Seminar One - 12th October

Reading: Chap. One of Lycan

Questions:

Please think about the following questions. You do not need to write the answers down, but if you dont know the answers (especially to the first few questions) you may need to do the reading again or turn up to the seminar able to explain what it is that you dont understand.

1. Which of the following mean something;

A) xhjahduk

B) Anthony Everett

C) Bike Anthony his Everett tuesday green on rode

D) Anthony Everett rode his green bike on tuesday

2. What is the referential theory of meaning?

3. According to the above in virtue of what does 'Anthony Everett' have meaning?

4. What does 'Anthony Everett' denote?

5. What do the following denote:

A) 'philosophy'
B) 'red'
C) 'a'

Do any of these prove problematic for the referential theory of meaning?

6. Does the following mean anything:
Anthony
Katie
Red
Fat

How about 'Anthony and Katie are red and fat'?

7. What is Bradley's regress?

8. Do 'Clarke Kent' and 'Superman' mean the same thing?