Course Description:
This course covers selected topics in contemporary analytic philosophy
of language, including meaning, reference, naming, truth,
speech acts, propositional attitudes, translation, and
the nature of linguistic representation. Text: The Philosophy of
Language, ed. A. P. Martinich (4th ed., Oxford, 2000). Requirements:
essay exams; term paper. Prerequisite for undergraduates:
consent of the instructor.
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