Joshua Rasmussen, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy
Phone: (626) 815-5496
Email: jrasmussen@apu.edu

Video Introduction
Biography
Joshua Rasmussen, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Philosophy, and his area of expertise is analytic metaphysics, with a focus on basic categories of reality, such as objects, ideas, and necessary existence. He is author of several books, including Defending the Correspondence Theory of Truth (Cambridge University Press, 2014), Necessary Existence (with Pruss; Oxford University Press, 2015), How Reason Can Lead to God (IVP, 2019), and Is God the Best Explanation of Things (with Felipe Leon, Palgrave 2019). He is also the founder of the Worldview Design YouTube channel, which helps people use reason to address the big questions of life.
Education
- PhD, University of Notre Dame
- MA, Biola University
- BS, Arizona State University
Credentials/Certifications
- Research Fellowship, University of Notre Dame
- Teaching Certificate, Kaneb Center, University of Notre Dame
Academic Area
- School of Theology
- Department of Philosophy
Expertise
- Metaphysics
- Philosophy of Mind
Courses Taught
- PHIL 100 – Introduction to Philosophy
- PHIL 303 - Reasons for Faith
- PHIL 410 - Philosophy of Religion
- PHIL 495 - Senior Seminar in Philosophy