(in Polish) Logical Semiotics 3800-ISP-LS
(1) Philosophy of Language – an Introduction: elementary terminology, fundamental issues, methods.
(2) Philosophy of Language before Frege: what does language consist of and what does language express? - Mill’s theory of names; explanation of the notion of ”proposition” (Bolzano, Moore, Russell)
(3)Frege’s theory of sense and reference
(4) Russells’s Theory of Descriptions
(5) Strawson’s arguments against Russell’s theory
(6) Donnellan’s attributive-referential distinction
(7) Searle’s Descriptivism
(8)-(10) Possible worlds, identity, arguments against Descriptivism, causal chains theory, theoretical identities - Kripke’s ’’Naming and Necessity”
(11) Ordinary Language Philosophy – (Ryle “The Concept of Mind”)
(12-13) How to do things with words? (Austin and Searle on speech acts)
(14) What do I mean when I say that these spots mean measles? Do speakers mean or do words mean? (Grice “Meaning”)
(15) How to imply something without talking about it (implicatures)
Type of course
Course coordinators
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Learning outcomes
Acquired knowledge
The student:
- knows basic terminology of philosophy of language in English;
- has structured detailed knowledge about philosophy of language;
- has basic knowledge about the main directions and new developments in philosophy of language;
- knows philosophical arguments by selected authors based on their own reading of their texts;
- knows methods of interpretation of texts in philosophy of language;
Acquired skills
The student:
- reads and interprets philosophical text;
- is able to understand oral presentation of philosophical ideas and arguments and is able to prepare such presentations;
- correctly uses newly acquired philosophical terminology;
- analyses philosophical arguments, identifies the key theses and assumptions and detects dependencies between their theses and assumptions;
- uses basic logical methods and typical argumentative strategies;
- cites appropriate claims of the examined philosophical utterances according to their importance;
- chooses argumentative strategies, constructs basic critical arguments, formulates replies to critique;
Acquired social skills
The student
- understands the scope of their knowledge and skills, understands the need for constant education and professional development;
- is open to new ideas and ready to change their opinion in the light of accessible data and arguments;
- based on creative analysis of new situations and problems formulates proposed solutions on his/her own
- is able to cooperate and work in a group, adopting different roles
Assessment criteria
Final exam (written, open and multiple-choice questions, 70% of the final grade), active participation (30% of the final grade)
Acceptable number of missed classes without formal explanation: 2
Bibliography
J.S. Mill – Of Names
G. Frege - On Sense and Reference
B. Russell – On Denoting
P. F. Strawson – On Referring
K. Donnellan - Reference and Definite Descriptions
J. Searle - Proper Names
S. Kripke - Naming and Necessity
H. P. Grice, „Logic and Conversation”
J. L. Austin, „Performative utterances”
G. Ryle – The Concept of Mind
(This is a tentative schedule)
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