PHIL-P 320 PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE (3 CR.)
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Spring 2025
| Component | Credits | Class | Status | Time | Day | Facility | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEC | 3 | 29165 | Open | 12:45 p.m.–2:00 p.m. | MW | WH 106 | Ebbs G |
Regular Academic Session / In Person
LEC 29165: Total Seats: 35 / Available: 6 / Waitlisted: 0
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What is language? What are words? What is it for words to have meaning? What is the meaning of a word? What is the relationship between the meaning of a word and the truth or falsity of sentences in which it occurs? What role does meaning play in a proper account of our knowledge of logic and of the possibility of discovering that we were radically mistaken about some topic? These are some of the central questions in the philosophy of language. In this course we will examine some influential answers to these questions, starting with John Locke's pioneering account of the nature of language and the meanings of words and then turning to classical and contemporary writings in analytic philosophy of language, including writings by Gottlob Frege, Bertrand Russell, W. V. Quine, P. F. Strawson, Paul Grice, Donald Davidson, Saul Kripke, Hilary Putnam, David Kaplan, David Lewis, Elisabeth Camp, and Sally Haslanger. Prerequisites: P250 (Introduction to Symbolic Logic) or the equivalent and at least one 300-level philosophy course.
The College of Arts