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rgreenbe@brandeis.edu
research interests: metaphysics, history of philosophy, and Kant
Since the publication of his book, Kant's Theory of A Priori Knowledge, in 2001, Robert Greenberg has published two papers in philosophy proper. The first, entitled, "Necessity, Existence, and Transcendental Idealism," is to appear in Kantian Review this spring, and the other, called, "Some of Kant's Uses of De Re Necessity," is to appear also this spring in the Proceedings of the X International Kant Congress. Moreover, he has contributed his views on Kant’s philosophical legacy to a volume on that subject from the department of philosophy at Moscow State University – a collection of views from an international group of Kant scholars. In addition, he has given several papers, one an invited paper on a symposium of the Main Program of the Eastern Division of the American Philosophical Association, on the Main Programs of various divisions of the American Philosophical Association, on the Main Programs of two World Congresses of Philosophy, Boston and Istanbul, and on the program of the North American Kant Society at the World Congress of Philosophy in Boston.
In addition, Professor Greenberg has created a new course, given this spring, called, "Leibniz, Hume, and Kant on Necessity." Besides the views on necessity of those three historical figures, the course also deals with the views of W.V. Quine and David Kaplan, when he was still in his Frege-Church period -- that is, before he adopted direct reference theory and "Demonstratives" started making the rounds.
Currently, Robert Greenberg is working on a book on Kant and analytic philosophy, tentatively entitled, "Real Existence, Ideal Necessity: Kant's Compromise."