Early Analytic Philosophy

Undergraduate

Analytic philosophy has a long history by now, about a century. We still live in it, and at the same time, it is a good moment to look back on the beginning of this revolutionary movement in philosophy. It is almost impossible to comprehend our current philosophy without understanding its beginning. The seminar aims (i) to appreciate the original intentions/motivations of the movement starting with G. E. Moore’s “A Defense of Common Sense” (1925), (ii) to examine seminal works by main figures throughout the first phase of its development, and (iii) to trace the subsequent developments in analytic philosophy until Quine’s “Two Dogmas of Empiricism” (1951). Prerequisites: Some logic background ( PHIL 1115 or PHIL 2267 ) WR , HU T 1:30pm-3:25pm