Philosopher's Hat Club - Truth as a Process with Maughn Rollins Gregory

### Truth as a Process: Insights from American Pragmatism

### #truth #pragmatism

In this session of The Philosopher’s Hat Gregory will talk about the idea of “truth as a process” in American pragmatism and what that means for value inquiry in aesthetics, ethics, and politics – and for education.

What is “truth” and how can we know what’s true?
Is there a way to arrive at absolute truth?
If not, does that mean truth is relative to cultures or individuals?
Is truth more likely to occur to individuals or communities?
What about the Beautiful and the Good?

Maughn Rollins Gregory is a Professor of Educational Foundations at Montclair State University (USA), where he directs the Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children. He holds a BA, MA, and PhD in philosophy, as well as a JD. He publishes and teaches in the areas of philosophy of education, philosophy for children, pragmatism, gender studies, and Socratic and contemplative pedagogies. He is co-editor of the Routledge International Handbook of Philosophy for Children (Routledge 2017) and the Routledge series Philosophy for Children Founders, and he serves as Grievance Officer for his union at Montclair, Local 1904 of the American Federation of Teachers (co-founded by the American philosopher John Dewey).

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Event Info
The event is on Zoom. Please ensure you have a working camera, microphone, and internet connection. Adults 16+ welcome!

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