Varieties of reference, gareth evans attempts to give an account of. Evans varieties of reference pdf philosophical movements. This paper proposes an account of referencefixing for proper names. Evans opiskeli filosofiaa, politiikkaa ja taloustieteita oxfordin yliopistossa. Oxford university press 1982 abstract covering the work of frege, russell, and more recent work on singular reference. The varieties of reference clarendon paperbacks gareth evans download bok. The majority of the papers presented here deal at the highest level with questions in the philosophy of language. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. In 1968, less than a year after completing his degree, evans was elected to a fellowship at university college. The short was in japanese language and starred students from tokyo who were studying at cardiff university at the time. The varieties of reference clarendon paperbacks gareth. Gareth evans argued that the causal theory, or at least certain common and oversimple variants of it, have the consequence that, however remote or obscure the causal connection between someones use of a proper name and the object it originally referred to, they still refer to that object when they use the name. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new.
This website operates with a 100% free publication policy. The varieties of reference clarendon paperbacks pdf free. Its sustained solely by ad revenue and user donations. Evans freely acknowledged that it was john mcdowell who originally proposed to ascribe fregean sense to russellian singular terms.
Existential statements nick mantegani, 23042008 the problem evans is a russellian about singular terms, which means that he thinks that nothing is said by someone who makes a normal, informationinvoking use of a singular term that has no referent, 343. Gareth evans, one of the most brilliant philosophers of his generation, died in 1980 at the age of thirtyfour. Themes from the philosophy of gareth evans jose luis bermudez gareth evans 19461980 was arguably the finest philosopher of his generation. The varieties of reference, edited by john mcdowell, new york and oxford, oxford university press, 1982. Gareth evans 12 may 1946 10 august 1980 was a british philosopher who made substantial contributions to logic, philosophy of language and philosophy of mind. Han oli erikoistunut logiikkaan, metafysiikkaan, kielifilosofiaan ja mielenfilosofiaan. To keep this project afloat i kindly ask that you disable adblockers, consider making a voluntary donation or shop using my affiliate links below. These include gareth evans the varieties of reference, john campbells past, space and self, and david wiggins, sameness and substance. Reference, contingency, and the twodimensional framework. Review of the varieties of reference by gareth evans.
He points to a perplexing passage from freges unpublished logic frege 18971979, where he speaks of. Evans s book the varieties of reference 1982 was unfinished at the time of his death. The varieties of reference gareth evans edited with a preface by john mcdowell. At the bottom of our capacity never to, in a fundamental sense, misidentify ourselves, lies. Charles travis, on constraints of generality, proceedings of the aristotelian society, xciv 1994. But he was constantly rethinking both his ideas on the subject and his strategies of exposition. Gareth evans, the varieties of reference, chapter 10. Jstor is a notforprofit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. In 1968, less than a year after completing his degree, evans was elected to. Evans varieties of reference and the anchoring problem.
Covering the work of frege, russell, and more recent work on singular reference, this important book examines the concepts of. Covering the work of frege, russell, and more recent work on singular reference, this important book examines the concepts of perceptuallybased demonstrative identification, thought about oneself, and recognitionbased demonstrative identification. Gareth evans celebrity profile check out the latest gareth evans photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. He points to a perplexing passage from freges unpublished logic frege 18971979, where he speaks of mock thoughts. I have not ordered copies, however, as i should be able to obtain copies, at a reduced rate, through oxford university press. Existential statements nick mantegani, 23042008 the problem evans is a russellian about singular terms, which means that he thinks that nothing is said by someone who makes a normal, informationinvoking use. Do we really understand the proposal, he wondered, that we have as many colour concepts as there are shades of colour that we can sensibly discriminate. The varieties of reference gareth evans oxford university. In 2003 he also graduated with an ma in scriptwriting for film and television at the university. Inspired by gareth evans discussion of selfknowledge in his the varieties of reference, the basic idea is that one comes to know that one is in a mental state m by an inference from a worldly or environmental premise to the conclusion that one is in m. Buy the varieties of reference first edition by evans, gareth, mcdowell, john isbn. He represented the australian labor party in the senate and house of representatives from 1978 to 1999, serving as a cabinet minister in the hawke and keating governments from 1983 to 1996 as attorneygeneral, minister for resources and energy, minister for. Christopher peacocke, a study of concepts cambridge.
Gareth evans, the varieties of reference philpapers. An edited version of an unfinished text by the philosopher gareth evans, in which the author tries to come to terms with contemporary problems surrounding analysis and reference, including read more. Gareth evans, who died, aged 34, in august 1980, had been working for years on a book about reference. The account is intended as a successor to the view that gareth evans proposed in the causal theory of names and revised in the varieties of reference1. Peter frederick strawson stanford encyclopedia of philosophy. Request pdf evans varieties of reference and the anchoring problem to think about how,to anchor abstract symbols,to objects in the world is to become,part of a tradition in philosophy with a. In varieties of reference hereafter, varieties, evans sets out a modified fregean theory of sense for singular terms in language, and their counterpart constituents in thoughts singular thoughts. He is best known for his posthumous work the varieties of reference 1982, edited by john mcdowell. Welsh born writerdirector, in 2003 directed a short film samurai monogatari telling the tale of a samurai waiting to be executed. Evans varieties of reference pdf free download as pdf file. The varieties of reference by gareth evans, mind, vol. Singular terms whose functioning depends on their having a referent, but not on their having a sense.
The varieties of reference by gareth evans, 1982 online. Evanss book the varieties of reference 1982 was unfinished at the time of his death. Duas funcoes semanticas irredutiveis was published on 01 may 2002 in the journal disputatio volume 1, issue 1112. He had been working for many years on a book about reference, but did not complete it before his death. Gareth john evans ac, qc born 5 september 1944, is an australian politician, international policymaker, academic and barrister. Collected papers gareth evans oxford university press. Oxford university press, walton street, oxford ox26dp london glasgow,fet york toronto delhi bombay calcutta madras kar. Gareth evans suggested, in the varieties of reference 1982, that the content of perceptual experience is more finegrained than the content of thought.
Clarendon press e oxford university press, 2002 1982. Gareth evans, one of the most brilliant philosophers of h. Overview evans in this section gives a brief introduction to relevant aspects of. Typically the worldly premise will not be about anything mental. Professor the hon gareth evans ac qc fassa faiia is distinguished honorary professor at the australian national university, where he was chancellor from 201019 and president emeritus of the international crisis group, the brusselsbased independent global conflict prevention and resolution organisation which he led from 2000 to 2009. Guide to chapter one of gareth evans the varieties of reference. Pdf download the varieties of reference free ebooks pdf. Russells principle rp is an initial formulation of what thinking about an object grasping its sense requires. My aim is to plot the relationships between the notions of necessity that humberstone and i characterised in terms of.