Chris Rahlwes

I’m a PhD candidate in Philosophy at the University of Connecticut. I’m a member of UConn’s Expression, Communication, and Origins of Meaning (ECOM) research group, Logic group, and Meaning group. 

My main research interests are philosophy of language as well as Indian and Chinese Philosophy. I’m especially interested in the role negation plays within Buddhist, Jaina, and Daoist language and logic.

I’m also interested in formal logic, Islamic Philosophy, Africana philosophy (Kemet & Decolonial), and Mesoamerican philosophy (Nahua & Maya).

My dissertation (supervised by Alexus McLeod (chair), Mitch Green, Lionel Shapiro, Jay Garfield, and Ethan Mills) focuses on negation and the speech act of denial through engaging with Buddhist, Jaina, and Daoist traditions of philosophy.

You can contact me at chris [dot] rahlwes [at] gmail [dot] com.