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Academic Year 2000/2001


Philosophical Classics IV: 20th-Century Analytic Philosophy
PHIL 204 SP

This course will study selected writings by the antispeculative, logic- and language-oriented thinkers who have shaped 20th-century Anglo-American philosophy--including Peirce, Frege, Moore, Russell, Wittgenstein, Carnap, Quine, Ryle, and Austin.

MAJOR READINGS

Selections by Peirce, Frege, G. E. Moore, B. Russell, Wittgenstein, Carnap, C. L. Stevenson, Hempel, Quine, Ryle, Austin, Strawson, and Hare are normally included.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Probably about 6 to 8 precis on readings, occasional class reports, and one or two papers.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

The prerequisites may be waived in certain cases by permission of instructor. A prior or concurrent course in logic, while not a prerequisite, would be very useful. Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: HA PHIL    Grading Mode: Student Option   

Prerequisites: PHIL202 OR PHIL101 Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-26-2001


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