Joshua Rust
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Joshua is an Asst. Professor of Philosophy at Stetson University. He is the author of two books and co-author of several articles in empirical philosophy concerning the behavior of ethicists as compared to other academic professionals (Mind, Review of Philosophy and Psychology). On the lighter side, he has coauthored with Dr. Susan Pepper-Bates an essay that appears in the anthology "True Blood and Philosophy." His areas of interest include metaphilosophy, explanation, social construction and Wittgenstein. He is also interested in the history of 20th century analytic philosophy and ancient philosophy. Joshua is the secretary/treasurer for the Florida Philosophical Association and faculty advisor for the Stetson Philosophy Club and other student organizations.
Education
- Ph.D., University of California
Research
- Metaphilosophy, John Searle, explanation, social construction, Wittgenstein, experimental philosophy
Courses
- Scientific Naturalism and the Modern Worldview
- John Searle
- Philosophy of Law
- Kant and Contemporary Philosophy
- Ancient Philosophy
- Honors 1: Enduring Questions
Publications
- "John Searle,"(Continuum 2009). See Nick Fotion's review in the NDPR here.
- "John Searle and the Construction of Social Reality," (Continuum 2006)
- "The Moral Behaviour of Ethicists: Peer Opinion." Coauthored with Eric Schwitzgebel. Mind. Vol. 119. Oct 2009.
- "Do Ethicists and Political Philosophers Vote More Often Than Other Professors." Coauthored with Eric Schwitzgebel. Review of Philosophy and Psychology. Dec. 2009
- "A Vampire's Heart has its Reasons that Scientific Naturalism Can't Understand." Coauthored with Susan Peppers-Bates. True Blood and Philosophy. June 2010.
- "Ethicists' Courtesy at Philosophy Conferences." Philosophical Psychology. Coauthored with Eric Schwitzgebel, Linus Ta-Lun Huang, Alan Moore, and Justin Coates. Sept 2011.
