- pennw@uwm.edu
- Curtin 633
William Penn
- Assistant Teaching Professor, Philosophy
Education
- BA in Philosophy, Physics, Advanced Mathematics At Michigan State University,
- PhD in History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh.
Teaching Schedule
| Course Num | Title | Meets |
|---|---|---|
| PHILOS 211-401 | Elementary Logic | MW 9:30am-10:20am |
| PHILOS 211-601 | Elementary Logic | R 8:30am-9:20am |
| PHILOS 211-602 | Elementary Logic | R 9:30am-10:20am |
| PHILOS 211-603 | Elementary Logic | F 9:30am-10:20am |
| PHILOS 211-604 | Elementary Logic | F 10:30am-11:20am |
| PHILOS 212-001 | Modern Deductive Logic | MW 1pm-2:15pm |
| PHILOS 712-001 | Fundamentals of Formal Logic | MW 1pm-2:15pm |
| PHILOS 790-001 | Advanced Topics in Philosophy: Philosophy of Science, Models and Modeling | W 3:30pm-6:10pm |
Teaching Interests
- Philosophy of Science (writ large)
- Metaphysics
- Logic
- Empiricist Epistemology
- Science and Values
- History of Science
- History of Philosophy of Science
Research Interests
- Philosophy of Physics
- Empiricism
- Scientific Metaphysics
- Process theory
- History of Modern Physics
- Science and Society
Selected Publications
Penn, W. (forthcoming). “Pure Process Realism: The Unification of Realism and Empiricism.” Manuscrito.
Penn, W. (2023). Process Realism: How Experiment and History Necessitate a Process Ontology