Katherine A. Brading | Scholars@Duke

Katherine A. Brading
Professor of Philosophy

I work primarily in philosophy of science. I am interested in theoretical physics read as a contribution to philosophy, and am currently working on a book project that re-tells history of philosophy from the late sixteenth century to the present day, with history of physics as an integral part of the story.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Professor of Philosophy, Philosophy, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2017
Chair in the Department of Philosophy, Philosophy, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2022

Contact Information

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., University of Oxford (United Kingdom) 2003
- B.A., University of Oxford (United Kingdom) 1996
- B.S., King's College London (United Kingdom) 1992
Previous Appointments & Affiliations
- Associate Chair of Philosophy, Philosophy, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2022
Recognition
In the News
- MAR 2, 2021
  
  12 Duke-Authored Books on Women's History
- APR 26, 2019 Graduate School
  
  Project Vox Translation Highlights Neglected 18th Century Female Philosopher
Research
Selected Grants
- The Problem of Bodies from Newton to Kant awarded by American Council of Learned Societies 2017 - 2019
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Brading, Katherine, and Marius Stan. “How physics flew the philosophers' nest.” Studies in History and Philosophy of Science 88 (August 2021): 312–20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shpsa.2021.06.010.
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  - Brading, K. “A note on rods and clocks in Newton's Principia.” Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics 67 (August 1, 2019): 160–66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shpsb.2017.07.004.
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  - Brading, K., S. Murgueitio Ramírez, and L. Wells. “One hundred years of general relativity: Albert Einstein: Relativity: The special and the general theory, 100th anniversary edition. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2015, 320 pp, £19.95 HB Andrew Robinson, Einstein. A Hundred Years of Relativity. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2015, 256 pp, £18.95 PB.” Metascience 26, no. 1 (March 1, 2017): 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11016-016-0153-y.
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  - Brading, K., and E. Crull. “Epistemic structural realism and poincaré’s philosophy of science.” Hopos 7, no. 1 (March 1, 2017): 108–29. https://doi.org/10.1086/691138.
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  - Brading, K. “Physically locating the present: A case of reading physics as a contribution to philosophy.” Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A 50, no. 1 (January 1, 2015): 13–19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shpsa.2014.09.007.
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  - Brading, Katherine, and Xavi Lanao. “DON ROSS, JAMES LADYMAN, AND HAROLD KINCAID ( eds ) Scientific Metaphysics.” The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science 65, no. 4 (December 1, 2014): 899–903. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjps/axt061.
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  - Brading, K. “Presentism as an empirical hypothesis.” Philosophy of Science 80, no. 5 (December 1, 2013): 1101–11. https://doi.org/10.1086/673897.
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  - Brading, K. “Three principles of unity in Newton.” Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A 44, no. 3 (September 1, 2013): 408–15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shpsa.2012.10.005.
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  - Brading, K., and H. R. Brown. “Are gauge symmetry transformations observable?” British Journal for the Philosophy of Science 55, no. 4 (January 1, 2004): 645–65. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjps/55.4.645.
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- Book Sections
  - Brading, K. A., and T. A. Ryckman. “Hilbert's axiomatic method and his "foundations of physics": Reconciling causality with the axiom of general invariance.” In Einstein and the Changing Worldviews of Physics, 175–99, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-8176-4940-1_8.
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  - Brading, K. “Newton’s law–constitutive approach to bodies: A response to Descartes.” In Interpreting Newton: Critical Essays, 13–32, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511994845.003.
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  - Brading, K. “On composite systems descartes: Newton, and the law-constitutive approach.” In Vanishing Matter and the Laws of Motion Descartes and Beyond: Descartes and Beyond, 130–52, 2012. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203833384.
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- Conference Papers
  - Brading, K. “A note on general relativity, energy conservation, and Noether's theorems.” In Universe of General Relativity, edited by A. J. Kox and J. Eisenstaedt, 11:125–35. BIRKHAUSER BOSTON, 2005.
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Teaching & Mentoring
Recent Courses
Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
Outreach & Engaged Scholarship
- Bass Connections Faculty Team Member. Project Vox. 2018 - 2019 2018 - 2019

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Education, Training, & Certifications

Previous Appointments & Affiliations

In the News

Selected Grants

Selected Publications

Academic Articles

Book Sections

Conference Papers

Recent Courses

Outreach & Engaged Scholarship