Robby Finley

he/him
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Philosophy

My Focus

My research focuses on topics related to the philosophy of logic, mathematics, and ancient philosophy. I have written or am writing on topics related to ancient philosophy of mathematics and logic (like Aristotle’s position on infinity or the law of non-contradiction), the epistemology of logic (like C.S. Peirce’s philosophy of logic and pragmatist frameworks for theory choice in logic), and the philosophy of games (like the value of games in reasoning). I enjoy working on research projects with undergraduates on related topics, so please reach out if you are interested in pursuing undergraduate research at UMaine!

(2025) “Aristotle’s Arguments in Metaphysics Gamma as Prudential Reasons for Accepting Non-Contradiction”, Ancient Philosophy Today: DIALOGOI, 7:2, p.202-223, Edinburgh University Press https://doi.org/10.3366/anph.2025.0130.


(2024) “Peirce on the Normative Basis of Deductive Logic”, The Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society: A Quarterly Journal in American Philosophy, 60:2, p.129-159, Indiana University Press, https://doi.org/10.2979/csp.00024.


(2024) “Towards A Pragmatist Epistemology for Theory Choice in Logic”, Synthese: An International Journal for Epistemology, Methodology and Philosophy of Science, 204:9, Springer, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-024-04654-4.


(2024) “Competing Roles of Aristotle’s Account of the Infinite”, Apeiron: A Journal for Ancient Philosophy and Science 57:1, p.25-54, De Gruyter, https://doi.org/10.1515/apeiron-2023-0006.

Areas of Expertise

Classical Roman and Greek Philosophy
Philosophy of Games
Philosophy of Logic

Education

B.A., Williams College
Ph.D., Columbia University
Portrait of Robby Finley
Assistant Professor of Philosophy