Ancient Greek Philosophy (Plato and Aristotle), Ontology and Metaphysics, Philosophy of Mind and Soul, Islamic Philosophy, Mongolian Islam, Ethics, Philosophy of Psychology, Social and Cultural Anthropology
EDUCATION
PhD in Philosophy (Candidate), Marmara University, Faculty of Theology, Istanbul, Turkey, 2015 - present Dissertation in progress: Ontological Problems in Aristotle’s Theory of the Soul Supervisor: Professor, PhD Ali Durusoy
Res. in Philosophy, Swansea University, United Kingdom, 2011 - 2013 Thesis: The Division of the Soul in Plato’s Dialogues
A. in Philosophy, National University of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, 2008
Specialist Diploma (equivalent to B.A.) in Philosophy, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation, 2001 - 2006 Diploma thesis: Plato’s Theory of the Soul
Additional undergraduate study, Department of Philosophy, National University of Mongolia, 1999 - 2001
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Research Fellow (Researcher), Institute of Philosophy, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, 2025 - present Developing graduate study programs in History of Philosophy, Islamic Philosophy and Philosophy of Religion, participating in national research projects on philosophy of religion, political philosophy and philosophy of education.
Lecturer, Department of Philosophy, School of Social Sciences, National University of Mongolia, 2012 - 2020 Courses taught: Ancient Philosophy, Introduction to Ethics, Islamic Philosophy
Senior Officer, Office of the President of Mongolia, 2006 - 2010 Produced philosophical and cultural analyses for presidential speeches and policy briefs.
PUBLICATIONS
“On the Definition of Philosophy in Plato’s Phaedo.” Khurel Togoott 2006: Young Scholars’ Conference Journal, pp. 93 - 99. Ulaanbaatar: Bembi San, 2006.
“Some Notes on the Tripartition of the Soul in the Republic.” Philosophy and Religious Studies, vol. 14 (385), pp. 108 - 122. Ulaanbaatar: NUM Press, 2013.
“The Conception of the Soul in Plato’s Phaedo.” Philosophy and Religious Studies, vol. 15 (391), pp. 13 - 20. Ulaanbaatar: NUM Press, 2013.
Bataa, M. Gantuya and A. Khajyet, “A Scientific Approach to the Issues of Freedom of Religion or Non religion.” Philosophy and Legal Studies, vol. 38, 2022 (in Mongolian).
Conference papers and proceedings
“A Comparative Analysis of Plato’s Doctrine of Eros in the Symposium and Phaedrus.” Paper presented at the International Conference of Asian Philosophical Association (ICAPA), Ulaanbaatar, Autumn 2012.
“Contemporary Problems of Philosophy in Mongolia.” Paper presented at the VI Symposium of Mongolian Philosophers, Ulaanbaatar, 2013.
“Criteria and Types of Academic Writing.” Paper presented at the Postgraduate Conference, 2014.
“On the Demarcation of Science and Pseudoscience.” Paper presented at the Conference on the Scientific Picture of the World, Ulaanbaatar, 2014.
Erdenebayar and A. Khajyet, “Some Issues in Aristotle’s Political Theory: The Classification of Forms of Government.” In Aristotle and Contemporary Philosophical Thought, Conference Proceedings, Ulaanbaatar, 2016 (in Mongolian).
“Islam in Mongolia: Rights, Freedom and Cooperation.” Paper presented at the international conference “Interreligious Dialogue, Unity, Freedom and Cooperation”, Ulaanbaatar, 2024.
Co author, “Reflections on the Philosophical Conception of Education.” Paper presented at the international conference “Philosophy of Educational Development”, National Institute of Education, Ulaanbaatar, 2024.
“Aristotle’s Concept of Concord.” Paper prepared for the conference “Peaceful Coexistence: The Contemporary World and Mongolia”, co organized by the Institute of Philosophy and the Mongolian National Commission for UNESCO, Ulaanbaatar, 2024.
“State Policy on Religion.” Paper presented at the 2nd Academic Conference on “Religious Situation in the Western Region of Mongolia”, Khovd, 27 September 2024.
Books, reference works and translations
Co author, New Philosophical Encyclopedia [in Mongolian]. Soyombo Printing, Ulaanbaatar, 2022.
Concise Britannica: Philosophical and Islamic Terms. Nepko Publishing, Ulaanbaatar, 2009.
Islam and Muslim Culture (co author). Nepko Publishing, Ulaanbaatar, 2006.
