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Christopher Hookway

Christopher Hookway (1949–2024) was a British philosopher. He taught at the University of Birmingham from 1977 until 1995 and was subsequently Professor in Philosophy at the University of Sheffield.

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Christopher Hookway
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Era21st-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
InstitutionsUniversity of Sheffield, University of Birmingham
Doctoral students
Keith Frankish
Main interests
Pragmatism

Christopher Hookway (1949–2024) was a British philosopher. He taught at the University of Birmingham from 1977 until 1995 and was subsequently Professor in Philosophy at the University of Sheffield.1

He was known for his studies of Charles S. Peirce and was a former president of the Aristotelian Society.2

Books

  • The Pragmatic Maxim: Essays on Peirce and Pragmatism. Oxford: Oxford University Press 2012
  • Truth, Rationality, and Pragmatism. Oxford University Press 2003
  • Peirce. Taylor & Francis 1999
References

References

  1. "Chris Hookway (1949-2024)". www.sheffield.ac.uk. 2024-10-22. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
  2. Pragmatic reason: Christopher Hookway and the American philosophical tradition. New York$London: Routledge. 2023. ISBN 9780367756871.
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