You should regard the assignments below as tentative. Check the reading guide for a class to get the assignment in its final form.
| 1/14 | introduction | |
| 1/16 | Wittgenstein | Tractatus sels. (Kenny, pp. 1-30), read 4.1-5.54 (Kenny, pp. 12-22) to 2 decimal places and the rest in full |
| 1/18 | rejection of logical atomism (Kenny, pp. 31-45) | |
| 1/21 | nature of philosophy (Kenny, pp. 46-57) | |
| 1/23 | nature of philosophy (Kenny, pp. 57-69) | |
| 1/25 | no class | |
| 1/28 | meaning and understanding (Kenny, pp. 70-83) | |
| 1/31 | intentionality (Kenny, pp. 84-98) | |
| 2/1 | following a rule (Kenny, pp. 99-108) | |
| 2/4 | following a rule (Kenny, pp. 108-119) | |
| 2/6 | (ppr 1 due) | thinking (Kenny, pp. 120-134) |
| 2/8 | private language and private experience (Kenny, pp. 144-159) | |
| 2/11 | private language and private experience (Kenny, pp. 159-171) | |
| 2/13 | the first person (Kenny, pp. 186-202) | |
| 2/15 | the inner and the outer (Kenny, pp. 203-215) | |
| 2/18 | aspect and image (Kenny, pp. 179-186) | |
| 2/20 | skepticism and certainty (Kenny, pp. 232-244) | |
| 2/22 | Austin, “A Plea for Excuses,” pp. 1-12 (on JSTOR at 4544570) | |
| 2/25 | ibid., pp. 12-21 (on JSTOR at 4544570) | |
| 2/27 | ibid., pp. 21-30 (on JSTOR at 4544570) | |
| 3/1 | (ppr 2 due) | Searle, “Proper Names,” pp. 166-173 (on JSTOR at 2251108) |