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    Deborah Smith

    Deborah C. Smith

    Professor
    Office Location:
    320 Bowman Hall
    Contact Information
    Email:
    dcsmith1@kent.edu
    Phone:
    330-672-0275

    Deborah Smith is Professor of Philosophy at Kent Sate University, where she has held an appointment since 1997. She earned her B.A. in philosophy from in 1990 and her Ph.D. in philosophy from the in 1996.

    Her research interests include contemporary analytic metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of language, and logic.  Her most recent articles include:

    1. “,” Acta Analytica (2023), Vol. 38, pp. 275-281. 
    2. “,” Southern Journal of Philosophy (December 2019), Vol. 57, No. 4, pp. 589-612.
    3. “,” Erkenntnis (February, 2019), Vol. 84, pp. 41-55..
    4. “,” Erkenntnis (April, 2016), Vol. 81, No. 2, pp. 237-257.
    5. “,” The Canadian Journal of Philosophy (August 2015), Vol. 45, No. 4, pp. 471-489.
    6. “,” The Southern Journal of Philosophy (June 2011), Vol. 49, No. 2, pp. 164-191.
    7. “,” Synthese (2007), Vol. 157, pp. 129-139.
    8. “,” Ratio (June 2005), Vol. XVIII, no. 2, pp. 206-220.

    At Kent State, she often teaches Introduction to Philosophy, Continental Rationalism, Empiricism, Intermediate Logic, Metaphysics, and Epistemology. She is past president of the  and past Chair of Kent State’s Faculty Senate.  She is currently the President of the .

    Education

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

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    P.O. Box 5190
    Kent, OH 44242-0001

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