Studying at York
Language & Mind - PHI00046H
- Department: Philosophy
- Module co-ordinator: Dr. Stephen Everson
- Credit value: 20 credits
- Credit level: H
- Academic year of delivery: 2018-19
- See module specification for other years: 2017-18
Module will run
| Occurrence | Teaching cycle |
|---|---|
| A | Autumn Term 2018-19 |
Module aims
We shall be considering topics that sit at the intersection of Philosophy of Mind and Language: centrally, we shall be focusing on what account is to be given of a speaker's ability to understand a language but will lead up to this by looking at such topics as truth (and theories of truth), reference, and sense.
Module learning outcomes
Students will have developed their philosophical skills so as to have understood various accounts of central topics in the Philosophy of Language and, by critically engaging with those accounts, to have developed their own views on how understanding a language is to be explained.
Module content
We shall be looking at work by Frege, as well as by Strawson, Davidson, Dummet and John McDowell.
Assessment
| Task | Length | % of module mark |
|---|---|---|
| Essay/coursework Essay |
N/A | 100 |
Special assessment rules
None
Reassessment
| Task | Length | % of module mark |
|---|---|---|
| Essay/coursework Essay |
N/A | 100 |
Module feedback
The students will get feedback on their summative essay with 4 weeks of submitting it.
Indicative reading
Donald Davidson, Inquiries into Truth and Interpretation
Michael Dummett, The Seas of Language
John McDowell, Meaning, Knowledge, and Reality
