second year course outlines 2012-2013 - School of Social Sciences ...

More documents

Recommendations

Info

Schilpp, Paul Arthur (ed.) Philosophy of Bertrand Russell (Library of Living Philosophers) Searle, John. ‘Proper Names’, widely reprinted; originally in Mind 67 (1958) Searle, John. ‘Referential and Attributive’, The Monist (1979); repr. in J. Searle, Expression and Meaning, ch. 6 [discusses Donnellan] Searle, John, Intentionality, ch. 9 ‘Proper Names and Intentionality’ Strawson, P. F. ‘On Referring’, on course website; repr in Martinich and Sosa, AP; Strawson’s Logico-Linguistic Papers; Caton (ed.) Philosophy and Ordinary Language; Martinich, PL [famous ordinary-language attack on Russell’s theory of descriptions; for Russell’s reply see above] Strawson, P. F. Individuals, ch. 1 ‘Bodies’ [contains the famous “duplication argument”] Further Secondary Reading Simon Blackburn. Spreading the Word. Groundings in the Philosophy of Language, ch 9 Bostock, David. Russell’s Logical Atomism, chapters 3 and 7 Crawford, Sean. ‘Propositions’, The Encyclopaedia of Language and Linguistics, 2 nd ed., Elsevier (2005), on course website [introduction to theories of propositions, comparing contemporary Fregean and Russellian views] Griffin, Nicholas (ed.). Cambridge Companion to Bertrand Russell, available on the Cambridge Companions Complete Collections website, accessible through the library’s electronic resources under ‘electronic books’ Hylton, Peter, Propositions, Functions, and Analysis. Selected Essays on Russell’s Philosophy. Hylton, Peter, Russell, Idealism, and the Emergence of Analytic Philosophy. Jacob, Pierre ‘Intentionality’, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, online at: http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/intentionality/ Jones & Fogelin, ch. 5 Kaplan, David. ‘What is Russell’s Theory of Descriptions?’, in D. Pears (ed.) Bertrand Russell. A Collection of Critical Essays (1972) 20
Klement, Kevin. ‘Russell’s Logical Atomism’, http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/logical-atomism Passmore, ch. 9; available online at HA: http://www.hist-analytic.com Peter Ludlow, ‘Descriptions’, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, online at: http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/descriptions/ Lycan, William G. Philosophy of Language, chs 1-3 Lycan, William G., ‘Kripke’s Modal Objection and Dummett’s Reply’ at: http://www.unc.edu/~ujanel/KripkeDummett.htm Makin, Gideon. The Metaphysicians of Meaning, chs 1-3 Martin, Robert. The Meaning of Language, chs 13-20 Pears, David. Bertrand Russell and the British Tradition in Philosophy Pears, David (ed.) Bertrand Russell. A Collection of Critical Essays (1972). Taylor, ch 2 [advanced and technical but accessible intro] Schwartz, ch. 1 Soames, v1, chs5-8 [advanced introduction focussing on philosophy of language, logic and mathematics; quite technical in places] Wettstein, Howard, The Magic Prism, chs 1-2 [very accessible; relates Russell to current research] WEEK5. LOGICAL POSITIVISM: AYER’S ELIMINATION OF METAPHYSICS Required Reading A. J. Ayer, ‘The Elimination of Metaphysics’, on the course website; originally from Ayer’s Language, Truth and Logic; repr in Klemke, CALP; Martinich and Sosa, AP Further Primary Reading Ayer, A. J. Language, Truth and Logic, 2 nd ed. [a very readable popular classic] Ayer, A. J. The Foundations of Empirical Knowledge [accessible classic; the later target of J. L. Austin’s attack in Sense and Sensiblia (see below under week 7)] Ayer, LP 21
Page 1 and 2: SECOND YEAR COURSE OUTLINES 2012-20
Page 3 and 4: FACULTY OF HUMANITIES SCHOOL OF SOC
Page 5 and 6: Learning Outcomes On successful com
Page 7 and 8: TOTAL: 200 hours Prompt arrival at
Page 9 and 10: For further details please see the
Page 11 and 12: All reading lists are for guidance
Page 13 and 14: Makin, Gideon. The Metaphysicians o
Page 15 and 16: Beiser (ed.) Cambridge Companion to
Page 17 and 18: Sluga, Hans, Frege [an intermediate
Page 19: Required Readings 1. Russell, ‘De
Page 23 and 24: WEEK 6. READING WEEK: NO LECTURES O
Page 25 and 26: Putnam, ‘“Two Dogmas” Revisit
Page 27 and 28: Brain McLaughlin, ‘Anomalous Moni
Page 29 and 30: Loux, Michael and D. Zimmerman (eds
Page 31 and 32: 5. How much of Russell’s theory o
Page 33 and 34: Summary We will focus on the metaph
Page 35 and 36: Students should consult the Univers
Page 37 and 38: (3) What is the best formulation of
Page 39 and 40: Davidson, D. 1970. Mental events. I
Page 41 and 42: aspects of the work of some of the
Page 43 and 44: You are also required to keep an el
Page 45 and 46: essays and exam answers. We also dr
Page 47 and 48: follow. Reading the secondary liter
Page 49 and 50: accepting others. However, the view
Page 51 and 52: experience? Some have argued that o
Page 53 and 54: Heidegger right to claim that the p
Page 55 and 56: Kelly, S. 1999. What do we see (whe
Page 57 and 58: The Topic Decartes remarked that he
Page 59 and 60: which the body is considered as a m
Page 61 and 62: Priest, S. 2000. The Subject in Que
Page 63 and 64: FACULTY OF HUMANITIES SCHOOL OF SOC
Page 65 and 66: 3. COURSE ORGANISATION Lectures: Mo
Page 67 and 68: ASSESSED ESSAYS One essay of 2,500
Page 69 and 70: Penalties for late submission of es
Page 71 and 72:
WEEK-BY-WEEK READING LIST This li
Page 73 and 74:
WEEK 5: INTERPRETATION Tutorial Tex
Page 75 and 76:
Malcolm Budd, ‘Music and the Comm
Page 77 and 78:
8. SAMPLE EXAM PAPER (for guidance
Page 79 and 80:
Communication: Students must read t
Page 81 and 82:
• Complete written work on time F
Page 83 and 84:
Students should consult the Univers
Page 85 and 86:
We also draw your attention to the
Page 87 and 88:
Page 89 and 90:
another reason you should tell your
Page 91 and 92:
Week 9 (beginning 15 th April) Week
Page 93 and 94:
Page 95 and 96:
failure to meet the work and attend
Page 97 and 98:
is not obliged to read anymore than
Page 99 and 100:
Return of assessed essays A report
Page 101 and 102:
Ayers, M. R. Locke, (Routledge, 199
Page 103 and 104:
Examination period: Monday 13 th Ma
Page 105 and 106:
Texts recommended for purchase: It
Page 107 and 108:
Students should consult the Univers
Page 109 and 110:
questions to the lecturer/tutor; as
Page 111 and 112:
Raz J. (1999) ‘The central confli
Page 113 and 114:
Velleman J. D. (1992) ‘The Guise
Page 115 and 116:
Kant I. Foundations of the Metaphys
Page 117 and 118:
Rachels J. (ed.) Ethical Theory 2:
Page 119 and 120:
! Parfit D. (1984) Reasons and Pers
Page 121 and 122:
FACULTY OF HUMANITIES SCHOOL OF SOC
Page 123 and 124:
Scientific realism: should we belie
Page 125 and 126:
The University’s Academic Standar
Page 127 and 128:
Ryle thought that the word ‘exist
Page 129 and 130:
organisation 2 4 Feb What is scienc
Page 131 and 132:
Thagard, P. 1978. ‘Why astrology
Page 133 and 134:
See §3 of the reading list on the
Page 135:
Week 11: The ethics of scientific e
show all

second year course outlines 2012-2013 - School of Social Sciences ...

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?