Research

My primary area of research is scientific metaphysics. I am excited to learn more about the ways in which metaphysics and science relate, especially the methodological issues that arise in their interactions with each other. Lately, I am concentrating on ontology development.

Along with scientific metaphysics, I am deeply invested in understanding and applying ethics of care and queer theory to the domains of higher education and leadership. As a feminist and non-binary pansexual, I believe that our lived experiences inform our philosophies and vice versa. Read more about my engagement with philosophy community here.

Academic Association

Member of The British Society for the Philosophy of Science
Member of The Society for Metaphysics of Science
Member of East European Network for Philosophy of Science

Publications

Rajan, Sahana. Forthcoming (January 2023). "Throwing the Baby Out with the Bathwater: The Dangers of Global and Local Ontologies in Scientific Metaphysics". Res Philosophica.
Rajan, Sahana, Jayshree Jha. Forthcoming (July 2022). "Ćarvāka: A Metaphysically-Grounded Materialist Ethics". Philosophy East and West.
Rajan, Sahana. 2022. "A Case for Conservative Ontology Development in Scientific Metaphysics". Philosophical Inquiries 10 (1).https://doi.org/10.4454/philinq.v10i1.295. URL.
Rajan, Sahana. 2019. “Fundamentality and Conditionality of Existence”. Tattva Journal of Philosophy 11 (2):1-9. https://doi.org/10.12726/tjp.22.1. URL.

Under Review

The Paperwinner’s Model in Academia and Undervaluation of Care Work
Ontic Structural Realism: Are Universal Real Patterns compatible with Scale Relativity of Ontology?

Talks & Presentations

September 2020: Workshop talk on "Ontology Development in Scientific Metaphysics: An Eliminativist Stance". Organised by Metascience Group (University of Bristol).
October 2018: Conference presentation on "Individuality and the Source of Violence". Organised by University of Delhi and ICPR.
August 2018: Conference presentation on "Complex Systems Approach to Consciousness". Organised by SCSISCS.
April 2018: Virtual conference presentation on "Numerical Identity: Process and Substance Metaphysics". Organised by Fordham University (NY).