Dr. Alistair Isaac

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Alistair Isaac is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences at the University of Edinburgh. He holds a BA in East Asian Studies from Harvard University, an MA in Philosophy from the University of Houston, and a PhD in Philosophy from Stanford University. His research interests include measurement, representation, and their implications for understanding knowledge acquisition. Isaac has been involved in postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Michigan and the University of Pennsylvania, where he researched the historical approach to problem representation in psychology perception. His teaching covers topics in Mind, Language, and Embodied Cognition within the MSc program and regularly supervises PhD students in similar fields. His recent publications focus on computational modeling in the context of consciousness and epistemic loops in measurement realism, contributing to the philosophy of science discourse.

Research Interests

Experience

Lecturer

— Present

University of Edinburgh • Edinburgh

Lectured in Philosophy focusing on Mind and Cognition.

Senior Lecturer

— Present

University of Edinburgh • Edinburgh

Senior lecturer with responsibilities in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.

Requirements for University of Edinburgh

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.25
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:100
Prerequisites
Undergraduate degree in business, management, or related subject
Application Checklist
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  • One academic reference
  • CV/Resume
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