Adam Sennet Portrait

Position Title
Professor

2279 Social Science and Humanities
Bio

Education

  • B.A.: McGill University (1997)
  • PhD.: Rutgers University (2006)

About

Adam Michael Sennet joined the UC Davis Philosophy faculty in 2006

Research Focus

Philosophy of Language

Publications

  • Sennet, A. M. (2014) What kind of a mistake is it to use a slur? Philosophical Studies
  • Sennet, A. M. and Fisher, Tyrus (2014) Quine on paraphrase and Regimentation A Companion to W. V. O. Quine
  • Sennet, A. M. (forthcoming) Presupposition Triggering and Disambiguation Beyond Semantics and Pragmatics

Teaching

1 – Introduction to Philosophy

137C – Philosophy of Language: Semantics and Pragmatics
007Y (hybrid course) –Philosophical Perspectives on Sexuality
237 – Graduate Seminar in Philosophy of Language (topic: counterfactuals)
137B Philosophy of Language: Truth and Meaning
156 Contemporary Analytic Philosophy

Research Interests & Expertise
  • Philosophy of Language