Problem Set #5

The fifth problem set is due next Wednesday March 16th at 12 noon.

  • Read the article on disjunction by R.E. Jennings in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
  • Read especially carefully the section on “The Myth of Vel and Aut“.
  • Report in your own words the central argument that Jennings makes against the claim that Latin aut unambiguously conveyed exclusive disjunction.
  • Assess whether Jennings’ argument could be used to make the same point about English or.

Expected length: about one page.

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