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Marc Joseph serves as Professor of Philosophy and Chair of the School of English and Philosophy at the University of Central Missouri. He earned his PhD and MPhil from Columbia University and his BA from the University of Pennsylvania. Previously, he held a position as Professor of Philosophy at Mills College, where he is now Professor Emeritus. In his current role, Joseph oversees the department, contributing to its academic programs and initiatives, including faculty hiring and events such as author visits and reading room dedications.

Joseph's research centers on metaphysics and the philosophy of language, with a particular emphasis on post-Kantian metaphysics exploring the nature and structure of objectivity in relation to moral virtues and empirical matters of fact. His scholarly interests also encompass the history of analytic philosophy, pragmatism, and philosophy of language. He has authored key works including Donald Davidson (Routledge/McGill-Queen's, 2004), which examines Davidson's contributions to action theory, events, radical interpretation, and philosophy of mind; Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus by Ludwig Wittgenstein (editor and translator, Broadview, 2014); and Logical Theory (2017). Additional publications feature essays such as 'Language, the World and Spontaneity in Wittgenstein’s Tractatus' (2008), 'Mathematics, Mind, and Necessity in Wittgenstein's Later Philosophy' (1998), and contributions to volumes on Donald Davidson, including 'Introduction: Davidson's philosophical project' (2009) and 'Radical interpretation' (2009). Joseph has received National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Fellowships for projects on Philosophical Responses to Empiricism in Kant, Hegel, and Sellars; Aristotle’s Philosophy of Language; and an NEH Core Curriculum Fellowship. He teaches courses including Philosophy of Religion, Early Modern Philosophy, and Introduction to Philosophy. Joseph chairs sessions at professional conferences, such as the American Philosophical Association's Eastern Division Meeting, and supports international collaborations like memoranda of understanding for study abroad programs.