Robert Pasnau

Robert Pasnau is Professor and College Professor of Distinction in the Philosophy Department at the University of Colorado Boulder. His research focuses on medieval philosophy, epistemology, and the history of philosophy, particularly the transition from medieval to modern thought. He serves as founding editor of Oxford Studies in Medieval Philosophy and editor of the Cambridge History of Medieval Philosophy. His book 'After Certainty' explores epistemic ideals throughout history. Recent publications examine Socratic ethics, medieval metaphysics, and religious epistemology.

His research investigates the development of epistemic ideals from antiquity through the modern era, with special attention to Aristotelian and scholastic traditions. Current projects examine voluntarism in later medieval philosophy and the history of modal concepts.