Kenneth Boyce

Kenneth Boyce
Associate Professor
125 Middlebush Hall
Faculty
Education

Ph.D.  University of Notre Dame

Research

Epistemology, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Religion, Philosophy of Science

Select Publications

Boyce, K. (2026). How not to avoid the problems of old evidence and normalizability for fine-tuning. Synthese, 208(1), 37. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-026-05695-7

Boyce, K. (2026). Sceptical theists can endorse the fine-tuning argument. Religious Studies, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0034412525101406

Boyce, K. (2026). On essentialist and anti-essentialist replies to the This-Universe Objection. Analysis, 86(1), 14–23. https://doi.org/10.1093/analys/anae096

Boyce, K., & Swenson, P. (2026). The fine-tuning argument against the multiverse. The Philosophical Quarterly, 76(1), 39–50.. https://doi.org/10.1093/pq/pqae068

Boyce, K. (2025) Contradictory Christ without contradictory Christology. In J. Rutledge (Ed.), Paradox and contradiction in theology (pp. 66-78). Routledge University Press. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003319221

Boyce, K. (2025). On essentialist and anti-essentialist replies to the This-Universe objection. Analysis. https://doi.org/10.1093/analys/anae096

Boyce, K. (2025). Free will and providence. In T. Goldschmidt & D. Rynhold (Eds.), The Routledge Companion to Jewish Philosophy (pp. 81-92). Routledge University Press. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781032693859-11

Boyce, K. (2023, March 28). The fine-tuning argument against the multiverse. Blog of the APA. https://blog.apaonline.org/2023/03/28/the-fine-tuning-argument-against-the-multiverse/

Boyce, K., & Moon, A. (2023). An explanationist defense of proper functionalism. In L.R.G. Oliveira (Ed.), Externalism about knowledge (pp. 277-300). Oxford: Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198866749.003.0011

Bailey, A.M., & Boyce, K. (2022). Thomas M. Ward, DIVINE IDEAS. [Review of the book Divine Ideas, by T.M. Ward]. Faith and philosophy: Journal of the society of Christian philosophers, 39(1), 158-162. https://doi.org/10.37977/faithphil.2022.39.1.7

Boyce, K. (2021). Why inference to the best explanation doesn’t secure empirical grounds for mathematical Platonism. Synthese, 198(1), 583-595. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-018-02043-2

Boyce, K. (2020). Mathematical surrealism as an alternative to easy-road fictionalism. Philosophical Studies, 177, 2815–2835. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11098-019-01340-x

Boyce, K. (2020). Mathematical application and the no confirmation thesis. Analysis, 80(1), 11–20. https://doi.org/10.1093/analys/anz021

Boyce, K. (2018). The coincidentalist reply to the no-miracles argument. Erkenntnis, 83(5), 929-946. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10670-017-9920-4

Boyce, K., & Moon, A. (2016). In defense of proper functionalism: Cognitive science takes on Swampman. Synthese, 193, 2987-3001. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-015-0899-6

Boyce, K. (2016). Proper functionalism. Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. https://iep.utm.edu/prop-fun/

Boyce, K., & Hazlett, A. (2016). Multi-peer disagreement and the preface paradox. Ratio, 29(1), 29-41. https://doi.org/10.1111/rati.12075

Boyce, K. (2014). Some considerations concerning CORNEA, global skepticism, and trust. In T. Dougherty and J.P. McBrayer (Eds.), Skeptical theism: New essays (pp. 103-114). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199661183.003.0008

Boyce, K. (2014). On the equivalence of Goodman’s and Hempel’s paradoxes. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A, 45, 32-42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shpsa.2013.12.002

Boyce, K. (2014). Existentialism entails anti-haecceitism. Philosophical Studies, 168, 297-326. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11098-013-0130-x

Boyce, K., & Plantinga, A. (2012). Proper functionalism. In A. Cullison (Ed.), The Continuum companion to epistemology (pp. 124-140)Continuum Press. http://digital.casalini.it/9781472585783

Boyce, K. (2011). Non-moral evil and the free will defense. Faith and Philosophy, 28(4), 371-384. https://doi.org/10.5840/faithphil201128438

Office Hours

Mon., Wed. 12-12:45 p.m.