Abstract
The UJ Faculty of Humanities and Routledge Philosophy
in partnership with the UJ Library invite you to the launch of
PROFESSOR ALEX BROADBENT’S latest book. ABOUT THE BOOK: There are a number of topics that any contemporary philosopher working in any part of
the analytic tradition needs to grasp, and to grasp as a coherent whole rather than a rag-bag of interesting
but isolated discussions. This book answers this need, by providing an overview of core topics in metaphysics
and epistemology that is at once accessible and nuanced. Ten core topics are explained, and their relation
to each other is clearly set out. The book emphasizes the utility of the concepts and distinctions it covers for
philosophy as a whole, not just for specialist discussions in metaphysics or epistemology.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Professor Alex Broadbent is Professor of Philosophy and Executive Dean of the
Faculty of Humanities at UJ. Previously he held various research, teaching and visiting positions at Cambridge,
Vienna, Athens and Harvard, before joining the University of Johannesburg in 2011. Alex is a philosopher of
science with particular interests in philosophy of epidemiology, philosophy of medicine, and philosophy of
law, connected by the philosophical themes of causation, explanation, and prediction. He is committed to
finding philosophical problems in practical contexts, and to contributing something useful concerning them.
He holds a P-rating from the National Research Foundation of South Africa (2013-2018) and is a member
of the South African Young Academy of Sciences. He has published a number of articles in top ranked
international journals across three disciplines (philosophy, epidemiology, law). His first book, Philosophy of
Epidemiology, was published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2013, and has recently been translated into Korean.
His second book, Philosophy for Graduate Students: Metaphysics and Epistemology, was published by
Routledge in February 2016. He is currently working on his third book, Philosophy of Medicine, under contract
with Oxford University Press.
PANELISTS:
• Mr. Chad Harris, Lecturer – Department of Philosophy, UJ
• Mr. Patrick Jaki, Master’s student – Department of Philosophy, UJ
• Ms. Jessica du Plessis, Master’s student – Department of Philosophy, UJ
FACILITATOR: Dr Catherine Botha, Head – Department of Philosophy, UJ. DATE 18 March 2016 / 14:00 for 14:30
VENUE APK Library Auditorium, 6th Floor, University of Johannesburg
(corner Kingsway and University Road, Auckland Park, Johannesburg)
RSVP By Thursday, 17 March 2016 to Dorcas Rathaba
at drathaba@uj.ac.za or 011 559 2031