About
Justin is a Birmingham Fellow and an Honorary Research Fellow at Monash University. He specializes in metaethics, epistemology, metaphysics, and the philosophy of mathematics. You can find more information about him from his personal webpage.
Qualifications
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2005 - 2011 PhD. Philosophy, New York University
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2001 - 2005 B.A. Philosophy/Mathematics, New College of Florida
Biography
Before joining the Birmingham philosophy department, Justin taught at Monash University from 2011-2013. In October 2012, he was Visiting Scholar at the Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne. He received his Ph.D. from NYU in 2011.
Teaching
Undergraduate
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Time, Self, and Mind (with Josh May), 2012
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Introducing Logic (with Monima Chadha), 2012
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Metaphysics, 2012
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Life, Death, and Morality (with Toby Handfield), 2012
Postgraduate
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Metaphysics: Meta-Modality, 2012
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Thesis Preparation Seminar, 2012
Postgraduate supervision
Justin is happy to supervise postgraduates in ethics, metaethics, epistemology, metaphysics, and the philosophies of mathematics and logic.
Research
Justin’s research centers on metaphysical and epistemological problems surrounding traditionally a priori domains such as morality, modality, mathematics, and logic. His current interests include:
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Debunking arguments, the Benacerraf-Field challenge, and their relationship
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The reality, determinacy, and significance of metaphysical possibility
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The semantic and epistemological significance of disagreement
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Foundational problems with platonism in metaphysics
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Revisionary theories of moral responsibility
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Logic and the foundations of mathematics
Publications
Selected Articles
Edited Volume
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