PHL 421 - Philosophy of Language

Institution:

The College of New Jersey

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Description:

Prerequisite: PHL 120 and two 200-level or higher philosophy courses or permission of instructor A seminar promoting deeper understanding of core issues in contemporary theories of meaning and truth in the analytic tradition. Issues and problems are considered both historically and conceptually, through the work of (among others) Frege, Russell, Moore, Wittgenstein, Quine, Putnam and Kripke, and may include: theories of meaning, theories of truth, theories of judgment, the nature of a proposition, the logic of descriptions, the logic of identity, necessity and contingency and analyticity.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.tcnj.edu

Phone Number:

(609) 771-1855

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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