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Mark C.R. Smith

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Philosophy

Arts and Science

mark.cr.smith@queensu.ca

(613) 533-6000 x78430

Watson Hall 306

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Faculty
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

About

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