Assistant Professor 
Assistant Professor He specializes in the Philosophy of Mind and Language, and Cognitive Science, and enjoys teaching Philosophy, Modal Logic, and Cognitive Science.
His current research focuses on mental representations (in perception, cognition, and the language of thought), along with theories of explanation, understanding, and the cognitive interrelations between mind and world.
Among the new and up-to-date courses (2025) he has designed and developed are the following: Topics in Indian Philosophy: Contemporary Reflections, Rationality and Statistical Understanding, Concepts and Language of Thought, Explanation and Representation in Cognitive Science, and (proposed) Current Topics in Cognition, Computation, and Culture.
He maintains a regular presence on campus on most days, particularly during the morning and evening hours, in addition to his scheduled classes and discussion sessions, and is available for academic consultation by appointment.
PC-LoT Reading Group 2026 June-December
As part of our regular reading group on themes in cognitive science, we will host a series of pre-reading discussion sessions in the upcoming semester. These sessions (June-December) will focus on classic, foundational, and recent articles on perception, cognition, the language of thought, and machine intelligence. The sessions are open to all interested participants.
C-LoT Reading List 2026 January to May can be accessed using this link.
Frontier Talk Series on Cognition. Further details and announcements will be shared soon. Please stay tuned.
Syllabus 1-4, 2025/'26 SMK . Click here to access the file.
Syllabus 5 2025/'26 SMK
The complete syllabus is also available on the DU main website.
Learning Resources
1. Reading
2. Writing
Course Resources
1. Topics in Indian Philosophy: Contemporary Reflections,
2. Rationality and Statistical Understanding,
3. Concepts and Language of Thought,
4. Explanation and Representation in Cognitive Science,
5. Current Topics in Cognition, Computation, and Culture.
Course Archive
Courses Designed or Taught, Individually
1. Foundations of Cognitive Science (Core Elective),
2. Topics in Cognitive Science (Open Elective),
3. A Seminar on Concepts (Open Elective),
4. Concepts: New Directions (Core Elective),
5. Logical Thinking in Everyday Life (Open Elective),
6. Essay Course (Core Elective)
Courses co-taught with faculty members are listed below
7. From Language to Mind (CE)
8. Philosophy of Mind (CE)
9. Aspects of Cognitive Science (CE)
10. History of Modern Western Philosophy (CE)
11. Analytic Philosophy (CE)
12. Modern Western Philosophy (CE)
13. Formal Logic (CE)
14. Theories of Consciousness (CE)
15. Mind Modularity and Cognition (OE)
16. Indian Aesthetics (CE)
17. Indian Philosophy of Language (CE)
18. Logic (CE)
19. Imagination and Symbolization (CE)
Writing Projects (Works in Progress, 2026-27; Selected)
1. A Series on Cognition and the Language of Thought. [a series of critical studies.]
2. Statistical Thinking. [a book-length treatment based on the course Rationality and Statistical Understanding.]
3. Derivations. [a long-term project on a theory of mind.]
Talks (2026-27; Selected)
1. You, I, and Machines: A Science of Mind. [A talk on Minds, Machines, and the Enigmatic Self.]
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