Join the Department of Philosophy and David Friedell, Union College, as he explores the view that people are abstract as part of the Colloquium Series.
Beach’s Gaelic Symphony, the novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin, and the number π are abstract objects. They are non physical and not located in space. Tables, cars, and planets are concrete. Could it be that people are abstract, as opposed to concrete? Are we more like Gaelic Symphony than a table? Are we more like software than hardware? David thinks the answer, probably, is: no—obviously, we are not abstract. But David is less confident and will discuss some theoretical (and practical) advantages of the view that people are abstract.
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Please note that all in-person attendees must conform to the Queen’s vaccine policy.
