Gurpreet Rattan, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest funding

On Deriving the Self
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$35,519
The Intellect and its Limits
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$16,996
The Intellect and its Limits
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$71,051

All 5 grants and awards

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On Deriving the Self

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Rattan, Gurpreet S.

Keywords: the self; the subject of thought; de se; no-self; objectivity; objective and participant perspectives; judgment; evidence; higher-order evidence; structural/substantive rationality; Moore's paradox; social identity; Descartes; Kant; Frege; Wittgenstein

$35,519

The Intellect and its Limits

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Rattan, Gurpreet S.

Keywords: the intellect; reason; sense and intelligibility; intersubjective understanding; objectivity; nonsense and the limits of intelligibility; deep disagreement and the limits of intersubjective understanding; relativism and the limits of objectivity

$16,996

The Intellect and its Limits

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Rattan, Gurpreet S.

Keywords: the intellect; reason; sense and intelligibility; intersubjective understanding; objectivity; nonsense and the limits of intelligibility; deep disagreement and the limits of intersubjective understanding; relativism and the limits of objectivity

$71,051

Concepts of thoughts in critical reflection

Principal investigatorSSHRC2010

Principal investigators: Rattan, Gurpreet S.

Keywords: concepts; sense and reference; higher-order thinking; Frege; a priori knowledge; critical reflection; truth; disagreement; first-person perspective

$44,610

Conflict and conceptual representation

Principal investigatorSSHRC2005Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Rattan, Gurpreet S.

Keywords: conflict; representation; meaning; concepts; a priori; philosophy of language; philosophy of mind; epistemology

$48,623

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Rattan, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "On Deriving the Self" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]