I am on research leave
for Fall 2009, in Spring 2010 I will teach PHIL 324, PHIL 497, and one
course TBD.
In addition to
introductory philosophy (PHIL 101) and logic (PHIL/LING 103) classes
and the senior capstone seminar (PHIL 497) for majors, I usually teach
a topical course in metaphysics (PHIL 323 or 342) or epistemology (Phil
322) in the Fall and our Philosophical Analysis course in the Spring
(Phil 324). I have recently offered upper-level seminars on the psychologism/anti-psychologism
debate, truth, contemporary metaphysics, and the philosophy of Quine.
My current research program has three core areas: (1) Further developing
the view that truth is mediated correspondence outlined in Barnard and
Horgan (2006, forthcoming), (2) Clarifying the ordinary concept of truth
using both intuition and experimental approaches (a joint project with
Joseph Ulatowski) and (3) Examining issues of ontology in philosophical
logic. I am currently working on a monograph entitled Beyond Naturalism:
Logic and Ultimate Ontology, a co-edited Companion to Metaphysics,
and a new paper on vagueness.
Recent and
Forthcoming publications include:
- R. Barnard and T. Horgan,
"The Synthetic Unity of Truth," in C. Wright and N. Pederson
(eds.) Truth Pluralism: Current Debates, Oxford University
Press. (forthcoming)
- R. Barnard and N. Manson
(eds.) The Continuum Companion to Metaphysics, (under contract).
- R. Barnard
and T. Horgan, "Truth as Mediated Correspondence," The Monist, January
2006.
- R. Barnard,
"Review of Veritas: The Correspondence Theory and its Critics,
by Gerald Vision," Polish Journal of Philosophy, 1:2 (2007).
- R. Barnard,
"Review of Theories of Truth, Frederick Schmitt, ed.," Teaching
Philosophy, 28:4 (December 2005).
- R. Barnard,
"Review of The Evolution of Reason: Logic as a Branch of Biology,
by William S. Cooper," Philosophical Psychology, 17:1 (March 2004).
- R. Barnard
and T. Simon, "Three Paradigms of Rational Agency," Journal of Models
and Modeling, 1:2 (April 2003): 31-54.
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