6 ECTS credits
150 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 1023247ANR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (A) Bachelor - preliminary level.
The broad subject of this course is the philosophy of language, which deals with the relationship between language (users) and the world, from a more analytical as well as a continental perspective. The following related topics, currents and thinkers, among others, will be discussed: Semantics (Frege / Russell), pragmatics (Austin / Grice), knowledge (Goldman / Gettier), computer science (Floridi), truth (Tarski / Dummett), semiotics (Peirce / De Saussure), Phenomenology (Husserl / Merleau-Ponty), hermeneutics (Heidegger / Gadamer), postmodernism (Derrida / Lyotard / Foucault) and critical theory (Adorno / Habermas). In addition, or parallel to this, the self-study of primary reading is also on the programme, i.e. the Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus (Wittgenstein).
The lectures are always supported by a visual presentation. If lectures take place digitally, they will also be recorded. All the necessary material to study is available on the learning platform. You don't have to buy anything. For more information, contact the titular holder: bart.van.kerkhove@vub.be.
The student has the ability to use terminology and concepts correctly with regard to the philosophy of language used in this course. Moreover, she/he can identify philosophical problems, and develop and interpret them formally and substantively. Finally, she/he is also able to adopt and substantiate personal statements in this regard.
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 100% of the final mark.
Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Written exam (100%)
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Philosophy and Moral Sciences: default (only offered in Dutch)
Bridging Programme Master of Arts in Philosophy and Moral Sciences: Default track (only offered in Dutch)
Bridging Programme Master of Arts in Philosophy and Moral Sciences: Gender and Diversity (only offered in Dutch)
Preparatory Programme Master of Arts in Philosophy and Moral Sciences: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)