Paris B. Obdan is a philosopher working on mind, action, and metaphysical identity.
An alumnus of Carnegie Mellon and Harvard Universities, he is currently based at the University of Barcelona, where he develops research at the intersection of philosophy, cognitive science, and philosophical methodology.

His work examines how cognitive architecture shapes agency, selfhood, and philosophical judgment. He is especially interested in the continuity between psychological mechanisms and metaphysical structure: how intentions form and endure, how persons persist over time, and how an agent’s internal organization influences the methods philosophers treat as rational or evidential. Current projects address the relationship between deliberation and cognitive style, the structure of practical identity, and the metaphysics of action, drawing on contemporary cognitive science and neuroscience where it illuminates philosophical questions.

Beyond academic research, he writes occasional essays on art, sports, and the lived experience of consciousness, using interdisciplinary perspectives to connect everyday phenomena with broader questions about mind, meaning, and agency.