Philosophy and Psychoanalysis: The Spelling of Marilyn Monroe

This is the text of a memorial lecture given by Dr. Richardson in honour of Professor Thomas A. Blakely (1933 - 1989). The lecture was sponsored by the Boston College Graduate School of Arts and Science to celebrate the conferring of the University’s one hundredth doctoral degree in Philosophy, on March 29, 1990. Ladies and gentlemen: We are here this evening to celebrate - to enjoy a common satisfaction in an achievement that belongs to us all.…