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Philosophy 500, Introduction to Contemporary Philosophical Literature, Fall 2019 Thurs: 2:00 – 4:20 , STO 223, and MHP 107, (213)-740-0798, [email protected], website: http://dornsife.usc.edu/scottsoames, Office hours: M 9-10 in MHP 107, F 10-11 and by appointment. An advanced introduction to leading in the analytic tradition from Frege (1879) to the present. Topics center on philosophical , the philosophy of , and the philosophy of . Texts Weekly readings available from Hoose, online, and, on occasion, the MHP office Books on Reserve in the Hoose Library Almog, et al Themes From Kaplan , , eds. Translations from the Philosophical Writings of Gottlob Frege Foundations of (translated by Austin) David Lewis Philosophical Papers Volume 1 (NN) _____ Philosophical Troubles (PT) Mind, Language, and Reality: Philosophical Papers, Vol. 2 Scott Soames The Analytic Tradition, Vol. 1 (ATP1) ____ The Analytic Tradition, Vol. 2 (ATP2) ____ Philosophical Essays, Vol. 2 (PE2) ____ (PL) ____ in America (APA) ____ Rethinking Language, Mind, and (RLMM) Peter Ludlow, ed. Readings in the Philosophy of Language

Course Requirements In addition to the reading, there will be weekly assignments of 1000–1500 words on specified topics, due electronically 48 hours before . They will be returned with comments 24 hours before class, and will be discussed, along with new material during the seminar. In addition to the Thursday seminar, there will be a weekly meeting 9-10:30 each Monday in the Chair’s office in MHP. Students may raise and discuss any questions about seminar material. Monday attendance is optional. Credit and Grading Students will be graded on their written assignments and oral participation. With the exception of class participation – which, at the discretion of the instructor, may be taken into account for up to 10% “extra credit” for the course – the weekly essays will be the sole determinants of the grade. Students completing the course will receive normal seminar credit.

Schedule of Topics and Readings Weeks 1-3: Frege Week 1: Frege, The Foundations of Arithmetic, sections 1-4, 45-57, 60-63, 68-69, and 70-83. Students should, before the first class, read as much as they can of the Frege. Sections 2, 4, 5 of chapter 1 of ATP1 may be consulted as needed for background. Week 2: Frege “On Sense and ,” Sections 3 (), 4 (), and 5 ( and Frege's hierarchy) of Chapter 2 of ATP 1. Week 3: Frege, “The Thought” in Ludlow; Perry, “Frege on Demonstratives” in Ludlow; Kripke, “Frege’s Theory of Sense and Reference” in PT; Soames, section 7 of chapter 2 ATP1, Soames "Cognitive " web site.

Week 4: Russell “” (available online) Week 4: "On Denoting" plus chapter 8, sections 1, 2.3 of ATP 1 (Remainer of chap 8 optional. Week 5: Truth and Meaning Tarski “Truth and Proof” (xerox), Chapter 2 of PL, a brief selection from Dummet “Truth,” (xerox) plus section 3 of chapter 9 of ATP 2.

Weeks 6-8: Kripke, Putnam, Lewis on Mind and Language Week 6: Kripke Lectures 1 & 2 of NN; Soames, “Kripke on Epistemic & Metaphysical Possibility" in APA, Frank Jackson, "Reference and Description Revisited" Week 7: Kripke Lecture 3 of NN, Soames, "Knowledge of Manifest Natural Kinds" (from p. 189 to top of p. 205) in PE2 and"What are Natural Kinds;" in APA Week 8: Putnam “The Nature of Mental States” in Putnam; Lewis, “An Argument for the Theory” in Vol 1 Phil Papers; Soames “Kripke on Mind-Body Identity” website.

Week 9-11: Propositional Attitudes Week 9: Soames "Direct Reference, Propositional Attitudes and Semantic Content," "Why Propositions Can't be Truth Supporting Circumstances," and " Assertion" in PE2. Week 10: Soames, chapters 2 and 3 of RLMM Week 11: Kripke “A Puzzle about Belief” in Kripke PT; Soames chapter 4 of RLMM Week 12: Lewis: , Metaphysics, and Causation Lewis, chapter 4 Counterfactuals, Soames "David Lewis's Place in Analytic Philosophy" in APA Week 13-14: Context Sensitivity Week 13: Kaplan “Demonstratives” in Almog Week 14: Salmon "Demonstrating and Necessity;" Kripke "The First Person" in PT, Soames pp 201-207 of RLMM

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