Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research Interests
Philosophy of language, formal semantics, philosophical logic, Metaphysics,Epistemology, History of Analytic Philosophy
Biography
Dr Rabern (Ph.D., Australian National University) joined the department in 2013. He works in the philosophy of language, semantics, and logic. His dissertation project dealt with foundational issues concerning the compositional semantics of context-sensitive languages.
Websites
Qualifications
(2002) B.A Philosophy, University of Oregon
(2004) M.A Philosophy, University of Colorado
(2012) PhD Philosophy, The Austrailian National University
Visiting and Research Positions
(2012-2013) Visiting Lecturer, Philosophy Department, University of Illinois
(2013- Present) Lecturer, School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, University of Edinburgh
Teaching
University of Illinois, (Lecturer) 2012-2013
Introduction to Philosophy (160 Students)
Critical Thinking (160 Students)
Introduction to Ethics (160 Students)
Techniques to Argumentation (160 Students)
Symbolic Logic (40 Students)
University of Edinburgh (Lecturer)
Philosophy of Language (2013)
Introduction to Logic (2014)
Administrative Roles
Research Assistant for David Chalmers (2009-2011): Created the index for "The Character of Consciousness" and Detailed comments and proofreading for "Constructing the World"
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Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Australian National University
Award Date: 1 Jan 2012
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Reviving the parameter revolution in semantics
Pickel, B., Rabern, B. & Dever, J., Jul 2017, The Science of Meaning: Essays on the Metatheory of Natural Language Semantics. Ball, D. & Rabern, B. (eds.). Oxford University Press, Chapter 5Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Dangerous Reference Graphs and Semantic Paradoxes
Rabern, L., Rabern, B. & Macauley, M., Oct 2013, In: Journal of Philosophical Logic. 42, 5, p. 727-765 38 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Monsters and the theoretical role of context
Rabern, B. & Ball, D., Mar 2019, In: Philosophy and Phenomenological Research. 98, 2, p. 392-416Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Might generics
Rabern, B., 31 Jul 2020, In: Dike, Rivista di storia del diritto greco ed ellenistico. 39, p. 8-9 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The history of the use of ⟦.⟧-notation in natural language semantics
Rabern, B., 2016, In: Semantics and Pragmatics. 9, 12 , 12.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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The Names as Predicates Hypothesis
Brian Rabern (Speaker)
2008Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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"Against Fregean Quantification"
Brian Rabern (Assessor)
26 May 2020Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Natural Language Semantics and Propositions
Brian Rabern (Speaker)
2011Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Why Double Indexing?
Brian Rabern (Speaker)
2009Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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A solution to the problem of recurring demonstratives
Brian Rabern (Participant)
2015Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Projects
- 1 Finished
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Variables: Language, Logic, and Philosophy
Rabern, B., Pickel, B. & Schoubye, A.
1/06/15 → 30/06/15
Project: Research
Press / Media
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Three gods: The Hardest Logic Puzzle Ever
22/12/12
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment