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PHIL H253 ANALYTIC PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE (1.0 Credit)
Division: Humanities
Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts)
A close study of seminal essays by Frege, Russell, Kripke, Quine, Davidson, and others focussing on questions of meaning, reference, and truth. An overarching aim of the course is to understand how one can approach fundamental issues in philosophy through a critical reflection on how language works.