Philosophy 135 - Theory of Meaning
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Lectures:
1. Sense and Reference
Wednesday August 26th. Introduction and Overview .
Friday August 28th. Frege, 'On Sense and Reference' .
Monday August 31st. Frege, 'On Sense and Reference'.
Wednesday September 2nd. Searle, 'Proper Names'.
Friday September 4th. Searle, 'Proper Names'.
Monday September 7th. Academic and Administrative Holiday.
Wednesday September 9th. Russell, 'Descriptions'.
Friday September 11th. Russell, 'Descriptions'.
Monday September 14th. Kripke, 'Naming and Necessity'.
Wednesday September 16th. Kripke, 'Naming and Necessity'.
2. The Causal Theory of Reference
Friday September 18th. No lecture.
Monday September 21st. No lecture .
Wednesday September 23rd. Kripke, 'Naming and Necessity'.
Friday September 25th. Putnam, 'Meaning and Reference'.
Monday September 28th. Putnam, 'Meaning and Reference'..
Wednesday September 30th. Putnam, 'Meaning and Reference'.
Friday October 2nd. No lecture.
Monday October 5th. Evans, 'The Causal Theory of Names'.
Wednesday October 7th. Evans, 'The Causal Theory of Names'.
Friday October 9th. Evans, 'The Causal Theory of Names'
ESSAY 1 DUE
3. Naturalizing Content
Monday October 12th. Putnam, 'Brains in a Vat'.
Wednesday October 14th. Putnam, 'Brains in a Vat'.
Friday October 16th. Putnam, 'Brains in a Vat'.
Monday October 19th. Dretske, 'Misrepresentation'.
Wednesday October 21st. Dretske, 'Misrepresentation'.
Friday October 23rd. Dretske, 'Misrepresentation'.
4. Following a Rule
Monday October 26th. No lecture .
Wednesday October 28th. No lecture .
Friday October 30th. Wittgenstein, Selections from Philosophical Investigations.
Monday November 2nd. Wittgenstein, Selections from Philosophical Investigations.
Wednesday November 4th. Wittgenstein, Selections from Philosophical Investigations.
Friday November 6th. Kripke, Excerpts from Wittgenstein on Rules and Private Language.
Monday November 9th. Kripke, Excerpts from Wittgenstein on Rules and Private Language.
Wednesday November 11th. Academic and Adminstrative Holiday.
Friday November 13th. Prior, 'The Runabout Inference-Ticket'.
5. Acquaintance
Monday November 16th. Davidson, 'Reality Without Reference'.
Wednesday November 18th. Davidson, 'Reality Without Reference'.
Friday November 20th. Davidson, 'Reality Without Reference'.
ESSAY 2 DUE
Monday November 23rd. Pylyshyn, 'Connecting Vision with the World'.
Wednesday November 25th. Pylyshyn, 'Connecting Vision with the World'.
Friday November 27th. Academic and Administrative Holiday.
Monday November 30th. Russell, ‘Knowledge by Description and Knowledge by Acquaintance'.
Wednesday December 2nd. Russell, ‘Knowledge by Description and Knowledge by Acquaintance'.
Friday December 4th. Russell, ‘Knowledge by Description and Knowledge by Acquaintance'.
Monday December 7th. RRR Period
Wednesday December 9th. Instruction Ends.