Singular Thought and Mental Files

Rachel Goodman is Assistant Professor in the Philosophy Department at the University of Illinois-Chicago. She is a philosopher of mind and language working on issues attached to mental and linguistic reference, with a special interest in the question of whether there are singular thoughts.James Genone is Associate Dean of Academic Programs at Minerva Schools at KGI. His training is in the philosophy of mind and cognitive science, and he has both taught and engaged in research on topics such as the nature of sensory consciousness, semantic reference, personal identity, and perceptual knowledge.Nick Kroll is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Program Chair of Scientific & Philosophical Studies of Mind at Franklin and Marshall College. He works in the philosophy of language and metaphysics, focusing on the nature of potentiality and process.

• 1: Rachel Goodman and James Genone: IntroductionPART 1: The Nature of Singular Thought2: Mark Sainsbury: Varieties of Singularity3: Marga Reimer: Descriptive Names and Singular Thought: Reflections on the Evans/Kaplan Debate4: Jeff Speaks: Content and the Explanatory Role of ExperiencePART 2: The Mental Files Conception of Singular Thought5: Jeffrey C. King: Singular Thought, Russellianism, and Mental Files6: Michael Murez, Joulia Smortchkova, and Brent Strickland: The Mental Files Theory of Singular Thought: A Psychological Perspective67: John Perry: Singular ThoughtsPART 3: Mental Files and De Jure Coreference8: François Recanati: Coreference de jure9: N.A. Pinillos: De Jure Anti-Coreference and Mental Files10: Samuel Cumming: Definite Reports of IndefinitesPART 4: Criticisms of the File Framework11: Imogen Dickie: Cognitive Focus12: Ruth Millikan: Embedding Language in the World