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This website serves multiple purposes: you can find information about my research, hobbies, and other activities as well as read my blog which features posts on philosophy, running, travelling, food, beer, science, technology, and anything else that might take my fancy. Just above this page you can find a dropdown menu to my blog categories, or you can just subscribe to the feed. At the very top of this page and to the right there are menus which will take you to static pages featuring my contact details, cv, research, running, and photography. I hope you enjoy your stay, and feel free to leave a comment!

About Dr. Tuomas E. Tahko

Dr. Tuomas E. Tahko

I am a Finnish philosopher working at the Department of Philosophy, History, Culture and Art Studies, University of Helsinki. I’ve also worked at Durham University in the UK for five years between 2005 and 2010. In January 2011 I started a three year Postdoctoral Researcher’s Project on the foundations of metaphysics. The project is funded by The Academy of Finland and includes periods of research abroad, at New York University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

I took my Master’s degree in philosophy at Helsinki between 2002 and 2005, which in Finland also includes studies equivalent to the British BA. My Master’s thesis was entitled Grounding Metaphysics: Metaphysical Necessity and Essentialism. Between 2005 and 2008 I worked on my Ph.D. thesis, The Necessity of Metaphysics, at Durham under the supervision of Professor E. J. Lowe. I passed my viva in April 2008. I was a Visiting Research Fellow at Durham between December 2008 and December 2010.

Other Interests
In addition to philosophy, I have interests in literature, computer science, aesthetics (I studied all three at Helsinki), photography (my Gallery), running (race schedules, PBs etc.), popular science, physics, history, art, architecture, films, theatre, comedy, hill walking, snooker, badminton, nature, travelling, cooking, veganism, beer, wine, whisky, tea, coffee.