Mind and Language – Page 3

In an earlier post I introduced a distinction between what I call P-semantics and L-semantics as a way of neutrally… Read more.

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I am still reading Jason Stanley’s paper. I think that in the end the position he comes to is something… Read more.

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I have been reading Jason Stanely’s paper on names and rigid designation from the Oxford Companion to the Philosophy of… Read more.

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In the discussion of my post I Necessarily Exist Jason Zari pointed out Timothy Williamson’s paper Necessary Existants as a… Read more.

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When one wants to give a theory of language the natural place to start is the sentence. When one wants… Read more.

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Welcome to the July 16, “Dog Days of Summer ’07” edition of the philosophers’ carnival. The theme, as advertized, is: Mind,… Read more.

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I have been thinking a lot about the argument of an earlier post (I Necessarily Exist), due to some excellent… Read more.

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In some earlier posts I have been clearing the way for presenting the metaethical view that I defend (The Meaning… Read more.

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In several earlier posts I introduced and defended what I call Frigid Stipulation as an alternative to Rigid Designation (Introducing… Read more.

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So, I am finally done working on my paper ‘Consciousness, Higher-Order Thoughts, and What It’s Like’. It has been converted… Read more.

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