In Fall 2012 I will teach
PHIL 101 and PHIL 323/611 (Metaphysics).
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 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 new paper on truth, several papers
on the folk concept of truth, a paper on the "expertise defense,"
and a monograph entitled Beyond Naturalism: Logic and Ultimate Ontology.
Recent and Forthcoming publications include (Some available here):
- 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, (2012).
- 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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