Lewis, Holton, de se belief and Twin Earth

Abstract:
The talk is about how to understand the central idea in David Lewis’s well-known paper “Attitudes De Dicto and De Se”. When so understood, we can see why the concerns raised (understandably) by Richard Holton in ‘Primitive Self-Ascription: Lewis on the De Se’, In Loewer, B and Schaffer J (eds) 2015 A Companion to David Lewis. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, pp. 399-412 are mistaken. I will conclude with comments on implications for Twin Earth. I will not presume familiarity with either paper.

Date: 31 August 2017
Time: 2pm to 4pm
Venue: Philosophy Meeting Room (AS3-05-23)

About the Speaker:
Frank Jackson is Lim Chong Yah visiting professor at The National University of Singapore, and an Emeritus Professor at The Australian National University. His books include From Metaphysics to Ethics, and Language, Names, and Information.

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