b. 1954
Mark Johnston is a contemporary analytic philosopher at Princeton University whose work spans metaphysics, philosophy of religion, and personal identity. In 'Saving God: Religion after Idolatry' (2009), he develops a panentheistic account of divinity that reconceives God as the 'Highest One' immanent in creaturely existence, including its suffering. His broader project integrates concerns about personal survival, value theory, and the nature of ordinary objects.
Developed a panentheistic reconception of God in 'Saving God: Religion after Idolatry' (2009), arguing God must be immanent in and affected by creaturely suffering
Contributed to the metaphysics of personal identity and survival in 'Surviving Death' (2010)
Influential work on the philosophy of color and the metaphysics of ordinary manifest objects
Advanced analysis of material constitution and the nature of ordinary things
Developed accounts of linguistic inscription and the token-type distinction in philosophy of language