Joshua Spencer
- Professor, Philosophy
Education
PhD, University of Rochester
Teaching Schedule
| Course Num | Title | Meets |
|---|---|---|
| PHILOS 358-001 | Action, Will, and Freedom | TR 10am-11:15am |
| PHILOS 358G-001 | Action, Will, and Freedom | TR 10am-11:15am |
| PHILOS 960-001 | Seminar in Metaphysics: Parts, Parts, Parts, ..., No Parts | T 1pm-3:45pm |
Teaching Interests
- Metaphysics
- Philosophy of language
- Logic
Research Interests
- Metaphysics
- Philosophy of language.
Selected Publications
Spencer, J. () The Limits of Neo-Aristotelian Plenitude. Pacific Philosophical Quarterly .
Spencer, J. () On the Explanatory Demands of the Special Composition Question. Synthese .
Spencer, J. () Plenitudinous Russellianism. Tillman, C. (Ed). The Routledge Handbook of Propositions .
Spencer, J. , & Tillman, C. (2018) Necessity of Orgins and Multi-Origin Art. Inquiry: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Philosophy , 52(7), 741-754.
Spencer, J. (2018) Conceivability and Possibility. Oppy, G. (Ed). Ontological Arguments .
Spencer, J. (2017) Counting on Composition as Identity to Settle the Special Composition Question. Erkenntnis , 82(4), 857-872.
Spencer, J. (2016) Review of Could There Have Been Nothing?. Mind.
Spencer, J. (2016) Review of Naming, Necessity, and More: Explorations in the Philosophical Work of Saul Kripke. Analysis.
Spencer, J. (2016) The Problem of Empty Names and Russellian Plenitude. Canadian Journal of Philosophy , 46(3), 387-404.
Spencer, J. (2014) Review of Nikk Effingham's Introduction to Ontology. Teaching Philosophy.
Spencer, J. (2014) Two Thoughts on 'A Tale of Two Parts'. Res Philosophica , 91(3), 485-490.
Spencer, J. (2014) Unnecessary existents. Canadian Journal of Philosophy , 43(5-6), 766-775.
Spencer, J. (2013) Strong Composition as Identity and Simplicity. 'Erkenntnis' , 78(5), 1177-1184.
Spencer, J. (2013) “What Time Travelers Cannot Not Do (But are Responsible for Anyway)”. 'Philosophical Studies' , 166(1), 149-162.
Spencer, J. , & Tillman, C. (2012) Semantic Stipulation and Knowledge De Re. Kabasenche, W. P., O’Rourke, M. , & Slater, M. H. (Eds). Topics in Contemporary Philosophy . The MIT Press.
Spencer, J. (2012) Ways of Being. Philosophical Compass , 7(12), 910-918.
Spencer, J. (2012) All Things Must Pass Away. Bennett, K. , & Zimmerman, D. (Eds). Oxford Studies in Metaphysics , 7(67). Oxford University Press.
Spencer, J. , & Tillman, C. (2012) Musical materialism and the Inheritance Problem. Clark, M. (Ed). Analysis, Oxford University Press , 72(2), 252-259.
Spencer, J. (2010) A Tale of Two Simples. Cohen, S. (Ed). Philosophical Studies, Springer , 148(2), 167-181.
Spencer, J. , Wake, A. , & Fowler, G. (2007) Holes as Regions of Space-Time. Casati, R. , & Varzi, A. (Eds). The Monist , 90(3), 372-378.