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Stephen Neale

CUNY Graduate Center
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Stanford University
Department of Philosophy
PhD, 1988
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New York City, New York, United States of America
Areas of Specialization
Philosophy of Language
Logic and Philosophy of Logic
Areas of Interest
Philosophy of Language
Philosophy of Law
Logic and Philosophy of Logic
  •  162
    Events and “logical form”
    Linguistics and Philosophy 11 (3). 1988.
    Logical FormEvents
  •  256
    Indefinite descriptions: In defense of Russell (review)
    with Peter Ludlow
    Linguistics and Philosophy 14 (2). 1991.
    Indefinite DescriptionsBertrand Russell
  • Inšpiratívnosť Russellovej teórie deskripcií
    with Ján Szomolányi
    Organon F: Medzinárodný Časopis Pre Analytickú Filozofiu 4 (1): 62-66. 1997.
  •  595
    Slingshots and boomerangs
    with Josh Dever
    Mind 106 (421): 143-168. 1997.
    A “slingshot” proof suggested by Kurt Gödel (1944) has been recast by Stephen Neale (1995) as a deductive argument showing that no non-truthfunctional sentence connective can permit the combined use, within its scope, of two truth-functionally valid inference principles involving defi- nite descriptions. According to Neale, this result provides indirect support for Russell’s Theory of Descriptions and has broader philosophical repercussions because descriptions occur in non-truth-functional const…Read more
    Descriptions
  •  44
    Pronouns and Anaphora
    In Michael Devitt & Richard Hanley (eds.), The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Language, Wiley-blackwell. pp. 335--373. 2008.
    This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction Pronouns and Variables Anaphoric Pronouns in Generative Grammar Phonetic Form and Logical Form Binding and Scope The Binding Theory Aphonic Pronouns Pronouns as Determiners A Unified Account of Binding Bound and Free Discourse Anaphora Unselective Binding and Donkey Problems Notes.
    Pronouns and Anaphora