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Pragmatism as a Theory of Ideas

April 6, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Richard Atkins, Associate Professor at Boston College will deliver a lecture on “Pragmatism as a Theory of Ideas” for the 2022–23 Philosophy Colloquium Series. The lecture will focus on how the philosophical tradition of American Pragmatism views ideas as tools to attain our aim and as social products, and what such accounts of ideas can tell us about the pragmatist theory of truth.

Details

Date:
April 6, 2023
Time:
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
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Venue

Deering Hall, Room 113
ME United States

Organizer

Robby Finley
Phone
207.581.3965
Email
robby.finley@maine.edu
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