Basic information

The RG will run online, roughly fortnightly (one session every two/three weeks, ideally two). Day/Time to be determined. During this first semester of the 24/25 year, we’ll be reading a series of papers on the topic of Linguistic Luck.

Readings

• Dickie, I. (2023). Specificity and Resolution in the Communicative Use of Singular Terms.
• Peet, A. (2023). Understanding, Luck, and Communicative Value.
• Verheggen, C. (2023). Linguistic Luck and the Publicness of Language.
• de Ponte, M., Korta, K. & Perry, J. (2023). Language and Luck.
• Dickie, I. (forthcoming). Communication, Competence, and the Transmission of Knowledge. In J. Bermudez, M. Valente & V. Verdejo (Eds.) Sharing Thoughts. OUP
• Pettit, D. (2002). Why Knowledge is Unnecessary for Understanding Language. Mind 111.

Coordinators

Víctor M. Verdejo and Valen Simpson. 

Contact

mverdejo@gmail.com / valensimpson@gmail.com.