LARKIN:
Spring 2003
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DATE: 2-11-03
I.
Objectives
A.
Explicate
Russell’s Arguments in “On Denoting”
B.
Discuss
differences between Russell, Frege, and Meinong
II.
Discussion:
Different Analyses of Denoting Phrase Sentences
III.
Lecture: Russell’s “On Denoting”
A.
The
Main Argument
B.
Problems
with Apparently Empty Denoting Phrases
1.
Argument
against Meinong
2.
Argument
against Frege
C.
Problems
with the Relation between Meaning and Denotation
IV.
Discussion:
Gray’s Elegy Passage
V.
Next
Time
A.
Topic:
Russell’s Argument for his Theory of Descriptions
B.
Reading: Russell, “On Denoting”
C.
Reading Questions: