Brett Coppenger
Associate Professor of Philosophy, Department of Modern Languages, Communication, and Philosophy
Program Director, Liberal Studies
Research and Professional Interests
Areas of Research Specialization
Epistemology, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Religion
Areas of Research Competency
The History of the Philosophy of Science, Modern Philosophy, Ethical Theory
Publications
Manuscripts (Scholarly)
2016: Intellectual Assurance: Essays on Traditional Epistemic Internalism (with Michael Bergmann), Oxford University Press.
2012: Achieving Epistemic Descent (doctoral dissertation). University of Iowa.
Books (Popular Level)
2025: Country Music and Philosophy (with Joshua Heter), McFarland & Company. Forthcoming.
2022: Better Call Saul and Philosophy (with Joshua Heter), Carus Books.
Articles and Book Chapters
2024: “Inferential Internalism Defended” (with Samuel Taylor) in Southwest Philosophy Review: Vol. 40, No. 1.
2020: “How to Build a Conspiracy Theory” in Conspiracy Theories: Philosophers Connect the Dots, eds. Greene, Richard and Rachel Robinson-Greene, Open Court.
2019: “Internalism, Memory, and Skepticism” in The Mystery of Skepticism: New Explorations, eds. McCain and Poston, Brill.
2018: “Self-Knowledge and Skepticism” in Westworld and Philosophy, eds. Heter, Joshua and Richard Greene, Open Court.
2017: “Close Possible (Dystopian) Worlds, Truth Tracking, and Knowledge” in The Man in the High Castle and Philosophy, eds. Heter, Joshua and Bruce Krajewski, Open Court.
2016: “Traditional Internalism: An Introduction” in Intellectual Assurance: Essays on Traditional Epistemic Internalism, eds. Coppenger and Bergmann, Oxford University Press.
2011:“Is Justified True Bluth Belief Knowledge?” (with Kristopher Philips) in Arrested Development & Philosophy, eds. Phillips, Kristopher and Jeremy Wisnewski, Blackwell.
Education
2007-12 University of Iowa
Ph.D., Philosophy, 2012, M.A., Philosophy, 2010.
2005-07 Western Michigan University
M.A., Philosophy, 2007.
2003-05 Biola University
B.A., Philosophy, 2005.
Teaching Experience
Epistemology / Theories of Knowledge / Philosophical Skepticism
Modern Philosophy / Ancient Philosophy / Medieval Philosophy
Philosophy of Religion / Philosophy and World Religions
Philosophy of Science / Values and Technology / Science, Technology, and Values
Introduction to Ethics / Medical Ethics / Ethical Theory
Philosophy and the Just Society / Philosophy and Human Nature
Introduction to Philosophy
Critical Thinking / Introduction to Logic / Deductive Logic / Formal Logic
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Liberal Studies / Senior Thesis: Liberal Studies