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Dr. Daisy Dutta

Dr. Daisy Dutta

Assistant Professor

Ph.D. : Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Research Interests:

Applied Philosophy: Public Health Ethics; Biomedical Ethics; AI Ethics; Feminist Ethics; Health Justice; and Women and Gender Issues.
Date of Joining : Jul 29, 2026

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Email: daisy.dutta@cottonuniversity.ac.in

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About Teaching Experience Research Paper Publications Conference Proceedings Chapters/Articles publications in Books (Research Oriented) Awards

About

Dr. Daisy Dutta is a philosopher specialising in Applied Philosophy, specifically public health ethics, biomedical ethics, AI ethics, and allied fields. Dr. Dutta holds a PhD from IIT Kharagpur. Her rigorous work on menstrual health justice examines how socio-cultural norms and structural inequality shape menstrual health needs, and argues for ethically informed, context-sensitive policy. Her research applies philosophical analysis to contemporary health and societal concerns and has been published in Scopus-indexed Q1 and Q2 journals.

 

Teaching

  • Practical Ethics
  • Social and Political Philosophy
  • Formal Logic
  • Philosophy of Religion
  • Critical Thinking and Reasoning

Experience

  • Assistant Professor (Guest) in the Department of Philosophy, Bongaigaon University, Bongaigaon, from September 2025 to June 2026

  • Guest Faculty in the Department of Philosophy, Cotton University, Guwahati, Assam, from February 2024 to August 2025

Research paper publications

2025

1. Daisy Dutta, Role of Knowledge, Attitude and Practices in Menstrual Health and Hygiene Management: Experiences from Rural Assam, India, International Journal of Community Well-being, Springer (SCOPUS; Q1)., vol. 8, 651-672, 3, 2025 doi: 10.1007/s42413-025-00254-3

2. Daisy Dutta, Why Trope Metaphysics is Better than the Theory of Universals?, Metaphysica, SCOPUS (Q2), vol. 26, 63-73, 1, 2025 doi: 10.1515/mp-2023-0052

2024

1. Daisy Dutta, Descartes’ Legacy in AI Ethics: Reconsidering Cartesian Dualism in Conceptualizing Ethics of AI, The Interdisciplinary Journal of Human and Social Studies, vol. 3, 15-27, 2, 2024

2. Daisy Dutta, Psychological and emotional aspects of menstrual health and hygiene management: Experiences of adolescent girls from rural Assam, India, Current Research in Psychiatry, vol. 4, 1, 2024

2023

1. Daisy Dutta , Tuloni Biya and its impact on menstrual health: A qualitative exploration of the menstrual experiences of adolescent girls in Assam, Development Policy Review, Wiley, SCOPUS (Q2), vol. 41, e12699, 5, 2023 doi: 10.1111/dpr.12699

2022

1. Daisy Dutta, Does India’s menstrual hygiene management scheme exclude the disabled?, Indian Journal of Medical Ethics; SCOPUS (Q3), vol. 6, 123-126, 1, 2022 doi: 10.20529/ijme.2021.081

Research paper publications till 2021

  1. Dutta, Daisy. (2024). “Women’s Healthcare Decision-making and the Bioethical Concept of Autonomy.”. MSSV Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 8 (2), 82- 98.

Conference Proceedings till 2021

  1. Dutta, D & Chakraborti, C. (2018). “Menstrual Hygiene Management Schemes in India: How Fair and Equitable?” Paper present in the 14th World Congress of Bioethics, 5th-7th December, 2018 held at St. John’s National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore, India.

  2. Dutta, D & Chakraborti, C. (2019). “Preventable Stress and Trauma, and Menstrual Health and Hygiene Management: Experiences of Adolescent girls from India.” Paper presented in 21st International Conference on Applied Psychology, 25th-26th June, 2019, Paris, France.

  3. Dutta, D. (2024). “Eco-feminism and Menstrual Health: A Holistic Approach to Achieve Sustainable Solutions for Menstrual Waste”. Paper presented in ICPR- sponsored National Seminar on “Philosophy, Science, and Ethics: Indian and Western Perspectives”, 12-14th November, 2024, held at Krishna Kanta Handique State Open University, Guwahati, Assam.

Chapters/Articles publications in Books (Research Oriented)

  • Dutta, Daisy. (2024). “Incorporating Stakeholder Theory into Sustainable Business Practices: A Route to Ethical Corporate Governance.” Book titled “The Interdisciplinary Nexus: Law, Humanities, and Management.” Publisher: University Book House, Jaipur.

Awards

 

  1. Bhabananda Dutta Memorial Award (prize money) for being the topper of the batch (2009) in BA (Philosophy) at Handique Girls’ College (affiliated with Gauhati University), Guwahati, Assam.

  2. Secured First Class First Position (Topper of the batch) in MA (Philosophy) at Gauhati University, Assam.

  3. Secured First Class with Distinction (Topper of the batch) in M. Phil. (Philosophy) at University of Hyderabad, Telangana.