260034 Puzzles of Reference [*H*] (S) (WiSe 2025/2026)

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It is a fundamental feature of language that some expressions refer to objects or individuals. For example, my name refers to me, and “Rome” refers to the capital of Italy. Although this may seem straightforward, the notion of reference gives rise to a number of philosophical and linguistic puzzles. In this seminar, we will explore some of these puzzles, focusing in particular on cases where the use of referential expressions appears to lead to a failure of an inference rule from classical logic known as Leibniz’s Law - also referred to in some logical systems as Identity Elimination.

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Abschluss des ersten Studienjahres (beide Grundkurse, Philosophischer Einstieg und Philosophisches Schreiben), sofern Sie den Kurs nicht als Handwerksseminar besuchen.

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weekly Di 12-14   13.10.2025-06.02.2026

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26-HM_TP4_SP Hauptmodul TP4: Sprachphilosophie Seminar 1 Study requirement
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26-HM_TP6_PG Hauptmodul TP6: Philosophie des Geistes Seminar 1 Study requirement
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26-HM_TP8_GTP Hauptmodul TP8: Geschichte der Theoretischen Philosophie Seminar 1 Study requirement
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26-HM_TP_Satellit Satellitenmodul Theoretische Philosophie Seminar aus der Theoretischen Philosophie Study requirement
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26-VT_PDG Vertiefung Philosophie des Geistes Seminar 1 Study requirement
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