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By the end of this course students will be familiar with key issues and debates in contemporary philosophy of language. They will have an understanding of the abstract issues relating to the intersection between language, mind and the world, of some more concrete questions of uses of language in extreme conditions of hate, prejudice and political coercion, and of how to employ methods in the philosophy of language to answer questions in other areas of philosophy.
Indicative Module Content:The course focuses on contemporary philosophy of language in the analytic tradition
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 24 |
Tutorial | 7 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 94 |
Total | 125 |
No prior learning is required, but an interest in language in abstraction as well as its uses in concrete social and political contexts will make the course more enjoyable
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Essay: Essay (2000 words) | Week 8 | n/a | Graded | Yes | 40 |
Essay: Essay (2000 words) | End of trimester MCQ | n/a | Graded | No | 40 |
Continuous Assessment: Participation: Weekly Reading Response (starting in Week 2) | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 20 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Autumn | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
Written and oral feedback on essays provided by lecturer and tutors.
Name | Role |
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Mark Bowker | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Pepa Mellema | Tutor |