The Institute of Philosophy's Spring 2024 Invited Talk, Prof. Youichi Matsusaka (Tokyo Metropolitan University)
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We are pleased to announce that Sungkyunkwan University's Institute of Philosophy will host the Spring 2024 Invited International Scholar's Talk on May 3rd (Friday) from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM. The event will take place in Room 31406 of Toegye Hall of Humanities.
At this event, Prof. Youichi Matsusaka from Tokyo Metropolitan University will deliver a talk titled "Further Words on Words: A Naturalistic Approach to the Ontology of Linguistic Entities." We invite all faculty and students to attend and engage with this topic.
Title: Further Words on Words: A Naturalistic Approach to the Ontology of Linguistic Entities
Abstract: In his much-discussed paper "Words", David Kaplan proposed a naturalistic approach to the ontology of words. While Kaplan's criticism of the shape-theoretic conception of words has been widely accepted, one of his central claims – that differences in sound or shape between tokens of the same word can be "just about as great as you would like" – has faced near-universal rejection from his critics. An exception to this consensus has emerged in the recent work of Una Stojnić. By taking Kaplan's suggestion that words are dynamic, worldly entities seriously, I will attempt to defend Kaplan's contested claim and compare my position to Stojnić's. In doing so, I will emphasize the role of token resemblance in the evolution of words, a factor that has been overlooked in the existing literature on this topic.
Bio: Prof. Youichi Matsusaka was born in Kyoto, Japan. He completed his B.A. at Kyoto University, earned his M.S. at the University of Tokyo, and achieved his Ph.D. at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Date and Time: May 3, 2024, Friday, from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Location: Sungkyunkwan University, Toegye Hall of Humanities, 4th Floor, Room #31406
Schedule:
4:00~6:00 Youichi Matsusaka (Tokyo Metropolitan University)
Further Words on Words: A Naturalistic Approach to the Ontology of Linguistic Entities
If you have any questions regarding the event, please contact us at the information below.
Research Director, Jeonggyu Lee / 02-760-0208 / jeonggyulee@skku.edu
Research Assistant, Yoorim In / in.yr0805@gmail.com
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