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1. Sense and Reference
- Wednesday January 22nd. Introduction and Overview .
- Friday January 24th. Frege, 'On Sense and Reference' .
- Monday January 27th. Frege, 'On Sense and Reference' .
- Wednesday January 29th. Searle, 'Proper Names'.
- Friday January 31st. Searle, 'Proper Names'.
- Monday February 3rd. Russell, 'Descriptions'.
- Wednesday February 5th. Russell, 'Descriptions'.
2. The Causal Theory of Reference
- Friday February 7th. Kripke, 'Naming and Necessity'.
- Monday February 10th. Kripke, 'Naming and Necessity'.
- Wednesday February 12th. Kripke, 'Naming and Necessity'.
- Friday February 14th. Putnam, 'Meaning and Reference'.
- Monday February 17th. Putnam, 'Meaning and Reference'.
- Wednesday February 19th. Putnam, 'Meaning and Reference'.
- Friday February 21st. Evans, 'The Causal Theory of Names'.
- Monday February 24th. Evans, 'The Causal Theory of Names'.
- Wednesday February 26th. Evans, 'The Causal Theory of Names'.
- Friday February 28th. Review.
ESSAY 1 DUE
3. Naturalizing Content
- Monday March 3rd. Putnam, 'Brains in a Vat'.
- Wednesday March 5th. Putnam, 'Brains in a Vat'.
- Friday March 7th. Putnam, 'Brains in a Vat'.
- Monday March 10th. Dretske, 'Misrepresentation'.
- Wednesday March 12th. Dretske, 'Misrepresentation'.
- Friday March 14th. Fodor, 'Psychosemantics'.
4. Following a Rule
- Monday March 17th. Wittgenstein, Selections from Philosophical Investigations.
- Wednesday March 19th. Wittgenstein, Selections from Philosophical Investigations.
- Friday March 21st. Wittgenstein, Selections from Philosophical Investigations.
- Monday March 24th. Spring Recess.
- Wednesday March 26th. Spring Recess.
- Friday March 28th. Spring Recess.
- Monday March 31st. Kripke, Excerpts from Wittgenstein on Rules and Private Language.
- Wednesday April 2nd. Kripke, Excerpts from Wittgenstein on Rules and Private Language.
- Friday April 4th. Kripke, Excerpts from Wittgenstein on Rules and Private Language.
- Monday April 7th. Prior, 'The Runabout Inference-Ticket.'
- Wednesday April 9th. Prior, 'The Runabout Inference-Ticket.'
ESSAY 2 DUE
5. Acquaintance
- Friday April 11th. Davidson, 'Reality Without Reference'.
- Monday April 14th. Davidson, 'Reality Without Reference'.
- Wednesday April 16th. Pylyshyn, 'Connecting Vision with the World'.
- Friday April 18th. Pylyshyn, 'Connecting Vision with the World'.
- Monday April 21st. Russell, ‘Knowledge by Description and Knowledge by Acquaintance'.
- Wednesday April 23rd. No lecture.
- Friday April 25th. No lecture.
- Monday April 28th. Russell, ‘Knowledge by Description and Knowledge by Acquaintance'.
- Wednesday April 30th. Russell, ‘Knowledge by Description and Knowledge by Acquaintance'.
- Friday May 2nd. Review.