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 (Spring 2024):

• PHIL 411.01, Philosophy of time & space Synopsis

  West Duke 08A, Th 03:20 PM-05:50 PM

Teaching (Fall 2024):

• PHIL 797S.01, Dissertation seminar Synopsis

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

Recent Publications   (More Publications)

• Brading, K. "Celebrating Emmy Noether." Physics Today 76.8 (August, 2023): 48-49. [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; Stan, M. "How physics flew the philosophers' nest.." Studies in history and philosophy of science 88 (August, 2021): 312-320. [doi]  [abs]
• 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, 2019): 160-166. [doi]
• Brading, K. "Matter, Body, Force." EMILIE DU CHATELET AND THE FOUNDATIONS OF PHYSICAL SCIENCE.  2019. 54-78.