtual platform on 6th May, 2021, at Department of Philosophy, Paradip College, Paradip
Talk on “Frege’s notion of Sense and Reference” via virtual platform on 21stDec. 2020, at Department of Philosophy, Presidency University, Kolkata
Talk on “Frege’s notion of Sense and Reference” via virtual platform on 22nd Dec. 2020, at Department of Philosophy, Presidency University, Kolkata
Talk on “Two Dogma’s of Empiricism” via virtual platform on 22nd Sep. 2020, at Department of Philosophy, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack
Talk on “Two Dogma’s of Empiricism” via virtual platform on 29th Sep. 2020, at Department of Philosophy, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack
Presented a paper entitled “Social Ecology as a remedy to Ecological Crisis” at ICPR sponsored national lecture organized by the department of Philosophy at Sailabala Women’s (Auto) College, Cuttack, on 5th January 2018.
Presented a paper entitled “What we ought to be? Ethical Significance of Buddha’s Teachings.” as one of the resource persons organised by the department of Philosophy Ravenshaw University on the occasion of World Philosophy Day sponsored by ICPR, 30th January 2018.

• Junior Research fellow of Indian Council of Philosophical Research 2012-14.
• Secured highest grade in M.Phil course work and secured grade ‘A’ in dissertation, 2009.
• Third position in M.A. in Philosophy, Utkal University.
• First prize for essay competition (Prof. Braja Bihari Memorial Essay Competition) in M.A. at Utkal University, Odisha.
• The term paper titled as “The theories of Knowledge” was selected as best term paper in 2^ndyr of graduation.

[1] Attended Refresher Course in Philosophy at UGC-HRDC Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, from 15^th July 2019 to 26^th July 2019.

[2] Attended orientation programme at UGC-HRDC Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, from 13^th February 2017 to 10^th March 2017.

[3] Attended 30^thorientation programme at Sambalpur University organised by HRDC, Sambalpur from 10^th July 2015 to 6^th August 2015.

[4] Organized ICPR sponsored one day national seminar on “Philosophy, Science and Technology” on the occasion of World Philosophy Day on 10^th February, 2020, at P.G. Department of Philosophy, Utkal University, Vani Vihar, Bhubaneswar-751004. Resource persons: Prof. L. Udayakumar, Centre for Mahayana Buddhist Studies, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh and Prof. Ganesh Prasad Das, Formerly Head, P.G. department of Philosophy, Utkal University.

[5] Journal Reviewing:Ravenshaw Journal of Philosophy (2021)

[6] Appointed as External examiner for P.G. 4^th Sem (P-CC-405) practical for the project examination, 2019 of KhallikoteAuto. College, Berhampur, on 01/05/2019

[7]Discussant of the paper “Transforming Education for the 21^st Century” by Imran Nazerali in two-day symposium On GLOBAL INNOVATION DESIGN in Collaboration with Imperial College of London at Utkal University, from 8^th& 9^th August 2018.

• DRC member (External), Khallikot Autonomous College, Berhampur, from 2021
• Board of studies Member, U.N. College of Science and Technology, Adaspur from 2018 till date
• Assistant Superintendent Ladies Hostel- V, Utkal University from March 2016 to till date
• Member of the editorial board of the Biannual Journal “Indian Journal of Analytic Philosophy, ISSN: 0976-2337 from 2016 till date
• NSS Programme Coordinator, Ladies Hostel- V, Utkal University
• Research Scholar Advisor, in Department of Philosophy, Utkal University, from 2019-2020
• Seminar Advisor, in Department of Philosophy, Utkal University, from January 2021 till Jan 2022

Seminar library in-charge in Department of Philosophy, Utkal University, from April 2022 till date