Josh Watson
Josh Watson
Distinguished Lecturer
Education
My Ph.D. is from Purdue University. I joined the Department as a Lecturer in the spring of 2013.
Research
I work primarily in metaphysics and the history of early modern philosophy, Leibniz in particular, and have substantial interests in philosophy of religion and epistemology.
Publications
Recent, representative publications
- “Leibniz on the Laws of Nature and the Best Deductive System,” Studies in History and Philosophy of Science 43 (2012), 577-584.
- “The Mystery of Foreknoweldge,” Co-authored with David J. Anderson, Philo 13 (2010), 136-150
Presentations
Recent, representative presentation
- “Leibniz’s Theory of Simplicity,” Alabama Philosophical Society, Pensacola, FL. Sep., 2011