<p>Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Theories of meaning and communication; how words refer to things; limits of meaningfulness; analysis of speech acts; relation of everyday language to scientific discoveries. P/NP or letter grading.</p>

Philosophy

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Philosophy is concerned with the big questions that face us all as conscious, reflective beings.

General Catalog 2022-23

Philosophy of Language and Communication

PHILOS 172

4 units

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