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Dr. Jeremy Fantl

PhD

Positions

Professor

Faculty of Arts, Department of Philosophy

Undergraduate Program Director

Faculty of Arts, Department of Philosophy

Contact information

Email

jfantl@ucalgary.ca

Web presence

PhilPeople

Google Scholar

Wi-Phi Society

Phone number

Office: +1 (403) 220-5022

For media enquiries, contact

mediarequests@ucalgary.ca

Background

Educational Background

B.A. Philosophy, Brandeis University, 1992

Doctor of Philosophy Philosophy, Brown University, 2000

M.A. Philosophy, Brown University, 1996

Biography

Epistemology, ethics, metaphysics, philosophy of mind, and action theory are the core areas that my work focuses upon. In those philosophical arenas, I have authored such books as "The Limitations of the Open Mind" (2018) and "Knowledge in an Uncertain World" (2009), co-edited "Contemporary Epistemology: An Anthology" (2019) and "Epistemology: An Anthology" (2008).

A sampling of my journal articles includes:

  • "Gambles between obvious truths" (2024)
  • "Précis of The Limitations of the Open Mind and Replies to Nathan Ballantyne and Miriam Shleifer McCormick" (2024)
  • "Disingenuous Infallibilism" (2023)
  • "Radical Knowledge Minimalism" (2023) with Matthew McGrath
  • "Guidance and Mainstream Epistemology" (2023)
  • "Entitlement and Misleading Evidence" (2022)
  • "Fake News vs. Echo Chambers" (2021)
  • "Evidentialism as an Historical Theory" (2020)
  • "Mary Shepherd on Causal Necessity" (2016) and many others. 
  •  A comprehensive list of selected works can be found at PhilPapers.

I was awarded the SSHRC Insight Grant, University of Calgary Faculty of Arts Seed Grant, and the University of Calgary GREATsupervisor Award. I have also been a Killam Resident Fellow and a Dyer Fellow.

If you have six minutes to spare for some bite-sized philosophy, please check out "Epistemology: The Value of Knowledge" which discusses the “Meno problem”, the problem of explaining why knowledge is distinctively valuable. This video/lecture collaboratively produced with/for the  YouTube Channel Wireless Philosophy (Wi-Phi) and is beautifully animated. 

When I am not teaching, supervising, writing, or mulling over philosophical arguments, I can be found biking, enjoying nature (including owls), and time spent with family.
 

Research

Areas of Research

Epistemology

Participation in university strategic initiatives

Human dynamics in a changing world

Publications

PhilPapers

Google Scholar