Justin Steinberg
Assistant Professor
Philosophy
Justin Steinberg came to Brooklyn College in 2008, after teaching at Colby College (Maine) and the College of Wooster (Ohio).
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Education:
Ph.D., Boston University - 2007 (Philosophy)
B.A., College of Wooster - 1999 (Philosophy)
Areas of Expertise:
Steinberg's research focuses on early modern philosophy, in particular the works of Benedict de Spinoza. More generally, he is interested in moral psychology and political psychology, as envisaged both historically and contemporarily.
Books and Publications
"An Epistemic Case for Empathy." Pacific Philosophical Quarterly. (Books and Publications: Forthcoming Publications) 2012
"Following a Ratio Vivendi: The Practical Utility of Spinoza's Dictates of Reason." The Ethics of Spinoza's Ethics. Eds. Matthew Kisner and Andrew Youpa. Oxford University Press. (Books and Publications: Forthcoming Publications) 2012
"Imitation, Representation, and Humanity in Spinoza's Ethics." Journal of the History of Philosophy. (Books and Publications: Forthcoming Publications) 2012
"Spinoza on Human Purposiveness and Mental Causation." Logical Analysis and the History of Philosophy 14. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2011
Review of Spinoza on Human Freedom, by Matthew Kisner. Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews. Available online at: http://ndpr.nd.edu/news/25623-spinoza-on-human-freedom-reason-autonomy-and-the-good-life/. (Books and Publications: Book Review) 2011
Review of Spinoza, by Michael Della Rocca (New York: Routledge). Mind 120.479: 852-56. (Books and Publications: Book Review) 2011
"Benedict Spinoza: Epistemic Democrat." History of Philosophy Quarterly 27.2: 145-64. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2010
"Spinoza's Curious Defense of Toleration." Spinoza's 'Theological-Political Treatise': A Critical Guide. Eds. Yitzhak Melamed and Michael Rosenthal. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2010
"Spinoza on Civil Liberation." Journal of the History of Philosophy 47.1: 35-58. Awarded best contribution to the Articles section of the Journal of the History of Philosophy for 2009. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2009
"On Being Sui Iuris: Spinoza and the Republican Idea of Liberty." History of European Ideas 34.3: 239-49. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2008
"Spinoza's Political Philosophy." Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Ed. Edward N. Zalta. Available online at: http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/spinoza-political/. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2008
Review of Spinoza's Book of Life: Freedom and Redemption in the Ethics, by Steven B. Smith. History of Political Thought 27.3. (Books and Publications: Book Review) 2006
"Spinoza and the Problem of Freedom." Freedom, Justice and Identity. Eds. T. Nesbit and J. Steinberg. Vienna: IWM Junior Visiting Fellows' Conferences, Volume 18. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2005
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