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.

Office Location: 201G West Duke Building
Office Phone: (919) 660-3098
Email Address:
Web Page: http://www.kbrading.org

Education:
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

Teaching (Fall 2024):

• PHIL 797S.01, Dissertation seminar Synopsis

  West Duke 204, Tu 10:05 AM-11:20 AM

Teaching (Spring 2025):

• PHIL 795S.01, Teaching philosophy Synopsis

  West Duke 204, Tu 10:05 AM-11:20 AM

Recent Publications   (More Publications)

• Brading, K; Stan, KM. Philosophical mechanics in the age of reason. February, 2024. 1-449 pp. [doi]  [abs]
• Brading, K. "Du Châtelet and the philosophy of physics." The Routledge Handbook of Women and Early Modern European Philosophy.  2023. 519-532. [doi]
• Brading, K. "Newton’s Principia and Philosophical Mechanics." Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. 343 2023. 163-195. [doi]  [abs]
• Brading, K; Lin, Q. "Du Châtelet on Absolute and Relative Motion." Synthese Library. 477 2023. 37-59. [doi]  [abs]
• Brading, K. "The Philosophy and Physics of Noether's Theorems A Centenary Volume." PHYSICS TODAY 76.8 (2023): 48-49. [doi]  [abs]