Areas of Specialization

  • Philosophy of Mind & Action
  • Philosophy of Language
  • Epistemology
  • Metaphysics

Additional Areas of Teaching Interest

  • History of Modern Philosophy
  • Foundations of Analytic Philosophy

Academic Positions

  • Ruth N. Halls Professor, Department of Philosophy, Cognitive Science Program, 2010-present, Indiana University, Bloomington
  • Alan R and Margaret G Crow CLAS Term Professor, 2008-2010, University of Florida
  • Professor, 2005-2008, University of Florida
  • Associate Professor, 1995-2005, University of Florida
  • Assistant Professor, 1990-1995 University of Florida
Kirk Ludwig

Education

Positions in Professional Organizations

Editorial Work

Conferences Organized

  • Collective Intentionality IX, September 10-13, 2014 with Robert Goldstone.
  • Society for the Study of the History of Analytic Philosophy, May 9-11, 2013, with Gary Ebbs.
  • Midwest Epistemology Workshop VI, September 28-29, 2012, Indiana University, with Adam Leite and Mark Kaplan.
  • Conference on Necessity and Possibility, October 12th - 13th, 2007, University of Florida, with Michael Jubien.

Occasion Pieces

Contact Information

024 Sycamore Hall
Department of Philosophy
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN 47405-7005

Voice: (812) 855-2404
Fax: (812) 855-3777
e-mail: ludwig@iu.edu

He was once asked, what those who tell lies gain by it; "They gain this," said he, "that when they speak truth they are not believed."

Aristotle: From Lives of Eminent Philosophers, Diogenes Laertius, p. 187, tr. C. D. Young, Oxford University Press.