Quentin Smith
Encyclopedia
Quentin Persifor Smith is an American
contemporary
philosopher, scholar and professor
of philosophy at Western Michigan University
in Kalamazoo
, Michigan
. He has worked in the philosophy of time, philosophy of language
, philosophy of physics
and philosophy of religion
. Smith has published over 140 articles and of his published books, he has authored three, co-authored two, and co-authored and edited seven. He is an editor for Prometheus Books
and was the chief editor for Philo
from 2001 to 2007.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
contemporary
Contemporary philosophy
Contemporary philosophy is the present period in the history of Western philosophy beginning at the end of the 19th century with the professionalization of the discipline and the rise of analytic and continental philosophy....
philosopher, scholar and professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of philosophy at Western Michigan University
Western Michigan University
Western Michigan University is a public university located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. The university was established in 1903 by Dwight B. Waldo, and as of the Fall 2010 semester, its enrollment is 25,045....
in Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo, Michigan
The area on which the modern city stands was once home to Native Americans of the Hopewell culture, who migrated into the area sometime before the first millennium. Evidence of their early residency remains in the form of a small mound in downtown's Bronson Park. The Hopewell civilization began to...
, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
. He has worked in the philosophy of time, philosophy of language
Philosophy of language
Philosophy of language is the reasoned inquiry into the nature, origins, and usage of language. As a topic, the philosophy of language for analytic philosophers is concerned with four central problems: the nature of meaning, language use, language cognition, and the relationship between language...
, philosophy of physics
Philosophy of physics
In philosophy, the philosophy of physics studies the fundamental philosophical questions underlying modern physics, the study of matter and energy and how they interact. The philosophy of physics begins by reflecting on the basic metaphysical and epistemological questions posed by physics:...
and philosophy of religion
Philosophy of religion
Philosophy of religion is a branch of philosophy concerned with questions regarding religion, including the nature and existence of God, the examination of religious experience, analysis of religious language and texts, and the relationship of religion and science...
. Smith has published over 140 articles and of his published books, he has authored three, co-authored two, and co-authored and edited seven. He is an editor for Prometheus Books
Prometheus Books
Prometheus Books is a publishing company founded in August 1969 by Paul Kurtz, who also founded the Council for Secular Humanism and co-founded the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. He is currently the chairman of all three organizations. Prometheus Books publishes a range of books, including many...
and was the chief editor for Philo
Philo (journal)
Philo is a peer-reviewed academic journal with a focus on the discussion of philosophical issues from an explicitly naturalist perspective. The journal publishes articles, critical discussions, review essays, and book reviews in all fields of philosophy, and welcomes work on the philosophical...
from 2001 to 2007.
Published works
- Epistemology: New Essays (Editor) Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008. ISBN 0199264945
- Einstein, Relativity and Absolute Simultaneity. (co-edited with William Lane CraigWilliam Lane CraigWilliam Lane Craig is an American analytic philosopher, philosophical theologian, and Christian apologist. He is known for his work on the philosophy of time and the philosophy of religion, specifically the existence of God and the defense of Christian theism...
). New York: Routledge, 2007. ISBN 978-0415701747 - Time, Tense and Reference (co-edited with A. Jokic, and contributing author). Cambridge MA: MIT Press, October 2003. ISBN 0262100983
- Consciousness: New Philosophical Perspectives (co-edited with A. Jokic, and contributing author). Oxford: Oxford University Press, January 2003. ISBN 0199241295
- Ethical and Religious Thought in Analytic Philosophy of Language. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1997. Pp. 264. ISBN 0300062125
- Time, Change and Freedom. (co-authored with L. Nathan Oaklander). New York: Routledge, 1995, pp. 218. ISBN 0415102499
- The New Theory of Time. (co-authored and co-edited with L. Nathan Oaklander). New Haven: Yale University Press, 1994. Pp. 378. ISBN 0300057962
- Theism, Atheism and Big Bang Cosmology. (co-authored with William Lane Craig). Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1993. Pp. 357. ISBN 019826383X
- Language and Time. First Edition. New York. Oxford University Press. 1993. pp. 259. ISBN 0195155947
- The Felt Meanings of the World: A Metaphysics of Feeling. Purdue University Press :West Lafayette, 1986. ISBN 0911198768
See also
- American philosophyAmerican philosophyAmerican philosophy is the philosophical activity or output of Americans, both within the United States and abroad. The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy notes that while American philosophy lacks a "core of defining features, American Philosophy can nevertheless be seen as both reflecting and...
- List of American philosophers
- List of nontheists (philosophy)
External links
- Quentin Smith's website.
- Quentin Smith's faculty page for Western Michigan University.
- "A Short Interview with Quentin Smith, Ph.D".
- Quentin Smith's collection of essays at Infidels.org.
- "Closer To TruthCloser to TruthCloser To Truth is a continuing television series on American public television / PBS, created, produced, and hosted by Dr. Robert Lawrence Kuhn.-Summary:...
" (PBS) interviews with Robert Lawrence Kuhn (2008). - The Sci Phi Show: "Outcast (#26)": "Interview with Dr. Quentin Smith" (00:37:09 minutes long) (2006).
- Video of Veritas Forum-sponsored discussion on "Science and Religion" featuring Quentin Smith, William Lane CraigWilliam Lane CraigWilliam Lane Craig is an American analytic philosopher, philosophical theologian, and Christian apologist. He is known for his work on the philosophy of time and the philosophy of religion, specifically the existence of God and the defense of Christian theism...
, Alvin PlantingaAlvin PlantingaAlvin Carl Plantinga is an American analytic philosopher and the emeritus John A. O'Brien Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. He is known for his work in philosophy of religion, epistemology, metaphysics, and Christian apologetics...
, and Richard Gale at California Polytechnic State University (2004). - Debate between Quentin Smith and William Lane Craig titled "Does God Exist?" (2003).
- Stephen Neale and Jim Holt on the Saul KripkeSaul KripkeSaul Aaron Kripke is an American philosopher and logician. He is a professor emeritus at Princeton and teaches as a Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the CUNY Graduate Center...
plagiarism controversy.