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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.