PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE

Undergraduate

This course introduces philosophical problems concerning language and provides a grounding in analytic philosophy. Students discuss truth and meaning, reference, speech acts, interpretation and translation, and metaphor. Questions such as the following are examined: What are the relationships among language, mind, and the world? How does language colour our thoughts about reality? Does each language bring with it a distinct conceptual system? PREREQUISITE: One course in Philosophy or permission of the instructor Lectures: Three hours a week