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161-237 Analytic Philosophy | |
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Availability | 2nd and 3rd year |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Dr Allen Hazen |
Prerequisites | At least one first-year philosophy subject, or permission from the Head of Department or the subject coordinator. |
Semester | 1 (view timetable) |
Contact | Two 1-hour lectures per week for the first 11 weeks and a 1-hour tutorial per week beginning the third week of semester |
Subject Description | This subject is a study of the philosophical tradition known as Analytic Philosophy. It will focus on central works by leading figures in this tradition, who include Bertrand Russell, G E Moore, Rudolf Carnap, W V Quine, J L Austin, and S A Kripke. Some variation in contents from year to year is envisaged, but most of the listed philosophers will be included each time the subject is offered. Their work is united by an emphasis on semantic analysis, and the subject will focus on the ways in which they have used semantic concepts to illuminate epistemological and metaphysical issues. |
Assessment | Written work totalling 4000 words, plus regular participation in tutorials. |
Prescribed Texts | A reading pack of selections from, and commentaries on, the work of the central analytic philosophers will be made available. |
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