Reflection [Evan Cottingham]

For me, the most interesting unit was the unit on definite descriptions. Particularly it was interesting to look at the varying viewpoints on definite descriptions as it seems to be a controversial topic within the philosophy of language. Looking at different philosophers refute other theories on definite descriptions while proposing and defending their own, each theory brought up very interesting and valid points. As we went deeper into the idea of definite descriptions, I found the discussions surrounding the cluster theory of descriptions to be the most interesting, especially our investigation of Kripke's argument attacking the classical descriptivist view on the cluster theory of descriptions for our second essay. Kripke's amendment to the varying theses of the cluster theory was most interesting to me because I found that his viewpoint largely lined up with my own personal, more realistic, view on descriptions and on the purpose and use of language.