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PHIL 30300 - Language and Meaning

Course Credit: 1
LANGUAGE AND MEANING: What is meaning? How do we understand each other? To what do words refer? Formal theories of meaning and syntax offer one kind of answer to these questions. Other answers focus on communicative behavior and speech acts. Still others focus on the metaphorical use of language and context. We will critically evaluate these different approaches. Prerequisite(s): Take two courses from the Philosophy department [AH]