Shyam Nair
Associate Professor,
School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies
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Mail code: 4302Campus: Tempe
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Long Bio
Shyam Nair is an Associate Professor in the School of Historical, Philosophical, and Religious Studies at Arizona State University. He has been at ASU since the fall of 2016.
Prior to ASU, he was an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Lingnan University (2014-2016). He received his doctorate from the University of Southern California in 2014.
His is primarily interested in ethics and epistemology. He also has interests in philosophical logic, philosophy of language, and metaphyscis.
Please see his personal website for more information including links to publications and work in progress.
Education
- Ph.D. Philosophy, University of Southern California 2014
- Ph.D. candidate, Philosophy, Arizona State University 2007-2009 (transferred)
- B.A. History, Arizona State University 2007
Courses
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| PHI 300 | Philosophical Argument/Exposit |
| PHI 300 | Philosophical Argument/Exposit |
| PHI 792 | Research |
| PHI 799 | Dissertation |
| PHI 790 | Reading and Conference |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| PHI 792 | Research |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| PHI 300 | Philosophical Argument/Exposit |
| PHI 300 | Philosophical Argument/Exposit |
| PHI 493 | Honors Thesis |
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| PHI 300 | Philosophical Argument/Exposit |
| PHI 420 | Topics in Philosophy |
| PHI 541 | Normative Ethics |
| PHI 492 | Honors Directed Study |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| PHI 420 | Topics in Philosophy |
| PHI 300 | Philosophical Argument/Exposit |
| PHI 570 | Topics in Metaphysics |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| PHI 330 | Theory of Knowledge |
| PHI 300 | Philosophical Argument/Exposit |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| PHI 332 | Metaphysics |
| PHI 337 | Ethical Theory |
2021 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| PHI 330 | Theory of Knowledge |
| PHI 332 | Metaphysics |
2020 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| PHI 330 | Theory of Knowledge |
| PHI 420 | Topics in Philosophy |
| PHI 541 | Normative Ethics |