BIO
Joshua Horn is an associate professor in philosophy. He joined the UW-Stevens Point Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies in 2013. By teaching philosophy, Horn said, he helps students to consider some of the most important and difficult questions that life has to offer. He specializes in 17th & 18th Century Philosophy, and especially on the thoughts of Spinoza, Leibniz, and Kant. In addition to interests in modern philosophy, Horn maintains an active interest in contemporary analytic metaphysics and philosophy of mind in the fields of modality, causation, free will, philosophy of religion, and cognitive science. View CV
Horn pursues research interest in working to make philosophy accessible to a broad group of readers and interlocutors. To this end, he sometimes presents and publishes essays concerning popular culture. Research in this area has directly led to several publications including: “Identity Across Space and Time: BioShock Infinite and Theories of Transworld Individuality”, and “Dreams and Possible Worlds: Inception and the Metaphysics of Modality” with Wiley-Blackwell, and “The Triforce and the Doctrine of the Mean” with Open Court.
TEACHING HONORS
- University Excellence in Teaching Award, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point (2020)
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- Leibniz Society of North America
- Society for Philosophy of Religion
FAVORITE QUOTE
“It is a sight fit for a God to watch the virtuous man grapple with adversity and evil temptations and manage to hold out against them.” ~Immanuel Kant
FUN FACT
When he was growing up, he wanted to be a criminal prosecutor.