Philosophy of Language

Code:

FILO014

Acronym:

FILLIN

Instance: 2017/2018 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Philosophy
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Philosophy

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
FILO	49	FILO - Study Plan	3	-	6	4

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The main purpose of this course is to provide an introduction to the themes of sense and reference and, more generally, of the relations between language, thought and the world as dealt with within the philosophy of language. In order to pursue such goal a close reading of the works of some main authors in the history of philosophy of language since late 19th century to mid 20th century is undertaken (namely Gottlob Frege, Bertrand Russell and Ludwig Wittgenstein). A further goal is to understand the relations between current philosophy of language on the one hand and the history of analytic philosophy and the sciences of language on the other.

Learning outcomes and competences

Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
- Compare and contrast topics in sciences of language with topics in the philosophy of language.
- Discuss approaches of sense and reference, and in general, of language-thought-world relations, in the works of Frege, Russell and Wittgenstein.
- Characterize non-analytic approaches to language.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Mandatory literature

Beaney, Michael 340; The^frege reader. ISBN: 0-631-19445-2
Dummett, Michael; The origins of analytic philosophy, Cambridge MA, Harvard University Press, 1993
Frege, Gottlob, 1848-1925; Lógica e filosofia da linguagem. ISBN: 978-81-314-1180-9
Fromkin, Victoria; An^introduction to language. ISBN: 0-03-018682-X
Lycan, William G; Philosophy of language. ISBN: 0-415-17116-4
Martinich, A. P. 340; The^philosophy of language. ISBN: 0-19-513543-1
Miguens, Sofia; Filosofia da linguagem. ISBN: 978-972-8932-28-2
Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951; Tratado lógico-filosófico
Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951; Philosophical investigations

Complementary Bibliography

Gazzaniga, Michael; Cognitive Neuroscience, New York, Norton, 1998
Pinker, Stephen; The Language Instinct, London, Penguin, 1994
Chomsky, Noam, 1928-; Knowledge of language
Hale, Bob 340; A^companion to the philosophy of language. ISBN: 0-631-16757-9
Editor: Edward ZALTA; The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy http.//plato.stanford.edu), The Metaphysics Research Lab Center for the Study of Language and Information Stanford University Stanford

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures; close reading and discussion of texts. One of the Professors teaching the course is the author of a philosophy of language textbook, which is used for the Basic progression of topics – enlarged discussions start from there. Topics are further discussed through selected texts (available online, in selections prepared by the two professors, for each one of the main divisions of the syllabus). Students are required and encouraged to participate in class. Students may propose a a research work in order that they be eligible for a final grade.

keywords

Humanities > Philosophy > Semiotics
Humanities > Philosophy > Logic
Humanities > language sciences > Linguistics

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	108,00
Frequência das aulas	54,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

According to the regulations in force.

Calculation formula of final grade

Final exam.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

In accordance with the Regulations in force.

Classification improvement

In accordance with the Regulations in force.