PHIL 306

Language, Truth and Meaning

Please note: this is archived course information from 2024 for PHIL 306.

Description

Explores how language is used to communicate ideas. Topics may include: the nature of meaning, how words can convey meaning, how word meaning combines to create sentential meaning, how we communicate better by not saying what we mean, how we repair and reconstrue utterances to extract meaning, how truth is related to meaning, how slurs work.

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Availability 2024

Semester 1

Lecturer(s)

Lecturer(s) Dr Andrew Withy

Assessment

Coursework and exam

Points

PHIL 306: 15 points

Prerequisites

30 points at Stage II in Philosophy