Hello,

We are pleased to inform you about the 247th Colloquium organized by the Institute of Philosophical Studies at Seoul National University. This event will feature a lecture by Professor Lee Byung-uk from the University of Toronto, and we invite those who are interested to attend.

• Date and Time: Wednesday, October 23, 2024, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
• Location: Building 6, Room 403, College of Humanities (Institute of Philosophical Studies)
• Speaker: Lee Byung-uk (University of Toronto)
• Topic: "Semantic Relationism and Intentional Identity: An Analysis of Hob-Nob"

Lecture Abstract: In this talk, I will present an analysis of Geach (1967)’s Hob-Nob sentence: (HB) Hob thinks a witch has blighted Bob’s mare, and Nob wonders whether she (the same witch) killed Cob’s sow. Most analyses (e.g., Salmon 2005, Priest 2016) assume the existence of non-existent or mythical objects. I will argue that such analyses have serious problems and offer an analysis based on semantic relationism (Fine 2007) that does not require any such object.

Speaker Introduction: Professor Lee Byung-uk is actively engaged in research in the areas of philosophy of language, logic, and metaphysics, with influential views on plural logic. His notable works include “Categorical Propositions and Existential Import: A Post-modern Perspective” (History and Philosophy of Logic, 42 (4): 307-373, 2021), “Is Composition Identity?” (Synthese, 198 (Suppl 18): 4467-4501, 2018), “The Logic and Meaning of Plurals, Part I” (Journal of Philosophical Logic, 34 (5-6): 459-506, 2005), “The Logic and Meaning of Plurals, Part II” (Journal of Philosophical Logic, 35 (3): 239-288, 2006), “Is Two a Property?” (Journal of Philosophy, 96 (4): 163-190, 1999), “Is Mereology Ontologically Innocent?” (Philosophical Studies, 93 (2): 141-160, 1999), among many others.