FACULTY, PHILOSOPHY DEPARTMENT, WEST BENGAL STATE UNIVERSITY.
Dr Sabita Samanta
Head and Associate Professor
Department of Philosophy
West Bengal State University
[email protected]
Academic Qualifications
Grauated in philosophy from University of Calcutta in the year 1986.
Postgraduated in philosophy from Jadavpur University in the year 1989.
Received M.Phil Degree in philosophy from Jadavpur University in the year 1991.
Received Doctoral Research in Philosophy from Jadavpur University in 1997.
Work Experience
Worked in substantive post in Hiralal Memorial Girls’ College from October 1996 till September
2009.
Presently working in substantive post in West Bengal State University.
Membership of a learned society
Life member of Darshan Samaj o Trust
Life Member of RKM Instititute of Culture, Golpark
Member of GB, Sarada Kalyan Bhander, A Public Charitable Trust
Member of Court, WBSU
Member of IEC, WBSU
Member of Committee for Implementation of Provisions of Persons with Disabilities in WBSU
Research Experience
Doing post-doctoral research in a project titled Environmental Philosophy: Ancient Indian Perspectives,
funded by Indian Council of Philosophical Research, Ministry of Human Resource and Development,
New Delhi
Research Guidance
Madhumita Ghosh on Blooming of Women-hood in India and Swami Vivekananda (submitted)
Mili Dutta on Swami Vivekannada’s Ethical Thoughts
Debasree Bhattacharya on Analysis of Guna padartha in Indian philosophy
Kakoli Sarkar on Matua Darshan
Paulomi Chakroborty on Acceptability of Bhagavad Gita in Modern times
Areas of Teaching Interest
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Ethics: Environmental and Practical
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Indian Philosophy: Epistemology, Logic, Metaphysics and Philosophy of Language
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Social Philosophy
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Western Epistemology and Metaphysics
Areas of Research Interest
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Ethics: Environmental and Practical
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Indian Philosophy: Epistemology, Logic, Metaphysics and Philosophy of Language
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Social Philosophy
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Contemporary Indian Philosophers
Publications
Samkhya-Yoga Darsane Mana, 35-52, Jadavpur Journal of Philosophy Vol.17,No 3 & 4, 2007.
Bhavana-Vicar,Page-33-37,
2008
Bhavana-Vicar,Page-33-37, Bodhikala,Vol.1No.2, 2008.
Published a book titled ‘A Critical survey of Manas in Indian Philosophy’ from Sanskita
Pustakak Bhandara in 2012.
Paper titled Epistemic Value of Memory Cognition in Indian Epistemology published in the book
‘Memory and Beyond’, Readers Service in 2011.
Published a paper Ontological Status of the Object of Perceptual Error in Indian Philosophy in a
book entitled ‘Error in Epistemic and Pragmatic Sphere’, Readers Service in 2012.
Published a paper ‘Bortoman Samajer Paripreksite Swami Vivekananda: Ekti Alocona’ in a book
entitledAlor Sandhane, Diya Publications in 2013.
Published a paper on ‘Nyaya darsaner aloke pramaner pramanya bicarer gurutwo- ekti
parjalocona’ in a book titled ‘Dimensions of Truth’, Readers Service, Kolkata in 2014.
Abeg-acarana-antarvyaktik Samparka-Bharatiya Darsaner Mul Lakyer Preksite ekti alocana,
Page,57-65,Chap-5, Ami,Apni o Nitir Svalpakatha, Edt.by Dr.Madhu Kapoor, Smt.Aditi Das &
Kakoli Ghosh, Readers Service, Garfa Main Rd, Kol-75., Reprint,2014.