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INTRO TOTHE FREGE SELECTION
A Ranking of U.S. Graduate Programs in Analytic Philosophy
American Philosophical
Association Home Page
Part I:
Transformation of Epistemology in 20th Century
Types of Statements: Some Useful Definitions
Biography and Introductory Comments on G.E. Moore
How Berkeley Argues for Metaphysical Idealism
Frege's Contribution to Logic and Language Analysis
Summary of Russell's most enduring conclusions
Logical Constructions: http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/logical-construction/
Main
These of Principia Mathematica
Part II:
Outline of Folse's Wittgenstein Lectures:
Life and Personality of Wittgenstein
PRELIMINARY View of the Tractatus
Notes for Folse's Lectures on Vienna Circle Logical Positivism
Main Tenets of Logical Positivism
Part III
Wittgenstein's Later Philosophy
Commentary of Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations
Aphorisms 1-10Wittgenstein Dictionary
Wittgenstein's Private Language Argument
Background info on Gilbert Ryle
Background info on John Austin
Background info on Sir Peter Strawson
Part IV:
Objects, Quantification, and Ontology
The Indeterminacy Thesis and Ontological Relativity
Short Quine Summary
Roger Gibson, "Quine on Matters Ontological"General Information on Kripke