Historical Introduction to Analytic Philosophy

授業の目標・概要:

Analytic Philosophy is the predominant style of English-language philosophy. This course will introduce this important approach to philosophy through its early history, from the turn of the 20th century until around the 1970's.

授業のキーワード:

[日本語用]

history of philosophy, ethics, philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, epistemology, metaphysics, logical positivism, Analytic Philosophy

[外国語用]

logical positivism, Analytic Philosophy,history of philosophy, ethics, philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, epistemology, metaphysics

授業計画:

Topics to be covered include:

- Russell and philosophical analysis

- Logical positivism and the new empirical philosophy

- Approaches to linguistic meaning

- Approaches to the nature of mind

- Approaches to the nature of ethics

Emphasis will be placed on understanding the main arguments rather than detailed exegesis of texts.

授業の方法:

Each class will involve lectures and discussion. The class will be conducted in English.

成績評価方法:

The final grade will be based on class participation and a take-home exam.

教科書:

Schwarz, S. (2012) A Brief History of Analytic Philosophy: From Russell to Rawls. Wiley Blackwell.

参考書:

A Companion to Analytic Philosophy. Edited by A. P. Martinich and David Sosa, Blackwell Publishers, 2001

The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: http://plato.stanford.edu

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