Dr. Justin Broackes

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Biography

Justin Broackes is a Professor Emeritus at Brown University specializing in philosophy, particularly focusing on the history of 17th and 18th-century philosophy. He has a doctorate from Oxford and has taught at both Brown and Oxford, where he was a Fellow at Oriel College. His research interests encompass topics such as the theory of color and color perception, as well as metaphysical issues related to the nature of perception and its connections to historical philosophical thought. He has also edited works on Iris Murdoch, a significant philosophical voice from the 1950s to the 1960s. Broackes argues that the debates and confusions surrounding the Aristotelian notion of substance during the 17th and 18th centuries are worth reevaluating. His notable publications include extensive contributions to scholarly discussions on color vision and philosophical inquiries into perception.

Research Interests

Courses

Early Modern Philosophy Ethical Themes Contemporary American Short Story Scepticism: Ancient and Modern Substance and Essence Plato Locke, Leibniz, and Anne Conway British Empiricists Heidegger and Iris Murdoch Graduate Proseminar Boyle and Locke: Chemistry and Language

Requirements for Brown University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GRE General
TOEFL
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Undergraduate degree in Economics or related field
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Specialization Notes

Department: Department of Economics