PHIL 4490 - Philosophy of Language

3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)

A historical survey of developments in philosophy of language. Topics covered include sense and reference, signifier and signified, rule-following, ordinary language philosophy, deconstruction, and casual theories of reference. Authors covered include Frege Husserl, De Saussure, Wittgenstein, Austin, Derrida, and others. Meets with PHIL 5490.