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Research interests
Areas of Specialization:
Philosophy of Language & Linguistics; Formal Semantics; Modal Logic
Areas of Competence
History of Analytic Philosophy, particularly Frege; Philosophical Logic
Research interests
Doctoral Research
My research focuses on the semantics and pragmatics of proper names. My thesis is that proper name reference is a wholly pragmatic phenomenon. The reference of a proper name is neither constitutive of, nor determined by, the semantic content of that name, but is determined, on an occasion of use, by pragmatic factors.
Education/Academic qualification
Master of Philosophy, King's College London
Award Date: 1 Jan 2012
Bachelor of Arts, University of London
Award Date: 1 Jan 2009
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Graduate Conference in Theoretical Philosophy
Peter Ridley (Speaker)
26 Jun 2014Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Semantics and Philosophy in Europe 7
Peter Ridley (Participant)
26 Jun 2014Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Proper Names: Semantics vs Pragmatics Workshop
Peter Ridley (Invited speaker)
6 Jun 2014Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Travel Grant
Peter Ridley (Recipient)
Aug 2013 → Dec 2013Activity: Other › Types of Award - Prize (including medals and awards)
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KCL Workshop on Individuating Names and Determing Reference
Peter Ridley (Organiser)
13 May 2013 → 14 May 2013Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
Thesis
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A Pragmatic View of Proper Name Reference
Author: Ridley, P. J., 2017Supervisor: Meyer Viol, W. P. M. (Supervisor), Michaelson, E. (Supervisor), Textor, M. (Supervisor) & Sainsbury, R. M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
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