NASSLLI 2016
Course: Analysis by Default
Instructors: Sam Cumming and Jeff Horty

Note: all class sessions will be self-contained, but readings are listed below for students who want to explore some of the issues in more depth.


Monday
Topic: Analysis and definition


Slides

Readings:
P. Elbourne, Meaning, chapter 1
P. Ludlow, Living Words, chapters 1 and 2
    (Note: these are uncorrected page proofs)
F. Waismann, Verifiability


Tuesday and Wednesday
Topic: Legal language, constraints, and defaults


Slides

Readings:
V. Aleven and K. Ashley, Evaluating a learning environment for case-based argumentation skills
J. Horty, Constraint and freedom in the common law
H. Prakken and G. Sartor, Modeling reasoning with precedents in a formal dialogue game

Some legal material:
IRS factor test for employment status
Mason v. Jack Daniel Distillery
Stewart v. Dutra Construction Company, 2000
Stewart v. Dutra Construction Company, 2005


Thursday
Topic: Vagueness


Slides

Readings:
P. Egre, What's in a planet?
L Schmidt et al., How tall is tall? Compositionality, statistics, and gradable adjectives
M. Sainsbury, Concepts without boundaries


Friday
Topic: Subjectivity


Slides

Readings:
C. Barker, Negotiating taste
C. Kennedy, Two sources of subjectivity: qualitative assessment and dimensional uncertainty
P. Lasersohn, Context dependence, disagreement, and predicates of personal taste
S. Solt, Multidimensionality, subjectivity and scales: experimental evidence