Scott L. Pratt

Scott L. Pratt is a Professor and Department Head of Philosophy at the University of Oregon, College of Arts and Sciences. He holds concurrent roles as a 2025 Visiting Professor at École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (Université PSL, Paris) and co-director of the Central European Pragmatist Forum and PLURILOG research project. His research focuses on American philosophy (including pragmatism, Native American philosophy, and philosophies of race), the philosophy of education, and the history of logic. His work interrogates colonial logics, indigenous epistemologies, and the intersections of pluralism with anti-colonial movements.

Pratt earned his BA from Beloit College (Wisconsin) and PhD in Philosophy from the University of Minnesota. He has served in administrative roles including Executive Vice Provost for Academic Affairs (2017–2019), Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School (2015–2017), and Associate Dean for Humanities (2006–2009). He is a past President of both the Josiah Royce Society and the Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy.

His research explores how logic and knowledge systems have been tools of colonization, with current projects including *Against Critical Reason*—examining logic’s role in North American colonization—and co-authored *Posthuman Empiricism*. His publications include *Native Pragmatism* (2002), *Logic: Inquiry, Argument and Order* (2010), and *American Philosophy from Wounded Knee to the Present* (2015).

Pratt’s awards include the 2024 Joseph L. Blau Prize and the 2022 Inter-American Philosophy Prize. He actively engages in interdisciplinary projects, such as the PLURILOG initiative, and has organized conferences like 'Against Critical Reason' (May 2025). His teaching spans American philosophy, Native American philosophy, and advanced logic courses.