Ben Caplan


Ben Caplan
  • Professor

Contact Info

3079 Wescoe Hall
1445 Jayhawk Blvd.
Lawrence, KS 66045

Biography

I grew up in Canada, did my undergrad at McGill, and went to grad school at UCLA. I started my career at the University of Manitoba and came to KU in 2017.

I'm mainly interested in metaphysics. My research in metaphysics has been on things like propositions, sets, fictional characters, works of fiction, and musical works. More recently, my teaching in metaphysics has also been on things like gender, race, disability, and sexual orientation.

Research

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
Metaphysics, Philosophy of Language

AREAS OF COMPETENCE
History of Analytic Philosophy, Logic, Philosophy of Art

Research interests:

  • Metaphysics
  • Philosophy of Language

Teaching

Teaching interests:

  • History of Analytic Philosophy
  • Logic
  • Metaphysics of Gender
  • Race
  • Disability
  • and Sexual Orientation
  • Philosophy of Art

Service

I've been a subject editor (in Philosophy of Language) for the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy since 2007 and a member of the editorial board of the Canadian Journal of Philosophy since 2020.