Homework for Philosophy 270, Fall 2006
Answer to homework on §2.1
(i) analyze the following sentence as far as possible using conjunction (remembering that the final unanalyzed components should be complete sentences without pronominal cross-references from one to another):
Although Al saw the problem and reported it, he was able to work around it.
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Although Al saw the problem and reported it, he was able to work around it.
Al saw the problem and reported it ∧ Al was able to work around the problem
(Al saw the problem ∧ Al reported the problem) ∧ Al was able to work around the problem
(S ∧ R) ∧ W
both both S and R and W
R: Al reported the problem; S: Al saw the problem; W: Al was able to work around the problem
(ii) synthesize a sentence with the following form using the intensional interpretation given after it:
A ∧ B
A: Ann heard the crash; B: Bill heard the crash
A ∧ B (where A: Ann heard the crash; B: Bill heard the crash)
Ann heard the crash ∧ Bill heard the crash
Ann heard the crash, and Bill heard the crash
or: Ann heard the crash, and so did Bill
or: Ann and Bill both heard the crash