Justin E. H. Smith
Justin Smith-Ruiu (aka Justin E. H. Smith) (born July 30, 1972, in Reno, Nevada) is an American-Canadian professor of history and philosophy of science at the Université Paris Cité.[1] His primary research interests include Leibniz, Post-structuralism, early modern philosophy, history and philosophy of biology, classical Indian philosophy, the history and philosophy of anthropology.[2]
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| Born | Justin Erik Halldór Smith July 30, 1972 |
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| Discipline | Philosophy |
| Sub-discipline | Philosophy of science |
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| Website | www |
Smith is the author of several books[2] and is also a contributor to The New York Times,[3] Harper's Magazine,[4] n+1, Slate,[5] and Art in America.[6]
Smith is an editor-at-large of Cabinet Magazine.[7]
Since the fall of 2020, he has been publishing philosophical and critical essays on his Substack newsletter: Justin E.H. Smith's Hinternet.
The main-belt asteroid 13585 Justinsmith is named after Smith.[8]
Background and education
- 2023 Visiting Professor of Philosophy, Princeton University
- 2019–20 John and Constance Birkelund Fellow, Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers, New York Public Library
- 2016–17 Émile Francqui Chair, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium.
- 2011 Visiting scholar in the School of Historical Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton[9]
- 2007–08 Humboldt Foundation Research Fellow, Institut für Philosophie, Humboldt University of Berlin
- 2000 PhD in philosophy from Columbia University
- 1997–98 Doctoral Research on a DAAD Fellowship University of Münster
- 1994 BA with honors in philosophy and Russian at University of California, Davis
Bibliography
- The Internet Is Not What You Think It Is: A History, a Philosophy, a Warning, Princeton University Press (March 22, 2022) ISBN 9780691212326
- Irrationality: A History of the Dark Side of Reason, Princeton University Press (April, 2019) ISBN 9780691189666
- The Philosopher: A History in Six Types, Princeton University Press (May 7, 2016) ISBN 0691163278
- Nature, Human Nature, and Human Difference: Race in Early Modern Philosophy, Princeton University Press (June 30, 2015) ISBN 0691153647
- Divine Machines: Leibniz and the Sciences of Life, Princeton University Press (May 1, 2011) ISBN 0691141789
- The Life Sciences in Early Modern Philosophy (ed., with Ohad Nachtomy), Oxford University Press (January 6, 2014) ISBN 0199987319
- The Problem of Animal Generation in Early Modern Philosophy (ed.), Cambridge University Press (May 22, 2006) ISBN 0521840775
References
- Smith, Justin E. H. (n.d.). "About". Justin E.H. Smith's Hinternet. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- Smith, Justin E. H. (April 19, 2020). "Curriculum Vitae". Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- The New York Times: Opinionator: Posts published by Justin E. H. Smith
- The Joke, By Justin Smith Harper's Magazine, April 2015
- Smith, Justin E. H. (November 16, 2015). "Why Did the Killers Target the Eagles of Death Metal Concert?". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
- What Cave Art Means, by Justin E. H. Smith, Art in America, September 1, 2018
- "CABINET // Justin E. H. Smith". cabinetmagazine.org.
- "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
- "Smith, Justin Erik Halldór". ias.edu.
