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Margaret Atherton, UWM distinguished professor of philosophy, delivered the 2017 John Dewey lecture at the American Philosophical Association Central Division meeting on March 2.<\/p>\n

She credited the reputation of UWM\u2019s philosophy department as a major reason for being selected. Although the department doesn\u2019t grant doctoral degrees, its master\u2019s program has been instrumental in preparing students for further work.<\/p>\n

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Margaret Atherton, distinguished professor of philosophy, delivered a 2017 John Dewey lecture.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI have to say our success has been astounding,\u201d she said. \u201cOur students have been placed at all of the prominent universities that do offer Ph.D.s.\u201d<\/p>\n

Atherton spoke on \u201cMy History: Becoming an Historian of Philosophy,\u201d and described it as an upbeat account of how her field has changed during her career.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the \u201960s, people viewed texts as though they were written yesterday, but we developed a new approach,\u201d Atherton said. \u201cPeople started to realize that you had to broaden the context that you are looking at to include the areas that today we don’t count as part of philosophy.\u201d<\/p>\n

John Dewey lectures are sponsored by the John Dewey Foundation and presented annually at APA divisional meetings. Each John Dewey lecture is given by a prominent and senior philosopher associated with that division, and lecturers reflect broadly and in an autobiographical spirit on philosophy in America.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Margaret Atherton, UWM distinguished professor of philosophy, delivered the 2017 John Dewey lecture at the American Philosophical Association Central Division meeting on March 2. She credited the reputation of UWM\u2019s philosophy department as a major reason for being selected. 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