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13827 Philosophy of Language - Five-year degree in Philosophy

Center

Faculty of Philosophy and Educational Sciences

Departament

Logic and Philosophy of Science

Lecturers in charge

G3097 - FRANCISCO GARCIA TARANCON

Met. Docent

Met. Avaluació

Final examination - -

Bibliografia

- BLASCO,J.L.; GRIMALTOS, T. y SANCHEZ, D.: "Signo y Pensamiento". Barcelona: Ariel, 1999.
- GARCIA-CARPINTERO, M.: ôLas palabras, las ideas y las cosasö. Barcelona: Ariel, 1996.
- GARCIA SUAREZ, A.: "Modos de significar". Madrid: Tecnos, 1997.
- VALDÉS, L.M.: "La búsqueda del significado". Tecnos, 1990.
- PÉREZ OTERO, M.: "Aproximació a la filosofia del llenguatge".Barcelona, EUB, 2001.

Continguts

The programme s content constitutes a reflection on the relationship between language, thought and reality, from the angle of traditional analysis.

THEMES

INTRODUCTION: Importance of language for philosophy.
LANGUAGE AND REALITY:
1. Some general conceptions on language.
2. Fregean semantics
3. Meaning and reference: Russell.
4. Criticism of Russel s theory.
5. Attributive and referential use of descriptions.
6. Cluster theory of proper names.
7. Problems of descriptive theories of reference.
8. Causal theories of reference.
9. Radical translation.
10. Meaning as use.
- LANGUAGE AND MIND:
1. Locke s ideational theory of the meaning.
2. Intention, meaning and stereotype.
3. Linguistic relativism.