Universitat de Barcelona, Departament de Filosofia
C/Montalegre, 6-8, 4th floor
Office: 4090
08001, Barcelona.

mkortabarriaareitio@gmail.com

Markel Kortabarria (Universitat de Barcelona) - PhilPeople
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I obtained my PhD from the University of Barcelona (UB) in 2025, where I worked as a member of LOGOS and the Barcelona Institute of Analytic Philosophy (BIAP). My doctoral dissertation explored and defended the usefulness of grounding in contemporary metaphysical research. This led me to examine discussions concerning the metaphysical structure of reality, the nature of metaphysical explanation, and the actual applicability of grounding.

As part of my doctoral training, I held a visiting position at the Eidos Centre for Metaphysics at the University of Geneva (UniGe), where I worked by invitation with professor Fabrice Correia. I am also a founding member of the Spanish Network for Metaphysics (red Española de Metafisica, reM).

Following the early completion of my PhD, my predoctoral FPI contract was converted into a postdoctoral transition contract at LOGOS and BIAP. My current research engages with debates in metaphysical explanation, particularly the realism–antirealism divide, the nature of fundamentality, and first-order applications of grounding. While my primary focus is on grounding and its theoretical developments, I also maintain broader research interests in metaphysics, metaethics, and metametaphysics.

Philosophy aside, I am what you might call a geek. I spend much of my free time watching horror films, serving as a dungeon master, playing Magic: The Gathering, and enjoying video games, as well as all kinds of obscure music.

Reading groups

2023/2024: Metaphysics of Grounding (MoG)

2022/2023: Philosophy of Love (PhoL)