Philosophy 133
Spring 2020
| Number | Title | Instructor | Days/time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 133 | Philosophy of Language | Yalcin | TuTh 2-3:30 | Wheeler 222 |
An advanced introduction to the philosophy of language. We will consider questions like: What is distinctive of language as a system of representation and communication? In virtue of what can pieces of language be true or false? How do we model the way the meaning of a whole sentence depends on the meanings of its parts? What is information? How can we model its transfer in conversation? How does language-specific knowledge interact with general reasoning in communication and action? How do meaning and communication depend on context? What is it, in general, to know a language? What kind of limits, if any, does language place on our conception of reality?
This should not be your first or second course in philosophy. Phil 12A is strongly recommended.