Philosophy of Language

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The course is intended to cover basic topics in contemporary philosophy of language.

The course is intended to cover basic topics in contemporary philosophy of language.

The course will consist in a format of a reading seminar held once every week + discussion session once every two weeks focused on discussing the ideas of the students. Every block (2x reading seminar and 1x discussion) will focus on a different topic chosen by the instructors, which are aimed at covering interesting ideas and their applications in contemporary analytic philosophy of language (subject to changes):

1/ Truth

2/ The method of extension and intension: Rudolf Carnap

3/ Belief reports

4/ Semantics of counterfactuals

5/ Indexicals and demonstratives

6/ First-person pronoun

7/ Directival theory of meaning

8/ Time and tense in language

(Tentative list, changes possible)

A/ TEXTBOOKS

(1) Z. G. Szabo & R. H. Thomasson, Philosophy of Language

(2) W. G. Lycan, Philosophy of Language. A contemporary introduction.

B/ SOURCE TEXTS:

(1) G. Frege, The Thought

(2) A. Church, Intensional Isomorphism and Identity of Belief

(3) R. Carnap, Meaning and Necessity

(4) H. Reichenbach, Elements of Formal Logic (selection)

(5) D. Lewis, Counterfactuals (selection)

(6) S. Kripke, A puzzle about belief;

(7) A. Tarski, The Semantic Conception of Truth: And the Foundations of Semantics

(8) D. Kaplan, Demonstratives (selection)

(9) D. Kaplan, Afterthought (selection)

(10) R. Stalnaker, Assertion

(11) S. Predelli, I am not here now

(12) Corazza, E.; Fish, W.; Gorvett, J.. Who Is I?

(13) P. Grabarczyk, Directival Theory of Meaning Resurrected

(14). P. Grabarczyk, New Directival Theory of Meaning

(15) A.N. Prior, Papers on Time and Tense (selection)

Students identify basic problems in philosophy of language;

Students understand the importance of logical tools in the study of language;

Students are familiar with some leading conceptions in contemporary philosophy of language;

Students are able to understand and critically interpret highly difficult texts;

Students readily reconstruct some characteristic arguments in the philosophy of language and assess their value.

Students appreciate the diversity of approaches and standpoints in matters philosophical;

Students are open towards views and arguments questioning their own beliefs

Performance in the classes (tutorial part): 50%

Final written exam: 50%

Acceptable number of missed classes without formal explanation: 2