Brian Epstein (philosopher)


Brian Epstein is an American philosopher and associate professor of philosophy at Tufts University.
He is known for his works on social ontology and is a winner of the Lakatos Award. He specializes in social ontology, metaphysics, and the philosophy of the social sciences.

Books

Social Ontology, Cambridge University Press, 2025.The Ant Trap: Rebuilding the Foundations of the Social Sciences, Oxford University Press, 2015.Cambridge Companion to the Metaphysics of Law, Cambridge University Press, expected publication 2026.The Oxford Handbook of Social Ontology, Oxford University Press, expected publication 2025.