Deborah C. Smith

Associate Professor

Education:

• University of Washington, Ph.D. 1996 Philosophy
• University of Washington, M.A. 1992 Philosophy
• Pomona College, B.A. 1990 Philosophy

Areas of Scholarly/Teaching Interest:

Metaphysics, Epistemology, Philosophy of Language, Logic

Selected Publications:

Articles

1. "Superassertibility and the Equivalence Schema: a Dilemma for Wright?s Antirealist," Synthese (forthcoming), currently available online.
2. "Warranted Assertibility and the Norms of Assertoric Practice: Why Truth and Warranted Assertibility are not Coincident Norms," Ratio 18 (2005): 206-20.
3. "A Hole in the Defense of Pure Reason: The Gap Between the Grasping of a Concept and Synthetic A Priori Justification," Journal of Philosophical Research 28 (2003): 345-60.
4. "The Case for Metaphysical Realism," The Southern Journal of Philosophy 40 (2002): 411-19.
5. "Parift on Personal Identity: In Defense of Natural Persons," Idealistic Studies 31 (2000): 169-81.
6. "Moral Realism, Skepticism, and Anti-Realism: A Critical Analysis of the Criteria for Moral Realism," Disputatio 11 (2001): 24-33.
7. "Metaphysical Antirealism and Objective Truth: Is Metaphysical Antirealism Self Refuting?," Southern Journal of Philosophy, 37 (1999): 293-313.

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