Identity, Language, and Mind

As one of the world's most eminent living philosophers, John Perry has covered a remarkable breadth of subjects in his published work, including semantics, indexicality, self-knowledge, personal identity, and consciousness. Looking particularly at the way in which he deals with issues of self, communication, and reality, this volume is organized in seven chapters that highlight a different aspect of Perry's work on the intersection of these subjects. A fundamental work for students and scholars, "Identity, Language, and Mind" explores questions that are not only essential in understanding Perry's writings, but also contemporary philosophy as a whole.


Content

Contributors
Preface and Acknowledgements
1. Speaking and Thinking About Oneself with the Work of John Perry: An Introduction
Part One: Language
2. Indexicality – Jerome Dokic
3. Holmes, Perry, and Reference – Kepa Korta
4. Perry on Propositional Attitude Reports – Albert Newen
5. Situation Semantics – Isidora Stojanovic
Part Two: Persons and Their Minds
6. Perry on Self-Knowledge – Neil Van Leeuwen
7. Perry on Personal Identity – Raphael van Riel
8. In Defense of Antecedent Physicalism – Daniel Cohnitz
Perry's Philosophical Works and Further References