Contemporary Trends in Philosophical Analysis
The concept of language in the philosophy of Wittgenstein. Meaning and Use. Symptom and Criteria. The Speech Act analysis of language: views of Austin and Searle. Names and Natural kind terms; view of Quine, Ryle, Strawson, Donnellan, Putnam and Kripke. Ethics and Language: Moore: Natural and Non-natural Properties; `Good` as a simple notion. Stevenson: Disagreement in belief and in Attitude; Persuasive Argument. Universalizability, Moral Argument, Reason in Ethics: Views of Hare and Toulmin.
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