Department of Philosophy

The Problems of Philosophy of Language(PH353)

Course Code Course Name Semester Theory Practice Lab Credit ECTS
PH353 The Problems of Philosophy of Language 5 3 0 0 3 4
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Admission Requirements
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Type Elective
Course Level Bachelor Degree
Course Instructor(s) Selami Atakan ALTINÖRS aaltinors@gsu.edu.tr (Email)
Assistant
Objective An examination of the nature and structure of language and of philosophical problems arising in connection with it. Topics covered will include meaning, reference, speech acts and relevant issues of contemporary descriptive linguistics.
Content Conceptions of language from Plato to Chomsky
Course Learning Outcomes 1.Philosophical formation on the structure and the function of language.
2.Knowledge on the scope of meaning and reference problem.
3.Information concerning essential conceptions in philosophy of language.
Teaching and Learning Methods Face-to-face
References Sylvain Auroux: La Philosophie du Langage
Frédéric Nef: Le Langage : une approche philosophique
André Jacob: Introduction à la Philosophie du Langage
Platon: “Cratyle”
John Locke: l'Essai philosophique concernant l'entendement humain
Jean-Gérard Rossi: Philosophie analytique
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Theory Topics
Week Weekly Contents
1 Objet and scope of philosophy of language
2 Essential approachs to meaning problem-I
3 Essential approachs to meaning problem-II
4 Cratylus
5 Cratylus
6 Mid-term
7 Language for Augustin
8 Language for Hobbes
9 Language for Locke
10 Language for Leibniz
11 Language for Rousseau
12 Language for Herder and Humboldt
13 Cartesian linguistic theory of Chomsky
14 Final reflections
Practice Topics
Week Weekly Contents
Contribution to Overall Grade
  Number Contribution
Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade 1 50
Contribution of final exam to overall grade 1 50
Toplam 2 100
In-Term Studies
  Number Contribution
Assignments 0 0
Presentation 0 0
Midterm Examinations (including preparation) 1 50
Project 0 0
Laboratory 0 0
Other Applications 0 0
Quiz 0 0
Term Paper/ Project 0 0
Portfolio Study 0 0
Reports 0 0
Learning Diary 0 0
Thesis/ Project 0 0
Seminar 0 0
Other 0 0
Toplam 1 50
No Program Learning Outcomes Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Analyze philosophical texts with analytical and critical rigor; X
2 Get an exhaustive knowledge on the history of philosophy; from antiquity to 20th century; X
3 Provide access to information and expertise in the fields of systematic philosophy, such as ethic, esthetic, history of science, philosophy of society; X
4 Establish the relation between philosophy and other fields of knowledge, such as, history, psychology, anthropology, sociology and other positive sciences; X
5 Learn the theories of political science and the philosophical evaluation of historical and actual events;
6 Have a sufficient level of French and English in order to follow philosophical debates; X
7 Have a sufficient level of the ancient Greek, Latin and Ottoman languages for reading philosophical texts written in these; X
8 Develop a creative thinking and a knowledge of aesthetic theories which will allow the analysis of artworks and the history of art;
9 Acquire academic research methods and writing ability as well as to develop analytical skills, interpretation and criticism. X
Activities Number Period Total Workload
Class Hours 14 3 42
Working Hours out of Class 14 1 14
Midterm Examinations (including preparation) 1 13 13
Other Applications 4 2 8
Final Examinations (including preparation) 1 13 13
Other 2 2 4
Total Workload 94
Total Workload / 25 3,76
Credits ECTS 4
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