Biography

Robert Greenleaf Brice publishes on topics in epistemology and philosophy of language. His focus is primarily on the ideas of Austrian philosopher, Ludwig Wittgenstein. His first book considered Wittgenstein's notion of certainty in different disciplines and areas of thought. (See his book, Exploring Certainty: Wittgenstein & Wide Fields of Thought.) Brice's recent research includes Wittgenstein's method in On Certainty and how it relates to the psychotherapeutic theory known as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). (See his book, Wittgenstein's On Certainty: Insight & Method.)

Another of Brice's projects include a philosophical dialogue between a carpenter father and his precocious eleven-year-old daughter. Set primarily in a basement workshop, the two work to restore birdhouses, tables, picture-frames, and a variety of other small objects while discussing some large philosophical ideas. What begin as simple observations transition into complex discussions covering a range of thought-provoking topics, including, the philosophy of identity, the origins of ethics, the foundations of knowledge, the philosophy of language, what makes something a work of art, Platonic realism, even environmental ethics. (Submitted to agent for review and distribution to editors by mid-May 2024.)