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Mark C.R. Smith
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Philosophy
Arts and Science
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Education
- B.A., Ottawa
- M.A., Queen's
- Ph.D., Queen's
Specialization / Research Interests
Philosophy of Mathematics, Metaphysics, Descartes & Early Modern Philosophy, Comparative Classical Philosophies
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My research and teaching examine what (if anything) it means to be a norm-responsive thinker and agent, in all aspects of life, from logic to morals. I regularly teach courses in metaphysics, philosophy of mathematics, early modern philosophy, Descartes, and comparative classical philosophies (Greek, Indian and Chinese).
Some Publications
- "The Uses of Thought and Will: Descartes's Practical Philosophy of Freedom", The European Legacy, 2022
- "Persons and Passions: The Mature Cartesian Account", In the Sphere of the Personal, 2016
- "Practice, Constraint, and Mathematical Concepts", Philosophia Scientiae, 2012
- "Cartesian Epistemology and the Authority of Norms", History of Philosophy Quarterly, 2010