Collected Papers

The majority of the papers presented here deal at the highest level with questions in the philosophy of language; others discuss problems of perception and metaphysics. Foreword ......Page 6 Contents......Page 8 The Causal Theory of Names ......Page 10 Identity and Predication ......Page 34 Semantic Structure and Logical Form ......Page 58 Pronouns, Quantifiers, and Relative Clauses (I) ......Page 85 Pronouns, Quantifiers, and Relative Clauses (II) ......Page 162 Can There Be Vague Objects? ......Page 185 Reference and Contingency ......Page 187 Pronouns ......Page 223 Things Without the Mind - A Commentary upon Chapter Two of Strawson's Individuals ......Page 258 Understanding Demonstratives ......Page 300 Semantic Theory and Tacit Knowledge ......Page 331 Does Tense Logic Rest upon a Mistake? ......Page 352 Molyneux's Question ......Page 373 Appendix I: Commentary on Jerry A. Fodor's 'Methodological Solipsism Considered as a Research Strategy in Cognitive Psychology' ......Page 409 Appendix II: A Further Reflection on Semantic Structure and Logical Form ......Page 414 Index ......Page 418 This Volume Collects Thirteen Papers By One Of The Leading Philosophers Of His Generation, Who Died Prematurely In 1980. The Majority Deal With The Philosophy Of Language, Informed By A Lively Sense Of The Interconnections With Issues In Metaphysics And The Philosophy Of Mind. The Causal Theory Of Names -- Identity And Predication -- Semantic Structure And Logical Form -- Pronouns, Quantifiers, And Relative Clauses (i) -- Pronouns, Quantifiers, And Relative Clauses (ii) -- Can There Be Vague Objects? -- Reference And Contingency -- Pronouns -- Things Without The Mind: A Commentary Upon Chapter Two Of Strawson's Individuals -- Understanding Demonstratives -- Semantic Theory And Tacit Knowledge -- Does Tense Logic Rest Upon A Mistake? -- Molyneux's Question. Gareth Evans. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This volume contains thirteen papers, including two previously unpublished, by Gareth Evans, a philosopher who died in 1980 at the age of 34. The treatments of problems about language are here informed by a sense of interconnections with issues in metaphysics and the problem of mind.