Finding Aid to the H. Paul Grice Papers, 1947-1989, bulk 1960-1989
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Finding Aid to the H. Paul Grice Papers, 1947-1989, bulk 1960-1989
Collection Number: BANC MSS 90/135
The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California
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- Bancroft Library staff
- Date Completed:
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Collection Summary
Collection Title: H. Paul Grice papers
Date (inclusive): 1947-1989,
Date (bulk): bulk 1960-1989
Collection Number: BANC MSS 90/135
Creator :
Grice, H. P. (H. Paul)
Extent:
Number of containers: 10 cartons
Linear feet: 12.5
Repository: The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California, 94720-6000
Phone: (510) 642-6481
Fax: (510) 642-7589
Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu
URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/
Abstract: The H. Paul. Grice Papers (1947-1989) consist of publications,
unpublished works, and correspondence from the notable English philosopher of language H.
Paul Grice, during his years as Professor Emeritus at Oxford until 1967 and the University
of California, Berkeley until his death in 1988. Also included are extensive notes and
research Grice conducted on theories of language semantics and theories of reason, trust,
and value. His most popular lectures, including the John Locke lectures, William James
lectures, Carus lectures, Urbana lectures, and Kant lectures are all documented as drafts
and finalized forms of transcripts and audio files within the collection.
Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English
Physical Location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite
and advance notice may be required for use. For current information on the location of these
materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Information for Researchers
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Collection is open for research.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], H. Paul Grice Papers, BANC MSS 90/135, The Bancroft Library,
University of California, Berkeley.
Alternate Forms Available
There are no alternate forms of this collection.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Grice, H. P. (H. Paul)--Archives
Language and languages--Philosophy
Metaphysics
Philosophy of mind
Faculty papers.
Manuscripts for publication.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The H. Paul Grice papers were given to The Bancroft Library by Kathleen Grice on March 9,
1990
Accruals
No additions are expected.
System of Arrangement
Arranged to the folder level.
Processing Information
Processed by Bancroft Library staff in 2009-2010.
Biographical Information
Herbert Paul Grice, born in 1913 in Birmingham, England, obtained his degree at Corpus
Christi College in Oxford, where he returned to teach until 1967 after providing teaching
services at a public school in Rossall. In 1967, H.P. Grice moved to California, becoming a
professor of philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley where he remained until
his death in 1988. His long list of contributions during his teaching career include the
William James Lectures from 1967-1968, his publication of "Utterer's Meaning,
Sentence-Meaning, and Word-Meaning," from 1968-1969, his Urbana lectures presented in 1970,
"Logic and Conversation," published in 1975, Kant lectures delivered in 1978-1977, John
Locke lectures presented in 1978-1979, and Carus lectures presented in 1983. Grice's
publications and lectures are compilations of his extensive research performed in the
philosophy of language, metaphysics, Aristotelian philosophy, philosophy of mind, and
ethics. Grice is also attributed with coining the word "implicature" in 1968 to describe
speakers, and for defining his own paradox known as "Grice's paradox," introduced in Grice's
"Studies in the Way of Words," (1989) a volume of all his publications and writings.
Scope and Content of Collection
The H.P. Grice Papers (1947-1989) consists of publications, unpublished works, and
correspondence from the notable English philosopher of language H. Paul Grice during his
years as Professor Emeritus at Oxford until 1967 and University of California, Berkeley
until his death in 1988. Also included are extensive notes and research, some in the form of
audio files, Grice conducted on his theories of language semantics and theories of reason,
trust, and value. His most popular lectures, including the John Locke lectures, William
James lectures, Carus lectures, Urbana lectures, and Kant lectures are all documented as
drafts and finalized forms of transcripts and audio files within the collection. Also
included in the H.P. Grice collection is Grice's research on Aristotelian philosophy with
Judith Baker and metaphysics with George Myro, his other research focusing on the philosophy
of the mind with such subjects as perception. Also included is documentation of Grice's
involvement with the American Psychological Association (APA) during his professorship at UC
Berkeley.
Series 1
Correspondence
1947-1988
Physical Description:
Carton 1 (folders 1-15)
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically according to last name; followed by general correspondence
Scope and Content Note
Series includes correspondence with Grice's student and colleague Judith Baker, and
colleagues Bealer, Warner, and Wyatt addressing various forms of his research on
philosophy.
Carton 1, Folder 1
Bennett, Jonathan
Circa 1984
Carton 1, Folders 5-6
Suppes, Patrick
1977-1982
Carton 1, Folders 7-8
Warner, Richard
1971-1975
Carton 1, Folders 10-12
General to H.P. Grice
1947-1986
Carton 1, Folder 15
Various published papers on Grice
1968
Series 2
Publications
1957-1989
Physical Description:
Carton 1 (folders 16-31), Cartons 2-4
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically; Arranged alphabetically for those publications without
dates
Scope and Content Note
Series includes published papers, drafts and notes that accompany their publications,
unpublished papers along with their drafts and/or notes, and published transcripts of
his various lectures (William James, Urbana, Carus, John Locke). Also included is
Grice's volume "Studies in the Way of Words" which is compilation of all his other
published works including, "Meaning," "Utterer's Meaning," and "Logic and Conversation."
Carton 1, Folders 17-18
"Meaning Revisited"
1957,
1976-1980
Carton 1, Folder 19
Oxford Philosophy - Linguistic Botanizing
1958
Carton 1, Folder 20
"Descartes on 'Clear and Distinct Perception'"
1966
Carton 1, Folders 21-23
"Logic and Conversation"
1966-1975
Carton 1, Folders 24-26
William James Lectures
1967
Carton 1, Folder 27
"Utterer's Meaning, Sentence-Meaning, and Word-Meaning"
1968
Carton 1, Folders 28-30
"Utterer's Meaning and Intentions"
1969
Carton 2, Folders 5-7
Urbana Lectures
1970-1971
Carton 2, Folder 8
Urbana Lectures - Lecture IX
1970-1971
Carton 2, Folders 9-10
"Intention and Uncertainty"
Circa 1971
Carton 2, Folder 11
"Probability, Desirability, and Mood Operators"
1971-1973
Carton 2, Folders 12-13
Carus Lectures I-III
1973
Carton 2, Folders 17-18
"Reply to Davidson on 'Intending'"
1974
Carton 2, Folders 19-21
"Method in Philosophical Psychology"
1974
Carton 2, Folders 22-23
"Two Chapters on Incontinence" with Judith Baker
Circa 1976
Carton 2, Folder 24
"Further Notes on Logic and Conversation"
Circa 1977
Carton 2, Folder 25
"Presupposition and Conversational Implicature"
1977-1981
Carton 2, Folders 26-28
"Freedom and Morality in Kant's Foundations"
1978
Carton 2, Folders 29-30
John Locke Lectures "Aspects of Reason"
1979
Carton 3, Folders 1-5
Actions and Events
Circa 1985
Carton 3, Folder 6
Postwar Oxford Philosophy
1986
Carton 3, Folders 7-21
"Studies in the Way of Words"
1986-1989
Carton 3, Folders 22-25
"Retrospective Foreword"
1987
Carton 3, Folder 26
"Retrospective Epilogue"
1987
Carton 4, Folder 1
"Retrospective Epilogue"
1987
Carton 4, Folder 2
"Retrospective Epilogue and Foreword"
1987
Carton 4, Folders 3-4
"Metaphysics, Philosophical Eschatology, and Plato's Republic"
1988
Carton 4, Folder 6
"Aristotle on Being and Good"
Undated
Carton 4, Folder 7
"Aristotle on the Multiplicity of Being"
Undated
Carton 4, Folder 8
"Aristotle: Pleasure"
Undated
Carton 4, Folder 9
"Conversational Implicative"
Undated
Carton 4, Folder 12
"Personal Identity" (including notes on Hume)
Undated
Carton 4, Folder 13
"Philosopher's Paradoxes"
Undated
Carton 4, Folder 14
"A Philosopher's Prospectus"
Undated
Carton 4, Folder 15
"Philosophy and Ordinary Language"
Undated
Carton 4, Folder 16
Some Reflections about Ends and Happiness
Undated
Carton 4, Folders 17-25
Reflections on Morals with Judith Baker
Undated
Carton 4, Folder 26
"Reply to Anscombe"
Undated
Carton 4, Folders 27-30
"Reply to Richards"
Undated
Series 3
Teaching Materials
1964-1983
Physical Description:
Carton 5, Carton 6 (folders 1-3)
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically; alphabetical for those teaching materials without dates.
Scope and Content Note
Includes seminars and lectures given during Grice's years as a Professor Emeritus at UC
Berkeley.
Carton 5, Folder 1
Student Notes on Grice's Seminar at Cornell
1964
Carton 5, Folder 3
Philosophy 290-2 with Judith Baker
1992
Carton 5, Folders 5-6
Seminar on Kant's Ethical Theory
1974-1977
Carton 5, Folder 7
Seminar on "Aristotle Ethics"
1975-1996
Carton 5, Folder 8
Philosophy 290, Kant Seminar with Judith Baker
1976-1977
Carton 5, Folder 9
"Kant's Ethics," Volume II
1977
Carton 5, Folders 16-17
"Kant's Ethics," Volume III
1978
Carton 5, Folder 18
Knowledge and Belief Seminar
1979-1980
Carton 5, Folders 19-21
Seminar on Kant's Ethics, Volume V
1980-1982
Carton 5, Folder 22
Philosophy 200. Grice and Myro
1982
Carton 5, Folder 24
Metaphysics and the Language of Philosophy
1983
Carton 5, Folder 25
Seminar on Freedom
Undated
Carton 5, Folders 27-28
Seminar on Kant's Ethics
Undated
Carton 5, Folder 29
"The Criteria of Intelligence" Lectures II-IV
Undated
Carton 5, Folder 30
UC Berkeley, Modest Mentalism
Undated
Carton 5, Folder 31
Topics for Pursuit, Zeno, Socrates Notes
Undated
Carton 6, Folders 1-2
Grice/Staal Seminar, Syntax, Semantics, and Phonetics
Undated
Carton 6, Folder 3
Grice/Staal, "That" Clause
Undated
Series 4
Professional Associations
1971-1987
Physical Description:
Carton 6 (folders 4-12), Carton 10
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Includes Kant's Stanford Lectures, various notes and audio tapes of Beanfest, Grice's
fall 1987 group research on universals, and conferences and discussions concerning the
American Psychological Association (APA). Also includes a carton of cassettes, magnetic
recorder tapes, and cassette sets of four on professional talks with colleague George
Myro on identities, metaphysics, and relatives and Grice's various seminars given at
different institutions such as Stanford, University of California, Berkeley, and Seattle
on his philosophical theories.
Carton 6, Folder 4
APA Symposium - "Entailment"
1971
Carton 6, Folders 5-6
Stanford - "Some Aspects of Reason," Kant
1977
Carton 6, Folder 7
Conferences - Causality Colloquium At Stanford University
Circa 1978
Carton 6, Folder 8
Conferences - APA Discussion - Randall Parker's Transcription of Tapes
1983-1989
Carton 6, Folder 9
Unity of Science and Teleology "Hands Across the Bay," and Beanfest
1985
Carton 6, Folder 10
Beanfest - Transcripts and Audio Cassettes
1985
Carton 6, Folder 12
Group Universals - Partial Working Copy
1987
Carton 10
Audio Files of various lectures and conferences
1970-1986
Series 5
Subject Files
1951-1988
Physical Description:
Carton 6 (folders 13-38), Cartons 7-9
Arrangement
Alphabetically
Scope and Content Note
Includes Reed Seminar notes, notes on ancient philosophers such as Aristotle, Descartes
and their own philosophical theories, research and accompanying notes on other prominent
philosophers such as Kant and Davidson, notes with colleagues Judith Baker, Alan Code,
Michael Friedman, George Myro, Patrick Suppes, and Richard Warner, on various theories
of reason, trust, language semantics, universals, and values.
Carton 6, Folders 13-14
"The Analytic/Synthetic Division"
1983
Carton 6, Folder 15
Aristotle and "Categories"
Undated
Carton 6, Folder 16
Aristotle's Ethics
Undated
Carton 6, Folder 17
Aristotle and Friendship
Undated
Carton 6, Folder 18
Aristotle and Friendship, Rationality, Trust, and Decency
Undated
Carton 6, Folder 19
Aristotle and Multiplicity
Undated
Carton 6, Folder 21
Berkeley Group Team Notes
1983
Carton 6, Folder 22
Casual Theory Perception
Undated
Carton 6, Folder 23
Categories with Strawson
Undated
Carton 6, Folder 24
Categorical Imperatives
1981
Carton 6, Folder 25
"The Logical Construction Theory of Personal Identity"
Undated
Carton 6, Folder 26
Davidson's "On Saying That"
Undated
Carton 6, Folder 29
"Grice on Denials of Indicative Conditionals" by Michael Sinton
Circa 1971
Carton 6, Folder 30
Dispositions and Intentions Notes
Undated
Carton 6, Folder 31
Dogmas of Empiricism
Undated
Carton 6, Folder 32
Emotions and Incontinence
Undated
Carton 6, Folder 33
Entailment and Paradoxes
Undated
Carton 6, Folders 34-35
Notes on Ethics with Judith Baker
Undated
Carton 6, Folder 36
North Carolina Ethics Notes
Undated
Carton 6, Folder 37
Festschrift and Warner Notes
Circa 1981-1982
Carton 6, Folder 38
"Finality" Notes with Alan Code
Undated
Carton 7, Folder 1
"Form, Type, and Implication" by Grice
Undated
Carton 7, Folder 2
Frege, Words and Sentences Notes
Undated
Carton 7, Folder 3
"Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Ethics" by Kant
Undated
Carton 7, Folder 4
"Foundations of the Metaphysics of Morals"
Undated
Carton 7, Folder 5
Grammar and Semantics with Richard Warner
Undated
Carton 7, Folder 6
Happiness, Discipline, and Implicatives
Undated
Carton 7, Folders 8-9
Hume's Account on Personal Identity Notes
Undated
Carton 7, Folder 10
Identity Notes with George Myro
1973
Carton 7, Folder 13
Irony, Stress, and Truth
Undated
Carton 7, Folder 18
Kant, Midsentences, Freedom
Undated
Carton 7, Folder 19
Language and Reference
Circa 1966
Carton 7, Folder 20
Language Semantics
Undated
Carton 7, Folders 21-22
John Locke Lecture Notes
1979
Carton 7, Folder 23
Logical Form and Action Sentences
Undated
Carton 7, Folders 24-25
Meaning and Psychology
Undated
Carton 7, Folders 26-27
Notes on Metaphysics
1988
Carton 7, Folder 28
Metaphysics and Ill-Will
Undated
Carton 7, Folder 29
Metaphysics and Theorizing
Undated
Carton 7, Folder 30
Method and Myth Notes
Undated
Carton 7, Folder 32
Miscellaneous on Actions and Events
Undated
Carton 8, Folder 1
Miscellaneous - Judith Baker
Undated
Carton 8, Folder 2
Miscellaneous - Metaph Notes
1987-1988
Carton 8, Folder 3
Miscellaneous - Oxford Philosophy
Undated
Carton 8, Folders 4-8
Miscellaneous Philosophy Notes
1981-1985
Carton 8, Folders 9-13
Miscellaneous Philosophy Topics
Undated
Carton 8, Folders 14-15
Modality, Desirability, and Probability
Undated
Carton 8, Folders 16-17
Nicomachean Ethics and Aristotle Ethics
1975-1976
Carton 8, Folder 18
Objectivity and Value
Undated
Carton 8, Folder 19
Objective Value, Rational Motivation
Circa 1978
Carton 8, Folder 20
Oddents - Urbane and Not Urbane
Undated
Carton 8, Folders 21-22
Vision, Taste, and other Perception Papers
Undated
Carton 8, Folder 23
Papers on Perception
Undated
Carton 8, Folder 25
Notes on Perception with Richard Warner
1988
Carton 8, Folder 26
"Clear and Distinct Perception and Dreaming"
Undated
Carton 8, Folder 27
"A Pint of Philosophy" by Alfred Brook Gordon, includes notes by Grice
Circa 1951
Carton 8, Folder 28
"A Philosophy of Life" Notes, Happiness Notes
Undated
Carton 8, Folder 29
"Lectures on Pierce"
Undated
Carton 8, Folder 30
Basic Pirotese, Sentence Semantics and Syntax
Circa 1970
Carton 8, Folder 31
Pirots and Obbles
Undated
Carton 8, Folders 32-33
Methodology - Pirots Notes
Undated
Carton 9, Folder 2
"Preliminary Valediction"
1985
Carton 9, Folder 3
Presupposition and Implicative
Circa 1979
Carton 9, Folder 4
Probability and Life
Undated
Carton 9, Folder 5
Rationality and Trust notes
Undated
Carton 9, Folder 7
Reflections on Morals
Circa 1980
Carton 9, Folder 8
Russell and Heterologicality
Undated
Carton 9, Folder 10
Semantics of Children's Language
Undated
Carton 9, Folder 11
Sentence Semantics
Undated
Carton 9, Folder 12
Sentence Semantics - Prepositional Complexes
Undated
Carton 9, Folder 13
"Significance of the Middle Book's Aristotle's Metaphysics" by Alan Code
Undated
Carton 9, Folder 15
"Subjective" Conditions and Intentions
Undated
Carton 9, Folders 17-18
Syntax and Semantics
Undated
Carton 9, Folder 19
The 'That" and "Why" - Metaphysics Notes
1986-1987
Carton 9, Folder 20
Various work on Trust, Metaphysics, Value, etc/ with Judith Baker
Undated
Carton 9, Folder 22
Universals with Michael Friedman
1987
Carton 9, Folder 23
Value, Metaphysics, and Teleology
Undated
Carton 9, Folder 24
Values, Morals, Absolutes, and the Metaphysical
Undated
Carton 9, Folders 25-27
Miscellaneous - Value Sub-systems, the "Kantian Problem"
Undated
Carton 9, Folder 28
Values and Rationalism
Undated
Carton 9, Folder 29
"Virtues and Vices" by Philippa Foot
Undated
Carton 9, Folders 30-31
Wants and Needs
1974-1975