John Perry (b.1943)
Thinking and Talking About the Self
John Perry investigates two quite different ways of thinking of ourselves; one, that we express with the first person, that is a special way of considering ourselves; the other, for which we use our name, that allows us to think of ourselves more or less as others do. He explores these two different ways of thinking, and talking, about ourselves, and draws some conclusions about the structure of thought and language.
John Perry is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of California at Riverside, and Henry Waldgrave Stuart Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at Stanford University.
He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a recipient of many honors and awards, including the Nicod and Humboldt Prizes. A popular lecturer, in 1990 he was awarded the Dinkelspiel Award for undergraduate teaching.
Resource:
Are Future Events Unreal?
Is There Hope for Compatibilism?
Using Indexicals
Frege on Identity, Cognitive Value and Subject Matter.
Myself and "I"
Broadening the Mind (Review of Fodor, The Elm and The Expert)
Russell's Problems of Philosophy
Indexicals, Contexts and Unarticulated Constituents
The Self
Indexicals
Reflexivity, Indexicality and Names
Rip Van Winkle and Other Characters
Situation Semantics
Possible Worlds Semantics
Davidson's Sentences and Wittgenstein's Builders
Evading the Slingshot
Intentionality and Its Problems
Indexicals and Demonstratives
Self-notions
Individuals in Informational and Intentional Content
Circumstantial Attitudes and Benevolent Cognition
Structured Procrastination
A Plea for the Horizontally Organized
The Justice Diet
The Case Against Golf
On Becoming Bilingual
Laptops and Lab Manuals
The Academic Trough
Other Resource:
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