Research Group
in Analytic Philosophy

Markel Kortabarria

Markel Kortabarria

Contact

Universitat de BarcelonaDepartament de Filosofia
C/Montalegre, 6-8, 4th floor
Office: 4090
08001 Barcelona

Personal: markelkor96@gmail.com
Work: mkortabarriaareitio@gmail.com

Curriculum Vitae

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I graduated in Philosophy in 2018 at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) in Donostia, San Sebastian. In 2020 I completed the Aphil MA at the University of Barcelona (UB) presenting my final master's thesis ''Kinds and Essences: Rescuing the New Biological Essentialism'' done under the supervision of Professor Esa Diaz-Leon. Currently I'm a FPI (PID2020-119588GB-I00) predoctoral researcher at LOGOS, University of Barcelona, where I work under the supervision of Professors Esa Diaz-Leon and Manuel Garcia-Carpintero. I am also the official elected representative of the LOGOS PhD students. In the autumn of 2024, I will undertake a research stay at the Eidos Centre for Metaphysics at the University of Geneva, under the supervision of Professor Fabrice Correia.

As a professional philosopher, I'm most interested in questions concerning the fields of metaphysics and meta-metaphysics. I'm an ardent defender of the view that metaphysics is a serious discipline worth engaging with, which, if done with care, can be of greater utility in illuminating central and transversal questions for all of philosophy. As for my doctoral project, I focus on exploring the usefulness of grounding in contemporary metaphysical research. This has led me to examine discussions related to the metaphysical structure of reality, the nature of metaphysical explanation, and the actual applicability of grounding. 

Philosophy aside, I am what you might call a geek. I spend most of my free time watching horror movies, being a Dungeon Master, playing Magic the Gathering, and enjoying video games as well as all kinds of obscure music. 

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