Rate My Professor Mathew Dasti

Matthew Dasti is Professor of Philosophy at Bridgewater State University, with his office in Tillinghast Hall, Room 335. He earned a BA from Rutgers University and both an MA and PhD from the University of Texas at Austin. His primary research interests center on the classical schools of Hindu philosophy. In addition, his general interests span epistemology, philosophy of religion, Chinese philosophy, and ancient Greek thought. Professor Dasti maintains an active scholarly presence through publications in esteemed journals and edited volumes dedicated to philosophical inquiry.

Dasti has published numerous articles and contributions in journals such as Apeiron, History of Philosophy Quarterly, Philosophy East and West, and Asian Philosophy. His major books include serving as co-editor of Free Will, Agency, and Selfhood in Indian Philosophy (Oxford University Press, 2014) and as co-author and co-translator of The Nyāya-sūtra: Selections with Early Commentaries (Hackett Publishing Company, 2017). Key articles authored by Dasti encompass 'Vātsyāyana's Commentary on the Nyāya-sūtra: A Guide' (2023), 'Early Nyāya on the Meaning of Common Nouns' (2020), 'Skepticism in Classical Indian Philosophy' (2018), 'Vātsyāyana: Cognition as a Guide to Action' (2017), '[Review of Indian Buddhist Philosophy by Amber Carpenter]' (2015), 'Nyāya’s Self as Agent and Knower' (2014), 'Six Systems/Darśanas' (2013), 'Review: Divine Self, Human Self: The Philosophy of Being in Two Gītā Commentaries' (2013), 'Systematizing Nyāya' (2013), 'Parasitism and Disjunctivism in Nyāya Epistemology' (2012), 'Proof, Justification, and Epistemic Liberalism in Classical India' (2011), and 'Comment and Discussion: Pramāṇa Are Factive - A Response to Jonardon Ganeri'. These works reflect his specialized engagement with Nyāya philosophy, addressing topics in epistemology, selfhood, language, and justification within classical Indian traditions.