Mikael Janvid Deputy Head of Department, Professor

My primary area of research is epistemology. More precisely I am intrerested in the following topics:

(i) Skepticism, especially the structure of various skeptical arguments.

(ii) Defeaters: Defeaters form the counterpart to justification in that they instead of bestowing positive epistemic status on beliefs deprive subjects of such standing by rebutting or undercutting their beliefs.

(iii) African epistemology.

(iv) Understanding as an epistemic state or ability.

(v) A priori justification, i.e. justifcation not based on experience.

In addition, I am also interested in the philosophy of the human sciences, African philosophy and the history of theoretical philosophy.