๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐๐: ๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ผ๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐ต๐: ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ฒ, ๐ ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ, ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐น๐น, ๐ช๐ถ๐๐๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐๐๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป
๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง:
This 4-week (10-11 lectures, 1 hour 30 minutes each) course introduces the foundational figures of early analytic philosophy: Gottlob Frege, G.E. Moore, Bertrand Russell, and Ludwig Wittgenstein. Through key texts, including Fregeโs On Sense and Reference, Mooreโs Principia Ethica, Russellโs On Denoting, and Wittgensteinโs Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, Philosophical Investigations, and On Certainty, students will explore logic, language, metaphysics, and epistemology. The course begins with the historical context of analytic philosophy and concludes with participant presentations. Through lectures, discussions, and text analysis, students will trace the movementโs development and impact. No prior knowledge is required, only a dedication to learning contemporary Western philosophy.
๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌ:
* Understand the core ideas, methods, and historical context of early analytic philosophy.
* Analyze key texts by Frege, Moore, Russell, and Wittgenstein.
* Examine Wittgensteinโs philosophical evolution across Tractatus, Philosophical Investigations, and On Certainty.
ย *Demonstrate independent research and critical thinking through a final presentation on a course-related topic.
๐๐ฒ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ฌ:
* Origins and Context of Analytic Philosophy: Historical background, shift from idealism, emergence of analytic methods, and key themes.
* Gottlob Frege: Sense-reference distinction, quantification logic, concepts and objects, foundations of logic and semantics.
* G.E. Moore: Defense of common sense, critique of idealism, open-question argument, ethical non-naturalism.
* Bertrand Russell: Theory of definite descriptions, logical atomism, logicism, Principia Mathematica project.
* Ludwig Wittgenstein:
Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus: Picture theory of language, logical form, facts, objects, propositions, proper names, and the mysticism.
Philosophical Investigations: Language games, use-based meaning, rejection of the Tractatus framework.
On Certainty: Exploration of certainty, doubt, and epistemological foundations.
* Participant Presentations (Optional): Student-led explorations of a philosopher or theme from the course.
๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฌ:
* Frege, G.: Begriffsschrift (Ch. 1); โOn Sense and Referenceโ (1892); โFunction and Conceptโ (1891, selected sections).
* Moore, G.E.: โThe Refutation of Idealismโ (1903, selected sections); โA Defence of Common Senseโ (1925); Principia Ethica (Ch. 1).
* Russell, B.: โOn Denotingโ (1905); The Philosophy of Logical Atomism (Lecture 2); Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy (Ch. 1-2).
* Wittgenstein, L.: Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus (Preface, 1-7); Philosophical Investigations (Sections 1-43, 65-88); On Certainty (Sections 1-65, 341-559).
๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ:
* Question-answer sessions (20%): Participation in weekly Q&A discussions.
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* Discussion participation (20%): Active engagement in class discussions.
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* Test-based evaluation (30%): Objective-type questions (multiple-choice, true/false) on key concepts and texts.
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* Philosophical essay (30%): 1,500-word paper on any topic covered in the syllabus, with individual guidance provided.
๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ
* Soft copies of primary texts and secondary materials (commentaries and introductory articles on analytic philosophy, provided).
* Access to online platforms (e.g., Online Encyclopaedia) for supplementary readings.
* Guest lectures from scholars in analytic philosophy.
๐๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ:
๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐:
* Articulate the contributions of Gottlob Frege (Begriffsschrift, โOn Sense and Referenceโ, โFunction and Conceptโ), G.E. Moore (Principia Ethica, โA Defence of Common Senseโ, โThe Refutation of Idealismโ), Bertrand Russell (On Denoting, Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy, The Philosophy of Logical Atomism), and Ludwig Wittgenstein (Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, Philosophical Investigations, On Certainty).
* Critically analyze primary texts and their arguments on logic, language, metaphysics, and epistemology.
* Trace Wittgensteinโs philosophical evolution from the logical structure of Tractatus to the language games of Philosophical Investigations and the epistemological insights of On Certainty.
* Apply concepts from early analytic philosophy to contemporary issues in language, mind, and knowledge.
* Develop skills in philosophical writing, logical analysis, and argumentation through question-answer sessions, discussions, objective tests, and a guided 1,500-word essay.
* Demonstrate independent research and critical thinking through a final presentation on a course-related topic.