THEORY OF LANGUAGE AND THE MIND
cod. 1004606

Academic year 2013/14
1° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Filosofia e teoria dei linguaggi (M-FIL/05)
Field
Istituzioni di filosofia
Type of training activity
Characterising
30 hours
of face-to-face activities
6 credits
hub: -
course unit
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Integrated course unit module: LANGUAGE AND MIND

Learning objectives

The course aims at providing the student with an adequate ability in analyzing the problems at stake and in elaborating arguments with regard to these, and at improving his autonomy in judgment and his skills in oral (thanks to the discussion in class) and written (thanks to the redaction of a paper) communication and in learning in this field.

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

The course will address the issue of the nature of philosophy. More specifically, it will examine some positions regarding this emerged in Twentieth Century: logical empiricism, the philosophy of ordinary language and philosophical naturalism.

Full programme

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Bibliography

The bibliography will be provided in class.

Teaching methods

Lectures, with discussion in class.

Assessment methods and criteria

Discussion of a written paper, aimed at ascertaining the acquisition of the ability in analyzing the problems at stake and elaborating arguments with regard to these.

Other information

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