PHIL 438

Spring 2019 All Classes

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Philosophy of Language

Credit: 3 OR 4 hours.

Historical or comparative study of the philosophy of language.

Same as LING 438. 3 undergraduate hours. 3 or 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: One course in philosophy.

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PHIL 438 class schedule data for spring 2019
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	54438	Lecture-Discussion	G1	11:00AM -11:50AM	MWF	217 Gregory Hall	Frank, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/14/19-05/01/19 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: How do words and sentences acquire meaning? What is the relation between thought and language? How do words relate to objects to enable us to say anything about them? What is the difference between the meaning of a sentence and what we are able to communicate by its use? This course will focus on philosophy of language from the early 20th century to the present day. Philosophers such as Frege, Russell, Wittgenstein, Grice, Kripke, Putnam, and others will be read and discussed.
	54437	Lecture-Discussion	U1	11:00AM -11:50AM	MWF	217 Gregory Hall	Frank, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/14/19-05/01/19 Credit: 3 hours Section Info: How do words and sentences acquire meaning? What is the relation between thought and language? How do words relate to objects to enable us to say anything about them? What is the difference between the meaning of a sentence and what we are able to communicate by its use? This course will focus on philosophy of language from the early 20th century to the present day. Philosophers such as Frege, Russell, Wittgenstein, Grice, Kripke, Putnam, and others will be read and discussed.