Faculty

Keya Maitra

Chair and Associate Professor

Contact

236 New Hall
828.251.6365
kmaitra@unca.edu

Office Hours

Tuesday - 10 a.m. - 11 p.m.
Wednesday - 3 - 4 p.m.
Friday - 10 a.m. - 11 p.m.

Biography

Associate Professor Keya Maitra, has a Ph.D. in philosophy from the  University of Connecticut and a second Ph.D. in philosophy from the  University of Hyderabad in India. She has specialized in Indian philosophy, philosophy of mind and philosophy of language. Her book,  On Putnam was published in 2002. Dr. Maitra is a member of the Indian Philosophical Society, the Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy, and the  Association for Asian Studies.

Education

• B.A., University of Burdwan, M.A. Visva Bharati University, M.Phil., Ph.D., University of Hyderabad, Ph.D., University of Connecticut

Courses Taught

• HUM 214 The Medieval and Renaissance World
• LS 479 Cultivating Contemporary Citizenship
• PHIL 101 Introduction to Logic
• PHIL 213 The Human Religious Experience
• PHIL 260 Modern Philosophy
• PHIL 303 Philosophy of Religion
• PHIL 307 Philosophy of Science
• PHIL 352 Philosophy of Perception
• PHIL 402 Senior Research Seminar

Recent Publications

Books

• 2003  On Putnam (Wadsworth Philosophers Series), Wadsworth-Thomson Learning, CA. (Peer Reviewed)

Published Journal Articles

• Forthcoming, “Meanings of ‘Multiculturalism’: Can Philosophy be Taught from a truly Multiculturalist     Perspective?” Journal of Indian Philosophy and Religion, 2006.                 
• “Comparing the Bhagavad-Gita and Kant: A Lesson in Comparative Philosophy” Philosophy in the Contemporary World, vol. 13:1, Spring; pp. 63-67, 2005.
• “Privileged Knowledge: Privileged in Access or Privileged in Authority?” Southwest Philosophy Review, vol. 21:2, July; pp. 101-114, 2002.
• Leibniz’s Doctrine of Error,” International Journal of Philosophical Studies, Vol. 10:1, February; pp. 63-73, 2001.
• “An Understanding of the Concept of ‘Indian Culture’: A Naturalist Alternative”, Asian Philosophy, vol. 11:1, March; pp. 15-22, 1992.
• “The Theory of Natural Kind Terms and Internal Realism,” The Journal of the Indian Academy of Philosophy, XXXI:1; pp. 53-65, 1992.
• “Wittgenstein’s ‘Individualistic Conception’ of Rule-Following: A Critique”, Jadavpur Journal of Philosophy, 4:2; pp. 1-12.

Book Chapters

• “Ancient India: Introduction”; “Introduction” (Rig Veda); “Introduction” (Katha Upanisad) in The Asheville Reader: The Ancient World (eds. Hook, Moseley & Peters); Copley Custom Publishing Com; pp. 237-9; 240-1; 254. 2004.