Scott A. Shalkowski is a contemporary analytic philosopher specializing in metaphysics, modality, and philosophy of religion. He is known for his work on the ontological argument, modal epistemology, and defenses of essentialism, and has taught at the University of Leeds.
Developed influential work on modal epistemology and the metaphysics of modality
Contributed to contemporary debates on the ontological argument for God's existence
Defended essentialist accounts of necessity against conventionalist alternatives
Published widely on philosophy of religion and philosophical methodology
Long-standing faculty member at the University of Leeds