Module Details

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Title ADVANCED TOPICS IN PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE
Code PHIL710
Coordinator Dr RK Wiseman
Philosophy
Rachael.Wiseman@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2021-22 Level 7 FHEQ First Semester 15

Aims

To study the analytic philosophy of language.


Learning Outcomes

(LO1) Students should gain a good understanding of the main issues in contemporary analytic philosophy of language, suitable to serve as a basis for research.


Syllabus

 

1. Sense, Reference and Names
2. Definite Descriptions
3. Extensionality, Intensionality and the De Re
4. Scepticism about Meaning I: Quine on Analyticity and Translation 5. Scepticism about Meaning II: Kripke's Wittgenstein's Sceptical Paradox
6. No lectures or seminars in Philosophy
7. Sense and Verificationism: Logical Positivism
8. 'Use' Theories of Meaning and the Gricean Programme
9. Truth
10. Truth and Meaning
11. Radical Interpretation


Teaching and Learning Strategies

Teaching Method 1 - Seminar
Attendance Recorded: Yes

a) mixed, hybrid delivery, with social distancing on campus: seminars on-campus

(b) fully online delivery and assessment: seminars on-line

(c) standard on campus delivery with minimal social distancing: seminars on-campus


Teaching Schedule

  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours   11

        11
Timetable (if known)              
Private Study 139
TOTAL HOURS 150

Assessment

EXAM Duration Timing
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CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
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Assessment 1  3,000 words    100       

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