PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE
cod. 1005312

Academic year 2017/18
1° year of course - First semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Filosofia e teoria dei linguaggi (M-FIL/05)
Field
Istituzioni di filosofia
Type of training activity
Characterising
36 hours
of face-to-face activities
6 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
in ITALIAN

Integrated course unit module: LANGUAGE AND MIND (INTEGRATED)

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 or her autonomy in judgment and his or her 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

None.

Course unit content

After a short introduction to some basic semantic notions, the course will focus on the functioning of the so-called "general terms", expressions such as "cat", "chair", and "beer".

Full programme

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Bibliography

They will be communicated 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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