Dr. Alexander Kocurek

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Alexander W. Kocurek is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of California, San Diego. His primary research areas include philosophical logic, philosophy of language, metaphysics, and epistemology. His work specifically focuses on counterfactuals, identity, hyperintensionality, chance, expressivism, metalinguistic negotiation, conceptual engineering, and metametaphysics. Prior to joining UCSD, he was an Assistant Professor at the Sage School of Philosophy at Cornell University from 2018 to 2024. Kocurek earned his PhD from the Group in Logic and Methodology of Science at the University of California, Berkeley, in 2018.

Research Interests

Philosophical Logic Philosophy of Language Metaphysics Epistemology Counterfactuals Identity Hyperintensionality Chance Expressivism Metalinguistic Negotiation Conceptual Engineering Metametaphysics

Requirements for University of California, San Diego

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:85
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:120
Overall
Required:120
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in physical, biological, or earth sciences, mathematics, or engineering. Differential and integral calculus. One year of calculus-based physics with laboratory. One year of chemistry with laboratory.
Application Checklist
  • Statement of Purpose (max 2 pages)
  • Unofficial transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Application fee ($135 domestic / $155 international)
Specialization Notes

Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).