Brandon Beasley, Ph.D.

I am a Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Calgary and the Department of Humanities at Mount Royal University.

I work on pragmatist approaches to intentionality, meaning, normativity, and naturalism, animated by the question of the place of mind and agency in the natural world. As such, my work engages with issues in contemporary philosophy of mind and language, as well as, and in interaction with, work on historical pragmatist philosophers (in particular Dewey, Peirce, and Sellars). I also work on Kant and Hegel and, in general, at the intersection of German Idealism, pragmatism, and analytic philosophy.

Please use the links at the top of the page to find out more about me and my research.

NEWS

September 2, 2025 - It's that time of year again -- the Fall semester begins for me today. Looking forward to teaching Philosophy and Science and 19th Century European Philosophy, while also getting some articles out and my book manuscript finished.

August 20, 2025 - Thrilled to be in St. Gallen, Switzerland, for the 5th European Pragmatism conference, seeing old friends and making new ones. I organized a panel, which will happen tomorrow, "Pragmatism and Purposes in Science and Philosophy". It consists of Rachel Cristy of King's College London, Niall Roe of Cambridge University, Oscar Westerblad of the University of Iceland, and yours truly.

June 24, 2025 - My latest article, "What is Pragmatism's Language and Experience Debate Really About?" is now out in vol 22, issue 2 of Contemporary Pragmatism. Here's a link to it. If you would like me to send you a copy, I'm happy to do so; send me an email at bbeasley[at]ucalgary.ca.

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