PHL 808
Language and Philosophy
This course will examine philosophical issues regarding both the nature of language and the relation of language to other matters. The first group includes topics such as: What distinguishes linguistic communication from other types of communication? How do metaphors work? In what ways is language rule-governed? The latter group might include: How are thought and language related? How is language related to gender? To personal identity? To rationality or reason?
Weekly Contact: Lecture:3 hrs.
GPA Weight: 1.00
Course Count: 1.00
Billing Units: 1
Liberal Studies: UL
Prerequisites
None
Antirequisites
None
Co-Requisites
None
Custom Requisites
None
Mentioned in the Following Calendar Pages
*List may not include courses that are on a common table shared between programs.
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PHL 101
Plato and the Roots of Western Philosophy -
PHL 110
Philosophy of Religion I -
PHL 187
Ancient Greek Philosophy -
PHL 201
Problems in Philosophy -
PHL 210
Introduction to Indian Philosophy -
PHL 214
Critical Thinking I -
PHL 302
Ethics and Health Care -
PHL 306
Freedom, Equality, Limits of Authority -
PHL 307
Business Ethics -
PHL 333
Philosophy of Human Nature -
PHL 334
Ethics in Professional Life -
PHL 365
Philosophy of Beauty -
PHL 366
Existentialism and Art and Culture -
PHL 400
Human Rights and Justice -
PHL 401
Philosophy and Mass Culture -
PHL 406
Issues of Life, Death and Poverty -
PHL 420
Philosophy, Diversity and Recognition -
PHL 444
Ethics in Health Services Management -
PHL 449
Philosophy of Punishment -
PHL 500
Philosophy of the Natural Environment -
PHL 501
Oppression and the Critique of Power -
PHL 502
Aristotle -
PHL 503
Ancient and Modern Ethics -
PHL 504
Philosophy of Art -
PHL 505
Hegel and Marx -
PHL 506
The Rationalists -
PHL 507
Ethics and Disability -
PHL 508
The Empiricists -
PHL 509
Bioethics -
PHL 511
Kant -
PHL 512
Philosophy of the Emotions -
PHL 513
Phenomenology -
PHL 514
Mind and Agency -
PHL 515
Topics in Metaphysics and Epistemology -
PHL 516
Foundations of Analytic Philosophy -
PHL 517
Special Topics -
PHL 520
Social and Political Philosophy -
PHL 521
Personal Identity East and West -
PHL 522
Philosophy and Death -
PHL 525
Environmental Ethics -
PHL 530
Media Ethics -
PHL 544
Feminist Philosophy -
PHL 550
Knowledge, Truth and Belief -
PHL 551
Metaphysics -
PHL 552
Philosophy of Science -
PHL 597
Introduction to Formal Logic -
PHL 600
Classic Readings in Analytic Philosophy -
PHL 601
Classic Readings Continental Philosophy -
PHL 602
Health Policy: Ethics and Justice -
PHL 603
Modern and Contemporary Ethics -
PHL 605
Existentialism -
PHL 606
Philosophy of Love and Sex -
PHL 607
Contemporary Continental Philosophy -
PHL 611
Philosophy of Mind -
PHL 612
Philosophy of Law -
PHL 614
Philosophy of Human Rights -
PHL 621
Non-Western Philosophy -
PHL 622
Classical Arabic Philosophy -
PHL 639
Medieval Philosophy -
PHL 648
Philosophy and Literature -
PHL 650
Beyond Classical Logic -
PHL 661
Marx, Nietzsche and Freud -
PHL 700
Meta-Philosophy -
PHL 707
Plato -
PHL 708
Introduction to Modern Philosophy -
PHL 709
Religion, Science and Philosophy -
PHL 710
Philosophy and Film -
PHL 711
Language, Meaning and Truth -
PHL 714
Philosophy of Biology -
PHL 718
Advanced Topics in Ethics -
PHL 732
Topics in Political Philosophy -
PHL 752
German Idealism -
PHL 757
Major Figures in Western Philosophy -
PHL 758
Major Figures in Eastern Philosophy -
PHL 770
Law and Rights -
PHL 802
Project in Applied Philosophy -
PHL 803
Philosophy Engaging Communities -
PHL 808
Language and Philosophy -
PHL 810
Philosophy of Cinema -
PHL 900
Senior Philosophy Seminar -
PHL 910
Senior Philosophy Seminar -
PHL 921
Intellectual Property and Technology -
PHL 922
Religious Belief, Diversity, and Truth -
PHL 923
Philosophy of Religion II -
PHL 924
Critical Thinking II -
PHL 950
Directed Research Course