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Research interests
My research focuses on the overlap between religious epistemology, social epistemology, and altered states of consciousness.
Some specific topics that I am working on:
- "Hinges", i.e., seemingly arational and instinctive certainties such as "I have a body" and "there is an external world".
- The application of "hinge epistemology" to different contexts of inquiry (namely, religious and non-religious contexts).
- Perennialism, i.e., the idea that "mystical experiences" share universal features, independently of one's cultural and religious context.
- Disagreement in contemporary research on mysticism.
- "Deep" religious disagreements.
- The idea that death is an illusion :)
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Is the Noetic Quality Evidence for the Reality of Mystical Experiences?
Cavallarin, A., 2026, (In preparation).Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Scientific
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Mystical experiences and peer religious disagreement: Comparing experiences of personal and non-personal ultimate reality
Van Eyghen, H. & Cavallarin, A., 2026, In: AGATHEOS--European Journal for Philosophy of Religion.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Religious hinge epistemology: Are religious hinges unique?
Cavallarin, A., 17 Mar 2026, In: International Journal for Philosophy of Religion. 99, 16Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Neo-Perennialism and Mystical Exceptionalism: Against the Narrow Focus on Mystical Experiences in the Cross-Cultural Study of Altered States of Consciousness
Cavallarin, A., 22 Sept 2025, In: Method and Theory in the Study of Religion. 38, 1, p. 28-52Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Philosophical Encounters with Plant Spirits and DMT Entities: A Review of "Altered Perspectives: Critical Essays on Psychedelic Consciousness"
Cavallarin, A., 31 Oct 2025, In: Acta Psychedelica. 1, p. 1-6 02001.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › Scientific › peer-review
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NOSTER mid-year meeting on how to apply for grants
Cavallarin, A. (Participant)
6 Feb 2026Activity: Other activity types › Other › Professional
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The Epistemology of Altered States of Consciousness
Cavallarin, A. (Contributor) & Van Eyghen, H. (Contributor)
15 Jan 2026 → 16 Jan 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a workshop, seminar, course etc. › Scientific
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Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Humanities Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Amsterdam The Netherlands
Cavallarin, A. (Visiting researcher)
1 Jan 2026 → 31 Mar 2026Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution › Scientific
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Onderzoeksmiddag 2025
Cavallarin, A. (Speaker)
16 Oct 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation › Professional
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Presentation at the faculty's PhD meeting
Cavallarin, A. (Speaker)
7 Oct 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation › Professional