Alida Angafor

Creating Essence


Current Thesis

Understanding the First- and Third-Person Viewpoint MA Thesis · Central European University, Vienna · supervised by Prof. Simon Rippon · expected defense, September 2026

An inquiry into the relationship between subjective, first-person experience and the objective, third-person descriptions we use to talk about minds, and what each can and cannot capture about the other.

Research Interests

My interests sit at the intersection of philosophy of mind, epistemology, and the philosophy of science. I am particularly drawn to an interdisciplinary approach that treats findings from the natural sciences, astronomy especially, as a resource for philosophical theorizing about knowledge, subjectivity, and our place in the universe, rather than treating the two as separate enterprises.

Research Experience

Research Assistant to Prof. Brad Skow Department of Linguistics and Philosophy, MIT
Research Assistant to Prof. Maron Greenleaf Department of Anthropology, Dartmouth College

Education

MA, Philosophy Central European University, Vienna · expected 2026
BA, Philosophy and Sociology, minor in Astronomy Dartmouth College · 2021

Skills

Python, C++, HTML, CSS

Writing

Alongside academic work, I keep a journal of essays exploring similar questions, subjectivity, knowledge, and how to live, in a more personal register.