Chair in Philosophy
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- Email Address
- jesper.kallestrup@abdn.ac.uk
- Office Address
Office CB506, Philosophy Department, 黑料网, 50-52 College Bounds, Aberdeen AB24 3DS, Scotland, UK.
Student consulation hours: Tuesdays 1-2, or by email appoinment.
- School/Department
- School of Divinity, History, Philosophy & Art History

Biography
After receiving my PhD from the University of St Andrews in 2001, followed by postdoctoral fellowships, I was appointed Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh in 2005, then promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2008, and finally Professor in 2013. During my time at Edinburgh I served as Head of Subject Area, Director of Postgraduate Studies and Head of School. In 2018 I was appointed Professor of Philosophy and Dean of Humanities at the University of Copenhagen. In 2020 I decided to return to Scotland to take up a post as Professor of Philosophy at the 黑料网.
Qualifications
- PhD Philosophy2001 - University of St Andrews
Internal Memberships
PGR Programme Director
PH306L/PH406L Social Epistemology, Course Coordinator
PH5069 Philosophy and Society, Course Coordinator
PH5571 Readings in Philosophy and Society, Course Coordinator
Latest Publications
When do Groups have Evidence?
Inquiry, vol. 69, no. 4, pp. 1551-1568Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Virtuous Deferral
狈辞没蝉, e70041Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Counterfactuals, irrelevant semifactuals and the $1.000.000 bet
Inquiry, vol. 68, no. 2, pp. 1122-1138Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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A Causal Exclusion Problem for Knowledge-First Epistemology
International Journal of Philosophical Studies, vol. 34, no. 2, pp. 148-171Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Genuine Generalism: Conspiracy Theories and Epistemic Authority
Synthese, vol. 206, 278Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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- Research
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Research Overview
I specialise in epistemology and philosophy of mind, but I also have research interests in metaphysics, philosophy of language and philosophical methodology.
Research Areas
Supervision
Current PGR students:
Edoardo Cavasin
Jim Sigailov-Lanfranchi
King Fung Chan
Sriram Raghavan
I welcome applications from prospective PhD and other research students to work primarily in the areas of epistemology and philosophy of mind.
Funding and Grants
AHRC-funded project on Digital Knowledge
- Teaching
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Programmes
- Postgraduate, 3 stage, September start
Teaching Responsibilities
I teach courses in epistemology, metaphysics and philosophical methodology.
- Publications
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Extended epistemology: An introduction
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Epistemic supervenience, anti-individualism, and knowledge-first epistemology
Knowledge First: Approaches in Epistemology and Mind. Oxford University Press (OUP), pp. 200-222, 23 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI:
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From epistemic anti-individualism to intellectual humility
Res Philosophica, vol. 93, no. 3, pp. 533-552Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Brains in vats, causal constraints on reference and semantic externalism
The Brain in a Vat. Goldberg, S. C. (ed.). Cambridge University Press, pp. 37-53, 17 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Extended Cognition and Propositional Memory
Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, vol. 92, no. 3, pp. 691-714Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Varieties of externalism: Epistemic, content, vehicle
American Philosophical Quarterly, vol. 53, no. 2, pp. iiContributions to Journals: Editorials- [ONLINE]
Counteractuals, Counterfactuals and Semantic Intuitions
Review of Philosophy and Psychology, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 35-54Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Knowing from not knowing
Uncovering Facts and Values: Studies in Contemporary Epistemology and Political Philosophy. Kuzniar, A., Odrowaz-Sypniewska, J. (eds.). Brill Rodopi, pp. 41-55, 15 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Introduction: Logos and Episteme
Logos and Episteme, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 409-411Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Two Notions of Circularity
Inquiry, vol. 58, no. 5, pp. 486-512Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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