PHIL2504

Background and overview: Davidson’s contributions to philosophy, introduction to his central concerns Davidson’s motivations Defining malapropisms and identifying their significance Revising notions of meaning and communication : prior and passing theory Broader implications for knowing and using language

Frege in context: the linguistic turn in philosophy Introducing key distinctions The nature and source of truth The nature of thoughts and the relationship between thoughts and sentences Distinguishing between thoughts and ideas The third realm – thoughts’ peculiar reality Connecting thought and action