PHI 310 PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE

What is "meaning"? What conditions must an expression meet to have meaning? Is meaning subjective or objective? How can we speak meaningfully on non-existing things (including fictional entities)? How do words refer to objects in the world? What is metaphor? Readings from philosophers such as Frege, Russell, Wittgenstein, Kripke, and Strawson.

Credits

4

Registration Restrictions

Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors who have taken two courses in philosophy; and to others with permission of the instructor.

Enrollment Limit

Enrollment limited to 25 students.

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