Biography
Edward Falls completed a Ph.D. in Philosophy (University of Tennessee) in 2021, as well as a Ph.D. in Religion (Emory University) in 2010. The focus of the religion research was, specifically, Je Tsongkhapa’s conception of rationality. Tsongkhapa is an important figure in the tradition of Tibetan Buddhist philosophy. The more recent thesis in philosophy is concerned with metaethics, specifically ethical naturalism, and, more specifically, the work of the philosopher John McDowell. Falls’ published research focuses on mereology and metaphysics, both in contemporary Western philosophy and in Tibetan and Buddhist philosophical sources.
Education
- Ph.D., Philosophy, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, 2021
- Ph.D., Religion, Emory University, 2010
- M.A., Languages and Cultures of Asia, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2005
- A.B.D., Philosophy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Portfolio Passed 2001
- M.A., Philosophy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1999.
- B.A., Philosophy and Medieval Studies, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, 1997
Recent Publications
“Composition as Identity, the One With Or Different From Argument in Bodhicaryāvatāra 8.90-103 (and Elsewhere), and Category Mistakes,” Philosophy East and West, 2022.
“Composition as Identity, Universalism, and Generic Quantifiers,” Erkenntnis, 2019.
