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Gordon Barnes, PHD
Associate Professor
(585) 395-5222 gbarnes@brockport.edu
Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 11:15 - 12:15, and by appointment
Courses Taught
Personal Identity and the Self
God, Self and World
Human Knowledge
Political Philosophy
Philosophy of Religion
Introduction to Ethics
Introduction to Philosophy
Research Interests
Gordon Barnes has published articles in epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of religion and political philosophy. Most recently, he is the author of How Do You Know? A Dialogue (Hackett 2021). Currently, he is working on issues in applied epistemology, including the epistemology of expertise, and the epistemic status of conspiracy theories.
Recent Publications
“Wilt Chamberlain Redux?” Philosophia 44 (1), 79-85, 2016.
“It is Necessary to Be Relevant: Reply to Schmidtz” Reason Papers , 145-148, 2013.
“Why is Coercion Unjust?” Analysis 73 (3), 457-465, 2012.
“Property and Progress” Reason Papers 34 (2), 144-150, 2012.
“How to Be an Evidentialist about Belief in God” Philo 14 (1), 25-31, 2011.
“The Sins of Christian Orthodoxy” Philo 10 (1), 93-113, 2007.
“Necessity and Apriority” Philosophical Studies 132 (3), 495-523, 2007.
“Conceivability, Explanation and Defeat” Philosophical Studies 108 (3), 327-338, 2002.
“Resolving the Responsibilism Dilemma” Monist 85 (3), 415-420, 2002.
Belief, Control and Conclusive Reasons Southern Journal of Philosophy 40 (3), 315-325, 2002.
