Anthony Fisher is a Lecturer in Philosophy at Gonzaga University. Previously, he was a Lecturer at the University of Washington (2019-22) and a Research Fellow at the University of Manchester on the AHRC project The Age of Metaphysical Revolution: David Lewis and His Place in the History of Analytic Philosophy (2016-19). Before that he was the Bader Postdoctoral Fellow in Philosophy at Queen’s University (2015-16), a Newton International Fellow of the British Academy (2014-15), and a Visiting Assistant Professor at Dalhousie University (2012-13). He received his PhD from Syracuse University in 2012.

His research interests are Metaphysics and the History of Analytic Philosophy. His current work focuses primarily on the metaphysics of properties, metaphysics of time, and metaphysics of modality. In the History of Analytic Philosophy he is writing on the history of metaphysics in the twentieth century, with a focus on Donald C. Williams and David Lewis, but also with a concern to include lesser known figures that fall under non-analytic traditions such as Samuel Alexander and Grace de Laguna. He is also interested in Philosophy of Mind, especially metaphysics of mind, and Early Modern Philosophy.

on the web

Marking the Centenary of Samuel Alexander's Space, Time and Deity, History of Philosophy Books in 3 Minutes, 30 May 2022.

appeared on Hi-Phi Nation, S5 Episode 4: The Man of Many Worlds IV, interviewed by Barry Lam, October/November 2021.

appeared on Hi-Phi Nation, S5 Episode 3: The Man of Many Worlds III, interviewed by Barry Lam, October/November 2021.

The Philosopher’s Archive in the Digital Age: David Lewis and His Correspondence (co-authored with Helen Beebee), Daily Nous, 11 October 2021.

Samuel Alexander’s Conception of a University: Locality and liberality, University Histories, 9 October 2021.

David Lewis and Science Fiction, Part 2, The Age of Metaphysical Revolution, 12 January 2017.

David Lewis and Science Fiction, Part 1, The Age of Metaphysical Revolution, 9 December 2016.

Samuel Alexander, University of Manchester, Heritage Heroes, 9 January 2015.