Martin Montminy

Martin Montminy is a Professor and Director of Graduate Admissions in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Oklahoma. He holds a PhD from the University of Montreal. His primary research interests include Philosophy of Language, Epistemology, and Metaphysics, with recent focus on moral responsibility, causal contextualism, and the semantics of epistemic modals. Montminy defends a capacity-based approach to moral responsibility, arguing that agents are responsible to the extent of their capacities. He also advocates epistemic contextualism, asserting that the meaning of 'know' varies contextually to reconcile skeptical challenges with ordinary usage.

Education: PhD, University of Montreal.

Research explores how linguistic meaning shifts across contexts, addressing puzzles in vagueness, assertion norms, and knowledge ascriptions. His work bridges epistemology and ethics, examining responsibility for actions, omissions, and character traits. Montminy has published widely on topics including libertarian free will, blameworthiness, and the implications of semantic indeterminacy for philosophical debates.

Teaching includes courses on moral philosophy, philosophy of language, metaphysics, and ethics. His publications span journals like Philosophical Studies, Journal of Moral Philosophy, and Canadian Journal of Philosophy, with contributions to edited volumes on epistemic contextualism and moral responsibility theories.