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Readings for 1/29

• Frege, “The thought”
• Frege, “On Sense and Reference”

Readings for 2/5

No meeting this week due to inclement weather.

Readings for 2/12

• Russell, “On Denoting”
• Strawson, “On Referring”
• Russell, “Mr. Strawson On Referring”

Readings for 2/19

• Kripke, Naming and Necessity, Lecture II.

Readings for 2/26

• Grice, “Logic and Conversation”.
• Grice, “Further notes on Logic and Conversation” (optional).

Readings for 3/12

• Stalnaker, “Assertion”.
• Stalnaker, “Assertion Revisited” (optional).

Readings for 3/26

• Lewis, “Scorekeeping in a language game”
• Lewis, “A problem about permission”

Readings for 4/2

• Dummett, “What is a Theory of Meaning? (I)”
• Antony, “Meaning and Semantic Knowledge” (optional).
• Davidson, “Truth and Meaning” (background).

Readings for 4/9

• Chomsky, “Explaining language use”
• Chomsky, “Language as a natural object”

Readings for 4/16

• Rayo, “Vague representation”
• Pietroski, “Meaning before truth”

Readings for 4/30

• Partee, “Semantics — mathematics or psychology?”
• Partee, “Changing Perspectives on the ‘Mathematics or Psychology’ Question” (slides; optional)