For next Monday, re-read §§30-36 of the Investigations (available in the Dropbox folder). Also re-read the section entitled ‘Conceptual Prerequisites of Ostensive Definitions’ in Soames’ Philosophical Analysis in the Twentieth Century, vol. 2, pp. 6-8.

If we have time, we will start discussing the Private Language Argument. This will occupy us for the rest of the week. On this, read §§243–259 and skim §§259–315 (in the Dropbox folder). You may also want to take a look at the section entitled ‘The Private Language Argument’ in Soames’ Philosophical Analysis, vol. 2, pp. 44–59.