161-011 Manners of Meaning

At least one first year single-semester philosophy, anthropology or linguistics subject, or permission from the Head of Department or subject coordinator.

This subject is a survey of the philosophy of language in the 20th century and its antecedents, aiming at a description of the main trends, their ambitions, and the difficulties associated with them. Students of the subject should attain a broad knowledge of these trends, and be in a position to study them in further detail either within philosophy, or in related fields such as anthropology or linguistics.