Section 2: TRACK 1
Whitehead and Analytic Philosophy
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Track 1: Whitehead and Analytic Philosophy
The dominance of analytical philosophy in the English-language world has led to Whitehead’s virtual exclusion from most departments of philosophy. However, there are a growing number of analytical philosophers who recognize the value of dialogue with Whiteheadians. This track will take up this dialogue and seek to enlarge and advance it.
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Daniel Dombrowski
Professor of Philosophy, Seattle University
Daniel A. Dombrowski is Professor of Philosophy at Seattle University. He is the author of seventeen books and over a hundred articles in scholarly journals in philosophy, theology, classics, and literature. His latest books are Rethinking the Ontological Argument: A Neoclassical Theistic Perspective (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2006) and Contemporary Athletics and Ancient Greek Ideals (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2009). His main areas of intellectual interest are history of philosophy, philosophy of religion (from a neoclassical or process perspective), and ethics (especially animal rights issues).
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