I am an MA student in philosophy at Hokkaido University, Japan. 

I work mainly in epistemology and metaphilosophy, with two central questions: (i) how philosophical inquiry ought to be practiced, and (ii) what we can gain epistemically by practicing it. 

I am sympathetic to empirically informed approaches. Some of my work is in experimental philosophy; some concerns philosophical questions raised by artificial intelligence.

Comments and questions are very welcome: matsuda.arata.philosophy@gmail.com

CV (updated August 2026)