Michael De

Michael De is an Assistant Professor in Theoretical Philosophy at Utrecht University's Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies within the College of Humanities. His research focuses on Logic, Metaphysics, Epistemology, and the Philosophy of Language. He received his PhD from the University of St Andrews in 2011.

His recent publications analyze topics such as subclassical logics, negation theories (e.g., empirical and classical negation), counterpart theory's implications for haecceitism, and the metaphysics of essence and truthmakers. Collaborative work with Hitoshi Omori examines challenges to inferentialist and classical semanticist frameworks.

• Research Trends (2011–2022): Evolution of negation theories in non-classical logics, modal realism critiques, and the interplay between metaphysical and logical principles.
• Key Subfields: Non-classical logic, truthmaker theory, possible worlds, intrinsic/extrinsic properties, and deflationary approaches to truth and consequence.