Prerequisites: graduate standing

Description: An in-depth study of a particular topic in the philosophy of language. Potential topics include context-sensitivity (how the meaning of a sentence depends upon nonlinguistic facts about context); theories of meaning (e.g., the Frege-Russell account in terms of propositions, the Lewis-Stalnaker possible worlds account, and Davidson’s truth theory account). Students who com- plete all writing assignments, including a term paper, receive a letter grade; other students receive a Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) grade. Course is repeatable as content changes to a maximum of 8 units.

Credit: Credit is awarded for only one of PHIL 142 or PHIL 242.