Philosophy of Language
Code
711031055
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Filosofia
Credits
6.0
Teacher in charge
Paulo Melo
Weekly hours
4
Teaching language
Português
Objectives
a) To identify the various aspects involved in phenomenological description of language.
b) Succinct knowledge of the relations and intersections between the study of contemporary Linguistics and Philosophy of Language.
c) Knowledge of the main philosophical problems raised by language.
d) Identification of the most relevant connections of Philosophy of Language with Ontology, Anthropology and Philosophy of Knowledge.
Prerequisites
None.
Bibliography
Dummett, Michael, The Seas of Language, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1996
Kripke, Saul A., Naming and Necessity, Basil Blackwell, Oxford, 1980
Ayer, A. J., Language, Truth and Logic, Penguin Books, 1975
[Linguagem, Verdade e Lógica, Presença, trad. portuguesa de A. Mirante e A. Guerreiro]
Russell, Bertrand, «Descriptions», em Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy, George Allen & Unwin, London, 1975
[Introdução à Filosofia Matemática, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 2007, trad. portuguesa de A. S. Graça]
Searle, John, Speech Acts, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1969
[Os Actos de Fala, Livraria Almedina, 1981, trad. portuguesa de Carlos Vogt]
Teaching method
Lectures; analysis and discussion of texts.
Evaluation method
The student can choose among the following possibilities: a) one or two oral reports, with prior information concerning the topic [weighting factor: 20%, each] + a written test; or, b) a paper [weighting factor:40%] + a written test; or, c) only a written test.