Douglas Edwards
Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Douglas Edwards, who taught at Hamilton previously, works in a variety of philosophical areas, including truth, reality, the good life, Eastern philosophy, sport, and pro wrestling. He is the author of the books Properties (Polity, 2014), The Metaphysics of Truth (Oxford University Press, 2018), Philosophy Smackdown (Polity, 2020), and numerous journal articles. The Metaphysics of Truth was awarded the American Philosophical Association's Sanders Book Prize in 2019. Edwards is the editor of Truth: A Contemporary Reader (Bloomsbury, 2019), and is an associate editor of the journal Analysis. He is currently writing a book titled Detachment as a Way of Life: A Philosophical Guide to Letting Go, which is scheduled to be published by Bloomsbury in 2027. Edwards has also taught at University College Dublin, the University of Aberdeen, and Utica University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of St. Andrews.
Recent Courses Taught
Telling Right from Wrong
Life and Death
Distinctions
- The Harold T. Clark, Jr. Award for Outstanding Faculty Scholarship and Professional Accomplishment, Utica University (2023-24)
- American Philosophical Association Sanders Book Prize for The Metaphysics of Truth (2019)
- Marie Curie Intra-European Career Development Award (2011-2013)
Selected Publications
Books
- Detachment as a Way of Life: A Philosophical Guide to Letting Go. Bloomsbury Press. Forthcoming.
- Philosophy Smackdown. Polity Press. May 2020. Reviewed in The Spectator, Pro Wrestling Books, Slam Wrestling, Professional Wrestling Studies Journal.
- The Metaphysics of Truth. Oxford University Press, August 2018. Reviewed in Mind, Analysis Reviews, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, International Journal of Philosophical Studies. Winner of the 2019 APA Sanders Book Prize.
- Properties. Polity Press, April 2014. Reviewed in Australasian Journal of Philosophy, Teaching Philosophy, Review of Metaphysics, International Studies in the Philosophy of Science, and Dialogue.
Academic Journal Articles
- Response to Critics (Matti Eklund, Gila Sher, Crispin Wright, and Jeremy Wyatt). Inquiry. Vol. 66 Issue 8. 2023
- Précis of The Metaphysics of Truth. Inquiry. Vol. 66 Issue 8. 2023
- Truth as a Relational Property. Synthese. Special Issue on ‘Truth: Concept and Property’, Vol. 198, suppl. 2, February 2021: 735-757.
- Can Pluralism Account for the Normativity of Truth? American Philosophical Quarterly. Vol. 57, No. 4, October 2020: 403-414.
- From Truth Pluralism to Ontological Pluralism and Back. The Journal of Philosophy. Vol. 112, Issue 3: 113-140. March 2015. (With A. J. Cotnoir)
Appointed to the Faculty
2026Educational Background
Ph.D., University of St. Andrews
M.Litt., University of St. Andrews
B.A., University of Kent
