Akshath Jitendranath
Welcome!
I am an Assistant Professor in PPE at the Department of Philosophy, Purdue University.I came to Purdue from Paris, where I was a Postdoctoral Fellow in Philosophy and Economics at the Paris School of Economics. Before that, I cut my intellectual teeth in The Netherlands—first with a Research Master in Philosophy and Economics from the Erasmus University Rotterdam, then with a PhD in PPE from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. And before all of this accidental—but happy—cosmopolitanism that has taken me to some fascinating parts of the world; I was born and raised in another fascinating part of the world. In India, where I also did an undergraduate degree in Economics.
By way of stating my academic identity, economists think I'm a philosopher, while philosophers think I'm an economist. Let's just say that I enjoy playing Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in my academic work which is at the intersection of philosophy and economics. However, and to quote one of my greatest influences, the union of my interests in the two fields far exceeds their intersection.
Indeed, my work has appeared in philosophy journals (Journal of Philosophy), economics journals (Journal of Mathematical Economics) as well as interdisciplinary journals (Theory and Decision). My paper in the Journal of Philosophy also won the Isaac Levi Prize (2023).
Here is my CV.My office hours will be by appointment and you can make one using Calendly.Feel free to reach out to me at akshath [dot] jitendranath [at] gmail [dot] com or connect with me on PhilPeople | Twitter/X | Bluesky.