2009 Fall PHIL 138-01
Bulletin Course Description An historical survey from Frege, Moore, Russell, and the logical positivism of the Vienna Circle to current developments. Philosophers covered include Wittgenstein, Ryle, Austin, Quine, and Davidson. Instructor: Einheuser, Sanford or Sterrett
(Instructor named in bulletin description above may not be current. For current instructor, see listing below.)
Title ANALYTIC PHILOSOPHY 20C Department PHIL Course Number 2009 Fall 138 Section Number 01 Primary Instructor Einheuser,Iris Primary Instructor Sterrett,Susan Prerequisites Prerequisite: one philosophy course or consent of instructor.
Synopsis of course content
The dominant tradition of philosophical thought since roughly the beginning of the last century is analytic philosophy. Familiarity with the roots of that tradition will greatly enhance your appreciation of what is going on in current philosophical debates. In this course, we will study classic papers by some of the founding figures of analytic philosophy, such as Gottlob Frege, Bertrand Russell and Ludwig Wittgenstein, as well as the intellectual context within which these authors were writing.
Grade to be based on
Several short writing assignments, class participation
