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Dr. Robert W. Barnard, Jr. [Email Me]
Associate Professor

Department of Philosophy and Religion Bryant 018
University of Mississippi University, MS 38677-1848
Main Office: 662 915 7020
Fax: 662 915 5654

  • Ph.D. Philosophy 2000 University of Memphis
  • M.A. Philosophy 1994 The American University
  • B.A. Philosophy 1991 The American University

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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