Andrew Dennis Bassford –

Adjunct Professor of Philosophy

 

Biography

BA in Philosophy from University of Pittsburgh (Intensive, Honors track).
MA in Philosophy from Western Michigan University (Metaphysics & Mind focus).

Currently working on PhD in Philosophy from University of Texas, Austin.

Besides working at ACC as an adjunct professor, Prof. Bassford also works in the Cypress Creek Learning Lab as a philosophy/writing tutor.

Publications

“Malebranche on Intelligible Extension: A Programmatic Interpretation.” Metaphysics: International Journal for Ontology and Metaphysics 21 (2): 199-221 (2020).

“A Response to Chisholm’s Paradox.” Philosophical Studies: An International Journal for Philosophy in the Analytic Tradition 177 (4): 1137-1155 (2020).

“God’s Place in Logical Space.” The Journal of Analytic Theology 9: 100-125 (2021).

“Counterfactual Similarity, Nomic Indiscernibility, and the Paradox of Quidditism.” Inquiry: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Philosophy (forthcoming). Co-authored with Dan Dolson.

Teaching Philosophy

Students in Prof. Bassford’s class can expect lectures, group discussions and activities, weekly content quizzes, and weekly discussion board writing assignments. The material of the class is important, but Bassford hopes more than anything else that students will walk away from the course as overall better critical thinkers.

Areas of Interest

Metaphysics
Logic
Ethics
Philosophy of Religion

Courses Taught at ACC

PHIL-1301: Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL-2306: Ethics

Courses Taught Elsewhere

Philosophy of Religion
Introduction to Logic
Critical Thinking
Existentialism