Title:聽Carnap on Metaphysics, Before and After 1932: The Importance of Tolerance Abstract: Late in 1932, Carnap accepts the Principle of Tolerance. This makes a fundamental difference to his philosophy, although…
Title: Vague Mereology and Supervaluationism Abstract: What is the referent of 鈥楳t Everest鈥�, 鈥楨dinburgh鈥�, and even of 鈥楳eta鈥� and 鈥楳ark Zuckerberg鈥�? Like dust, vagueness 鈥榞ets into everything鈥� (Dummett, 1995, p.…
Title: On the Plurality of Analyses: From Lewis Back to Russell and Moore Abstract: It is often argued that, amongst the various existing philosophical traditions, the one that enjoys the…
Title: On the Hyperintensions of Properties Abstract: Hyperintensionalists encounter two serious problems that cast doubt on their view of property identity, both stem from when insufficient attention is paid to…
Have a good break and see you in the new year!
This will be a pre-read discussion. To obtain a copy of the discussed paper, email the speaker via sen1@st-andrews.ac.uk. We ask participants to read the discussion paper ahead of the…
Title: Explanations in logic Abstract: To explain phenomena in the world is a central human activity and one of the main goals of rational inquiry. There are several types of…
The workshop ‘Proofs, Rules, and Meanings’聽is set to take place at the University of 58吃瓜 (School V, United College, and livestreamed via Microsoft Teams) on 11 and 12 April…
No M&L meeting because of a concurrent School Council meeting.