Lauener Foundation for Analytical Philosophy
Symposium
Thursday 30 May - Friday 31 May 2024
Haus der Universität, Bern, Switzerland
10th International Lauener Symposium on Analytical Philosophy
on Themes from Timothy Williamson
Professor John Hawthorne
(University of Southern California)
Guises, Comparative Attitudes and Epistemic Modals
It is sometimes thought that the differential impact of co-referring terms within attitude reports can be accounted for by appeal to some kind of covert guise quantification. I examine some recent approaches to guises and explore their logical effects when applied to epistemic modals and comparative attitudes. (This talk will draw on co-authored work by Cian Dorr and myself).
