Research Interests

Philosophy of Logic

Philosophy of Language

Metaphysics

Frege

Contemporary Analytic Philosophy

Modality

Descriptions and Direct Reference

Russell and Wittgenstein

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Courses Recently Taught

Anaphora, Scope and De Se Belief; co-taught with Prof. Fiengo (Spring 2011)

Advanced Logic (Fall 2008, Spring 2004)

Modal Logic; co-taught with Prof. Fitting (Fall 2010, Fall 2009, Spring 2008, Spring 2005)

Philosophy of Language (core) (Spring 2007, Fall 2005, Spring 2003)

Metaphysics (core) (Fall 2006, 2003, 2001)

The Philosophy of Frege (Spring 2006)

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Representative Publications

"Gottlob Frege and the Grammar of Truth," to appear in Philosophy and Grammar in Early Twentieth-Century Thought, ed. Richard Gaskin, Routledge

"Frege's Treatment of Indirect Reference", in Frege: Importance and Legacy, ed. M. Schirn (de Gruyter, 1996)

"Diary: Written by Professor Gottlob Frege in the Time From 10 March to 9 May, 1924", Translation, Inquiry 39 (1996)

First-Order Modal Logic, with Melvin Fitting (Kluwer)