My name is Daniel Esmonde Deasy, and I'm an Associate Professor of Philosophy in the School of Philosophy at University College Dublin (UCD). My full academic CV is here.
My main area of research is metaphysics, which is the part of philosophy that focusses on questions about how the world really is (as opposed to how we think or speak about it, or how we experience it). Most of the research I have published is about the nature of time and change, and some of it is also about how things could or must be (you can find a full list of my publications on the Research page of this site). In my work on time, I defend the view that what exists never changes, but how things are does. I also have a strong research interest in the work of modernist author James Joyce (1882-1941), who gained his undergraduate degree from UCD in 1902.
Since joining UCD, I have supervised two PhD theses in the philosophy of time to successful completion (by Dr. Luca Banfi and Dr. Naomi Corlett). I'm currently supervising a third PhD thesis in the philosophy of time (by Rachel Russell), as well acting as Mentor to Irish Research Council (IRC) Postdoctoral Fellow Patrick Dawson. I'm also Co-Director with Alison Fernandes (Trinity College, Dublin) of the Irish Society for the Philosophy of Time, Director of the UCD Newman Centre for the Study of Religions, and Co-Chief Editor with Lisa Foran (UCD) of the International Journal of Philosophical Studies.
At UCD, I teach (or have taught) critical thinking; introduction to ethics; epistemology; metaphysics; philosophy of religion; and philosophy of time. My course 'Animated Philosophy' involves the creation of animated online ‘explainer’ videos by teams of students; you can see the course website here.
I received an M.A. in Philosophy (2007) from University College Cork and a B.Phil. (2010, Exeter College) and D.Phil (2014, St. Hilda’s College) in Philosophy from the University of Oxford. My M.A. thesis supervisor was Joel Walmsley (UCC) and my BPhil thesis supervisor was John Hawthorne (USC). My D.Phil. supervisors were Cian Dorr (NYU) and John Hawthorne (USC), and my examiners were Timothy Williamson (Oxford) and Dean Zimmerman (Rutgers). Before joining UCD School of Philosophy, I worked as a Stipendiary Lecturer in Philosophy at Magdalen College, University of Oxford in 2014-15.
My e-mail address is daniel[dot]deasy[at]ucd[dot]ie. Please feel free to email me if you are interested in working with me as a doctoral student or postdoctoral researcher in UCD.
My main area of research is metaphysics, which is the part of philosophy that focusses on questions about how the world really is (as opposed to how we think or speak about it, or how we experience it). Most of the research I have published is about the nature of time and change, and some of it is also about how things could or must be (you can find a full list of my publications on the Research page of this site). In my work on time, I defend the view that what exists never changes, but how things are does. I also have a strong research interest in the work of modernist author James Joyce (1882-1941), who gained his undergraduate degree from UCD in 1902.
Since joining UCD, I have supervised two PhD theses in the philosophy of time to successful completion (by Dr. Luca Banfi and Dr. Naomi Corlett). I'm currently supervising a third PhD thesis in the philosophy of time (by Rachel Russell), as well acting as Mentor to Irish Research Council (IRC) Postdoctoral Fellow Patrick Dawson. I'm also Co-Director with Alison Fernandes (Trinity College, Dublin) of the Irish Society for the Philosophy of Time, Director of the UCD Newman Centre for the Study of Religions, and Co-Chief Editor with Lisa Foran (UCD) of the International Journal of Philosophical Studies.
At UCD, I teach (or have taught) critical thinking; introduction to ethics; epistemology; metaphysics; philosophy of religion; and philosophy of time. My course 'Animated Philosophy' involves the creation of animated online ‘explainer’ videos by teams of students; you can see the course website here.
I received an M.A. in Philosophy (2007) from University College Cork and a B.Phil. (2010, Exeter College) and D.Phil (2014, St. Hilda’s College) in Philosophy from the University of Oxford. My M.A. thesis supervisor was Joel Walmsley (UCC) and my BPhil thesis supervisor was John Hawthorne (USC). My D.Phil. supervisors were Cian Dorr (NYU) and John Hawthorne (USC), and my examiners were Timothy Williamson (Oxford) and Dean Zimmerman (Rutgers). Before joining UCD School of Philosophy, I worked as a Stipendiary Lecturer in Philosophy at Magdalen College, University of Oxford in 2014-15.
My e-mail address is daniel[dot]deasy[at]ucd[dot]ie. Please feel free to email me if you are interested in working with me as a doctoral student or postdoctoral researcher in UCD.
Above: Dr. Naomi Corlett (right) explains her research to me, and I attempt to strike a pose that suggests deep understanding.