Undergraduate Course: History of Analytic Philosophy (PHIL10116)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Philosophy |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Analytic philosophy is a general term for a style of doing philosophy that dominated English-speaking countries in the 20th century. Instead of revisiting speculative questions about the metaphysical foundations of the universe, which had occupied many philosophers in previous millennia, analytic philosophers|inspired by developments in logic due to Frege, Russell and Whitehead|sought to dissolve the speculative questions themselves through analysis of language.
We will examine the history of this movement, through such topics as the following: the reactions of Frege and Moore to 19th Century philosophical idealism and psychologism; the methods of philosophical analysis exhibited in important papers by Frege, Russell, Carnap, and Ayer; mid-century work including portions of Wittgenstein=s Philosophical Investigations, Ryle's The Concept of Mind, and works by J. L. Austin; internal challenges to analytic orthodoxy raised by Quine and others.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students:
at least 2 University level philosophy courses at the grade B level or above |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: 35 |
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| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | 11:10 - 13:00 | | | | |
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| The goal of the course is to help students come to a better understanding of contemporary debates in philosophy of language, mind, ethics, and philosophy of science, by deepening their understanding of the philosophical context of contemporary debates. |
Assessment Information
This course will be assessed by two very short essays (300 words) 25%, distributed through the term, one short essay (1300 words) 25% due in roughly halfway through the semester, and a final take home exam (50%).
Visiting Student Variant Assessment
This course will be assessed by three very short essays (300 words) 25%, distributed through the term, one short essay (1300 words) 25% due in roughly halfway through the semester, and a final take home exam (50%). |
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Additional Information
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| Keywords | 20th century, Frege, Russell, Whitehead, Carnap, Ayer, Wittgenstein, Ryle, Austin, Quine. |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Tillman Vierkant
Tel: (0131 6)51 3748
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Course secretary | Miss Susan Richards
Tel: (0131 6)51 3733
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