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PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE
PART ONE
OUTLINE
I. II.
Introduction to philosophy of language Language and meaning
A. B.
IV. Clarifying ambiguity and
vagueness
A. Classification of concepts B. Intensional and extensional
Ideational, referential, and use theories of meaning Levels of language: Linguistic, speech, and conversational acts Syntactic and semantic ambiguity Vagueness
meaning
C. Definitions
1. 2. 3.
III. Language and clarity
A. B.
Definitions and their purposes Definitional techniques Criteria for lexical definitions
INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE
• Richard Rorty, in his 1967 anthology entitled
The Linguistic Turn, observes that analytic philosophy in the 20th century is characterized by the linguistic turn. This is so for a lot of philosophers during this time believed that philosophical problems may be solved or dissolved either by reforming present language, or by understanding it better. It is linguistic because it focuses on the analysis of language (i.e. it focuses on the analysis of the systems of signs which we use to communicate with one another). terms in the project of the logical empiricists. One of the examples I gave you is in line with the term “simultaneity.” In order to say that two events happened simultaneously, we need to clarify the meaning of simultaneity. In this case, we give a definition of simultaneity, one that allows us to observe whether two events really happened at the same time.
• We already saw the importance of clarifying
• Deals with questions that arise from our ordinary, everyday
conception of language sentences truth
• Deals with questions about the meanings of words, phrases or • Deals with the relationship of meaning with the concept of
• Language as a system of signs that conveys information
(cognitive meaning) and evokes or expresses emotions (emotive meaning)
• The most basic component of language are words. • For words to convey information,
PART ONE
OUTLINE
I. II.
Introduction to philosophy of language Language and meaning
A. B.
IV. Clarifying ambiguity and
vagueness
A. Classification of concepts B. Intensional and extensional
Ideational, referential, and use theories of meaning Levels of language: Linguistic, speech, and conversational acts Syntactic and semantic ambiguity Vagueness
meaning
C. Definitions
1. 2. 3.
III. Language and clarity
A. B.
Definitions and their purposes Definitional techniques Criteria for lexical definitions
INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE
• Richard Rorty, in his 1967 anthology entitled
The Linguistic Turn, observes that analytic philosophy in the 20th century is characterized by the linguistic turn. This is so for a lot of philosophers during this time believed that philosophical problems may be solved or dissolved either by reforming present language, or by understanding it better. It is linguistic because it focuses on the analysis of language (i.e. it focuses on the analysis of the systems of signs which we use to communicate with one another). terms in the project of the logical empiricists. One of the examples I gave you is in line with the term “simultaneity.” In order to say that two events happened simultaneously, we need to clarify the meaning of simultaneity. In this case, we give a definition of simultaneity, one that allows us to observe whether two events really happened at the same time.
• We already saw the importance of clarifying
• Deals with questions that arise from our ordinary, everyday
conception of language sentences truth
• Deals with questions about the meanings of words, phrases or • Deals with the relationship of meaning with the concept of
• Language as a system of signs that conveys information
(cognitive meaning) and evokes or expresses emotions (emotive meaning)
• The most basic component of language are words. • For words to convey information,