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May 01, 2024
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PHIL 352 - Philosophy of Language4 credits
A seminar on problems of meaning, truth, and reference. Discussions focus on some of the following topics: the nature of names and descriptions, identity statements and their analysis, necessary truths, the semantic theory of truth, the thesis of the interdeterminacy of translation, and the problem of propositional attitudes. Readings include selections from Frege, Russell, Strawson, Quine, Tarski, Austin, Searle, Wittgenstein, and Kripke. Same as: HISTG+152. Offered fall semester in odd-numbered years. CLA-Breadth/Humanities, CLA-Writing Intensive
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