Jeremy Kirby
Professor of Philosophy
Dr. Jeremy Kirby has teaching and research interests primarily in the history of philosophy and also in Metaphysics and Philosophical Logic. He enjoys reading Greek and Latin literature. He is a member of the American Philosophical Association (APA).
Education
- B.A., University of Utah
- M.A., University of Utah
- Ph.D., Florida State University
Courses
- PHIL 101 Introduction to Philosophy
- PHIL 211 Ancient Philosophy
- PHIL 212 Modern Philosophy
- PHIL 214 Twentieth-Century Philosophy
- PHIL 305 History and Philosophy of Science
- PHIL 315 Epistemology
- PHIL 380 Aristotle: A Western Foundation
Publications
Publications and Presentations
He has published articles on Aristotle and supervenience physicalism, contextuality and confusability and Socratic Virtues in journals such as the Southwest Philosophical Review and Florida Philosophical Review. He is the author of Aristotle’s Metaphysics: Form, Matter, and Identity (Continuum Press, 2008).
He has also presented his research findings at several national conferences such as the annual meetings of the American Philosophical Association, the Southwestern Philosophical Society, the annual meeting of the History of Science Society, and the annual meetings of the Florida Philosophical Association as well at international conferences such as the International Society for the History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Biology in Austria.