Philosophy of Language (P01282)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : PPL-P-MSCLAN

Meaning, belief and world: The course will begin with a detailed, critical examination of Frege's notion of sense, and then move on to look at recent attempts to accommodate indexicals and propositional attitudes within a Fregean framework. The second part of the course will examine some general methodological questions about meaning and reference: what form should a theory of meaning take; in what does knowledge of meaning consist; what kind of facts are there about meaning; and what is reference?

Shared with UG Course PP0074 Philosophy of Language.

Venue: 1.4, 22 Buccleuch Place

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Philosophy, (School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, Schedule I)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 12 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
08/01/2008	16:00	18:00	Room 1.4, 22 Buccleuch Place	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	16:10	18:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

The coursework involves close and critical analysis of various historical and current views on central issues in the philosophy of language. Students are asked to read, critically assess and discuss some of the most important texts in these fields. Students are encouraged to develop their skills in individual research through the writing of essays, and to develop their critical, analytic and communication skills through informal discussion and oral presentations in tutorial groups.