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Spring 2020 | PHIL 4231 Section 001: Philosophy of Language (65725)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Meets With:
PHIL 5231 Section 001
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Mon,
Fri 01:00PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 335
- Enrollment Status:
Open (25 of 28 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Theories of reference, linguistic truth, relation of language/thought, translation/synonymy. prereq: 1001 or 5201 or instr consent
- Class Description:
- Language makes us all mind readers. By listening to the noises that people produce and the marks they write on pieces of paper you can read their minds. And by making your own noises and marks you can let other people read your mind. How is this possible? How do these noises and marks allow us to communicate with each other? This is the subject of philosophy of language. We will start with something seemingly very simple: proper names. What is the meaning of a proper name? How do we use proper names to talk about things in the world? This question seems deceptively easy to answer, but in fact it is one of the most vexed questions in contemporary philosophy. We will also cover several other major philosophical issues about meaning and linguistic communication. No previous experience in philosophy is required, although some experience with logic is highly recommended.
- Grading:
- 40% Final Exam
60% Reports/Papers
- Exam Format:
- Short answer
- Class Format:
- 70% Lecture
30% Discussion
- Workload:
- 20-30 Pages Reading Per Week
15-20 Pages Writing Per Term
1 Exam(s)
3 Paper(s)
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/65725/1203
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 21 May 2007
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