Biography
Derek received his PhD from Northwestern University (Evanston, IL) in 2014. Before joining the department in 2017, he was Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Oakland University (Rochester, MI).
Education
- Ph.D. in Philosophy from Northwestern University (2014)
- B.A. in Philosophy (honors), History, summa cum laude from Rice University (2008)
Research Interests
In research -- Philosophy of Mind & Philosophy of Language; In teaching -- various
Recent Research Activities
Intentionality; Content (per se and Normativity thereof); Propositional Attitudes; Semantic Determinacy
Publications
Articles/Essays
- 2021. "Rules of Belief and the Normativity of Intentional Content." Acta Analytica, 36 (2): 159-69. Link: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12136-020-00436-y
- 2023. "Explaining away Kripke's Wittgenstein." Erkenntnis (88) 3: 991-1011. Link: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10670-021-00390-0
- 2018. "Semantic Knowledge, Semantic Guidance, and Kripke's Wittgenstein." Pacific Philosophical Quarterly 99 (2): 186-206. Link: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/wol1/doi/10.1111/papq.12146/abstract
Book Reviews
- 2024. "Still More Luminous Patterns." Metascience. 4pp. 10.1007/s11016-024-01016-1. Book reviewed: Kripke's Wittgenstein on Rules and Private Language at 40 (2024, Cambridge University Press).
Awards
Inducted into Order of the Plume for excellence in Logic teaching in the College of Arts and Sciences, Oakland University (Rochester, MI) in April 2019.
Courses
| Course # | Course | Title | Mode | Days/Times | Syllabus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83569 | PHI2010 | Introduction to Philosophy | Web-Based (W) | 7:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Unavailable |
| 82533 | PHI2101 | Formal Logic Ⅰ | In Person (P) | Tu,Th 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM | Unavailable |
| 82710 | PHI3320 | Philosophy of Mind | In Person (P) | Tu,Th 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM | Unavailable |
| Course # | Course | Title | Mode | Days/Times | Syllabus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12261 | PHI2010 | Introduction to Philosophy | Web-Based (W) | 7:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Unavailable |
| 12179 | PHI2108 | Critical Thinking | Web-Based (W) | 7:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Unavailable |
| 19684 | PHI4300 | Theories of Knowledge | In Person (P) | Tu,Th 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM | Unavailable |