Department Chair Book Q&A and Discussion
Department chair Andrei Pop will discuss his new book Fregean Realism: Frodo Lives! and Other Fictions. He will be joined in conversation by Florian Klinger. A Q&A and book signing will follow the discussion.
About the Book: Fregean Realism: Frodo Lives! and Other Fictions argues that literary fictions, pictures, and other artworks offer modes of access to an abstract realm of objective thought, about both what is in the real world and what is not, but might, or might not, be. The book shows how a theory of shared meaning does justice to the contextual, ever-changing nature of our objects while making room for durable conceptual content. It applies Frege's insights to problems shared by philosophers, art critics, and historians, such as the truth of art and the reality of beauty and ugliness, but also to specific genres and phenomena like sculpture, allegory, satire, and the first-person view.
Event Location:
The Seminary Co-op
5751 S. Woodlawn Ave
Chicago, IL 60637
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