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HIF-2015: Language Philosophy Work Load
10 credits (ECTS) | Type of course
Theoretical subject. | Level of course/Year of study
Normally third year. | Language of instruction
Norwegian/English | Examination semester
Autumn
| Objectives
The students should be able to show knowledge of the materials described in the course description. Students must also develop the skills for oral presentation and argumentation, as well as the skills necessary for group work and individual project work. | Contents
This course discusses how the philosophical tradition has approached problems related to meaning - its relationship to thinking and to the world in general. As a starting point, the course will discuss the early views of Aristotle, John Locke, Gottlob Frege and Ludwig Wittgenstein. Then we will look at the philosophy of Bertrand Russell, Carnap, W. V. O. Quine, Austin and John Searle. Important issues are logical positivism, denotation and reference, analysis og synthesis, the indeterminateness of translation, truth and meaning, metaphor.
| Recommended previous qualifications
LIN-1011 Syntax, LIN-1012 Phonology 1 | Form of teaching
Lectures, exercises, seminars, project work. Teaching period of approximately 12/14 weeks, individual study/project work 7 weeks. A total of 36 hours of teaching.
All literature will be in English.
| Exam and assessment
Coursework Requirements:
One oral presentation approximately halfway through the semester.
Assessment method:
Portfolio assessment: One paper, 3-4 pages (30%) approximately halfway through the semester, and a 4-hour written exam (70%).
Performance in the course will be assessed with the grades A-F.
Exam language(s): English | Contact person/lecturer
Professor Gillian Ramchand, tel.: 776 45620, e-mail: gillian.ramchand@hum.uit.no | Recommended reading/syllabus
Available on request |
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