Catalog Search:  PHI4220: Philosophy of Language 3
Prerequisite:  One course in philosophy other than foreign
culture. The course explores the lasting significance of the
linguistic turn in philosophy, including its different
philosophical perspectives in analytic philosophy, speech act
theory, semiotics and poststructuralism, and philosophical
hermeneutics. Central questions include: What is the role of
language for human consciousness and experience? How is
linguistic meaning constituted, and what are its essential
components? What is the basic structure of language, and how
does it affect our access to reality? What is the relation
between language and truth? What is the role of language and
linguistic meaning for the constitution of culture, society, and
politics? The course clarifies concepts like consciousness,
meaning, reflexivity, truth, reference, normativity, and social
practices through the philosophy of language.