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2016/17 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

PHIL3121 Advanced Topics in the Philosophy of Language

20 creditsClass Size: 30

Module manager: Dr Paolo Santorio
Email: p.santorio@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2016/17

Pre-requisite qualifications

PHIL2121 or PHIL2122

Pre-requisites

PHIL2121	Intro to the Phil of Lang
PHIL2122	Formal Logic

Module replaces

PHIL3100

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Objectives

On completion of this module, students should be able to:

1. Analyse and argue rigorously about a highly complex and ill-defined set of phenomena;
2. Have developed their consciousness of the nature of the language they use;
3. To develop an in-depth project of research.

Syllabus

Building on second year work in the philosophy of logic and language, a particular topic or topics in the philosoph of language will be pursued in depth. The topic chosen will typically be one from amongst the following list of topics:

- Truth
- Vagueness
- Metaphor
- Language and Thought
- Semantics and logic of natural language
- A particular authority in the philosophy of language (e.g. Wittgenstein or Donald Davidson)

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Seminar	27	1.00	27.00
Private study hours			173.00
Total Contact hours			27.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			200.00

Private study

Seminar preparation: 113 hours
Essay writing: 60 hours

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Students will be asked to hand in work during one seminar each week which can form the basis of discussion with module leader in office hours.

They will be invited to submit draft essay/mock exams prior to formal assessment. The module leader will comment on these on request.

Students will be invited to prepare and present material during seminars.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Essay	2,000 words	50.00
Essay	2,000 words	50.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 06/05/2016

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