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?Books

Martinich: The Philosophy of Language, Oxford University Press

Kripke: Naming and Necessity. Harvard University Press

Papers:

Travis, Charles, ‘On What is Strictly Speaking True,’ Canadian Journal of Philosophy, Vol. 15, No. 2, June 1985, pp. 187-229.

Perry: Cognitive Significance and New Theories of Reference, in The Essential Indexical, John Perry, Oxford University Press, 1993.

Logikk:

Paul Tidman & Howard Kahane (9th Edition): Logic and Philosophy - A Modern Introduction

Kap 1-13 er pensum:

Part One: SENTENTIAL LOGIC.

1. Introduction.

2. Sentential Logic Symbolization.

3. Truth Tables. 4. Proofs.

5. Conditional and Indirect Proofs.

6. Truth Trees and Metatheory.

Part Two: PREDICATE LOGIC.

7. Predicate Logic Symbolization. 8. Predicate Logic Semantics. 9. Predicate Logic Proofs.

10. Relational Predicate Logic.

11. Rationale Behind the Precise Formulation of the Four Quantifier Rules.

12. Predicate Logic Truth Trees and Metatheory.

13. Identity and Definite Descriptions.

Spr?kfilosofi:

Names, Descriptions, Sense, and Reference

Frege "On Sense and Reference" Searle "Proper Names" Russell "On Denoting" Neale Chapter 1 of Descriptions (Background Reading)

Kripke on the Description Theory of Names

Kripke Naming and Necessity Lectures I and II

Kripke and Evans on the Causal Theory of Reference

Naming and Necessity, Lecture II and III Evans: "The Causal theory of Reference"

Truth, Intentions and Meaning

Davidson: "Truth and Meaning" Grice "Utterer's Meaning and Intention" Strawson: "Meaning and Truth"

Meaning, Rules, and Use

Kripke: "Wittgenstein on Rules and Private Language" Boghossian "The Rule Following Considerations"

Semantics-Pragmatics Distinction

Grice: "Logic and Conversation" Travis "On what is Strictly Speaking True"

Demonstratives

Perry "The Problem of the Essential Indexical" Perry: "Frege on Indexicals" Richard Heck: "Do Demonstratives have Senses?"

Metaphor

Davidson "Metaphors" Searle "Metaphors"

? Reference and Descriptions

o Frege On Sense and Nominatum o Russell On Denoting o Donnellan: Reference and Definite Descriptions

? Names and Demonstratives 1

o Kripke: Naming and Necessity Lectures I and II

? Names and Demonstratives 2

o Evans: The Causal theory of Reference o Searle: Proper Names and Intentionality

? Names and Demonstratives 3

o Perry: The Problem of the Essential Indexical o Perry: Cognitive Significance and New Theories of Reference

? Truth, Intentions and Meaning

o Davidson: Truth and Meaning o Grice Meaning o Strawson: Meaning and Truth

? Propositional Attitudes

o Davidson: On Saying That o Kripke: A Puzzle about Belief

? Semantics-Pragmatics Distinction

o Grice: Logic and Conversation o Travis: On what is Strictly Speaking True ? Metaphor

o Davidson: Metaphors o Searle: Metaphors

Publisert 6. mars 2005 04:52