PHIL 306
Language, Truth and Meaning
Please note: this is archived course information from 2016 for PHIL 306.
Description
Examines the relationship between language, thought, and reality. Topics include the nature of existence and nonexistence; the linguistic turn in analytic philosophy; theories of reference, meaning, and truth; the relation between meaning, necessity, and the a priori; scepticism about meaning and reference. (PHIL101 offers useful background, but the course is intended to be accessible to students without a formal background in logic.)
Availability 2016
Not offered in 2016; planned for 2017 and 2018
Lecturer(s)
TBA
Reading/Texts
Recommended Reading
Assessment
Points
PHIL 306: 15 points
Prerequisites
30 points at Stage II in Philosophy