P. K. Mohapatra, Former Professor of Philosophy at Utkal University, was the National Fellow of the Indian Council of Philosophical Research during October 2013 to September 2016. Earlier, he has been an Emeritus Fellow of the University Grants Commission and also a Senior Fellow of the Indian Council of Philosophical Research. Professor Mohapatra got the Degree of Ph.D from the University of Keele, England, where he worked as a Commonwealth Scholar during 1974 to 1977. He was a Fulbright Visiting Professor in the United States in 1989. During this visit, he lectured in the universities of Western Michigan, Philadelphia(Temple University), Wittenberg and Iwowa. Later on he was Visiting Professor in Broke University,Otario, Canada in 1993 and in 1995 and also in Ohio State University, USA in 1999 Besides a number of publications in reputed journals of philosophy, Professor Mohapatra has authored five books and edited twelve books published under the Utkal Studies in Philosophy series of publications of which he was the General Editor from 1996 to 2002. A specialist in Philosophy of Mind and Practical Ethics, Professor Mohapatra is passionately concerned over promotion of human values in the society.