HSS/IISER Bhopal


Dr. Varun S Bhatta


Assistant Professor
Philosophy

varun@iiserb.ac.in
91 755 269 2713
  • Academic
  • Research
  • Publications
  • Other Writings
  • Teaching
  • Book Reviews

    Academic Details

  • PhD in Philosophy from National Institute of Advanced Studies (Bengaluru)
  • M.A. in Interdisciplinary Humanities from Manipal Centre for Philosophy and Humanities (Manipal)
  • B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from Sri Jayacharamarajendra College of Engineering (Mysuru)

    • Grants and Awards

  • Junior Research Fellowship (2017-18) from Indian Council of Philosophical Research
  • Narayana Guru Research Fellowship (2013-2014) from Manipal Centre for Philosophy and Humanities (Manipal University)

    • Professional Details

  • Assistant Professor of Philosophy at HSS, IISER Bhopal (January 2021 - Present)
  • Assistant Professor of Philosophy at FLAME University (August 2020 - December 2020)
  • Narayana Guru Research Fellow at Manipal Centre for Philosophy and Humanities (2013 - 2014)
  • Associate software developer at Cognizant Technology Solutions (2006 - 2011)

    • Other Details

  • Co-founder and co-moderator of Indian Philosophy Network



Areas of Expertise/Competence

  • History and Philosophy of Science
  • Metaphysics
  • Philosophy of Technology

    • Research Topics

  • Wave–particle duality
  • History and Philosophy of Interference
  • Philosophy of Scientific Objects, Scientific Phenomena and Observation
  • Difference between Modern Science and Indigenous Knowledge System








  • Ethics for Research
  • Philosophy for Science
  • Doing Philosophy: Nature of Thinking, Knowledge and Reality.



    • # Authors Title Journals Year
    1 Varun S Bhatta Book review: What can philosophy do for medical research ethics? Indian Journal of Medical Ethics 2023
    2 Varun S Bhatta Critique of Wave-Particle Duality of Single-Photons Journal for General Philosophy of Science 2021
    3 Sundar Sarukkai,Varun S Bhatta Duality in Science Current Science 2020
    4 Varun S Bhatta Plurality of wave-particle duality Current Science 2020
    5 Varun S Bhatta Book Review of Philosophy of Science (At the end of the Twentieth Century) by BV Sreekantan Current Science 2020
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    Authors Editors Title Publisher Year

    Book Reviews

    • Bhatta, Varun. 2023. “What can philosophy do for medical research ethics?” Book review of For the Common Good: Philosophical Foundations of Research Ethics by Alex John London. Indian Journal of Medical Ethics: 8(3): 248-249.
    • Bhatta, Varun. 2020. Book review of Philosophy of Science: At the end of the twentieth century by B. V. Sreekantan. Current Science 118 (4): 662-663.