BA, Rutgers University
MA, PhD, University of Texas
Matthew R. Dasti's research focuses on the “orthodox” schools of classical Indian philosophy, especially early Nyāya and its theory of knowledge. His teaching interests include non-Western philosophy broadly, ancient Greek thought, philosophy of religion, and, epistemology. His papers have been published in journals that include Apeiron, Philosophy East and West, Asian Philosophy, and History of Philosophy Quarterly. His books include Vātsyāyana’s Commentary on the Nyāya Sutra: A Guide (Oxford University Press, 2023), The Nyāya-sūtra: Selections with Early Commentaries (Hackett, 2017), and God and the World's Arrangement: Readings from Vedānta and Nyāya Philosophy of Religion (Hackett, 2021). Edited volumes include Free Will, Agency, and Selfhood in Indian Philosophy (Oxford University Press, 2014), and The Vindication of the World: Essays Engaging with Stephen Phillips (Routledge, 2024).