ID:
106149
Dettaglio:
SSD: Philosophy and Theory of Language
Duration: 48
CFU: 8
Located in:
BERGAMO
Url:
PHILOSOPHY - 106-270/FILOSOFICO TEORICO Year: 3
Year:
2026
At the end of the course, students will have acquired a knowledge of the fundamentals of natural language semantics; they will have developed analytical and logical-argumentative skills; they will possess a number of tools for analyzing linguistic structures applicable to ordinary communicative contexts; and they will be familiar with the main theoretical approach to the notion of meaning and its fundamental philosophical ramifications.
The expected learning outcomes include:
a) the ability to analyze basic linguistic structures;
b) the ability to read and understand a philosophical essay;
c) knowledge of the principal twentieth-century philosophical approach to the study of meaning.studio del linguaggio, ivi inclusa la consapevolezza critica dei suoi pregi e limiti
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Teaching will be carried out primarily through lectures, supplemented by the collective reading and discussion of short essays.
Oral examination.
The oral examination is designed to assess:
a) the ability to identify different types of semantic structures, through the analysis of sentences and subsentential expressions (formalization);
b) the ability to understand a philosophical text, through the analysis of a short text excerpt;
c) knowledge of the fundamentals of natural language semantics, through open-ended questions.
The examination consists of between three and five questions, depending on the quality of the answers. Answers are evaluated on the basis of:
The result will be communicated at the end of the examination.
Meaning and Understanding. Semantics as a theory of reference and semantics as a “theory” of use.
Psychologism and Anti-Psychologism. The issue of semantic normativity. Elements of neurosemantics.
Formalization in First-Order Predicate Logic.
The syllabus for non-attending students is identical to that for attending students.
Any further details, as well as supplementary teaching materials, will be made available on the course’s dedicated E-learning area (Moodle platform).
In addition to the E-learning platform, students may contact the instructor via their institutional email account.