Published: The Birth of Semantics

Written with Robert May and just published in Journal for the History of Analytical Philosophy.

Abstract:

We attempt here to trace the evolution of Frege's thought about truth. What most frames the way we approach the problem is a recognition that hardly any of Frege's most familiar claims about truth appear in his earliest work. We argue that Frege's mature views about truth emerge from a fundamental re-thinking of the nature of logic instigated, in large part, with a sustained engagement with the work of George Boole and his followers, after the publication of Begriffsschrift and the appearance of critical reviews by members of the Boolean school.

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Hope

I am cautiously hopeful that things really have shifted this time, for the better. The protests are, in reality, peaceful. They have not just stopped this time. Read about Drew Brees. Would he have been corrected the same way three years ago? Would he have apologized? Would there have been utter silence from the right wing and State News?

Try sitting still for 8 minutes and 42 seconds and then tell me your answer.