FIL2506 – Recent History of Philosophy: The Heritage of Frege and Russell

Course content

The content of the course will vary from time to time, but it will be based on the heritage of Gottlob Frege (1848-1925), Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) and Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951). What characterizes this kind of philosophy is its focus on the language and its analaysis. It is also strongly connected to the natural and formal sciences. This heritage has been further developped into several branches; for example the logical positivism, the "late philosophy of Wittgenstein", the ordinary language philosophy and the late philosophy of language of for example Willard Van Orman Quine, Donald Davidson and Saul Kripke.

Learning outcome

After having completed the course, the students are expected to:

  • have a good knowledge of the core texts for the course
  • have a certain knowledge of the debate concerning the topic
  • be able to discuss the topic in a rather independent and critical manner
  • be able to describe in a consistent and clear manner what are the main aspects of the topic

Admission to the course

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Overlapping courses

Teaching

24 hours of seminar.

The teaching takes place together with master students following FIL4630 – Recent History of Philosophy: The Heritage of Frege and Russell. The course has the following compulsory tuition activities:

  • Obligatory draft for the first essay in the portofolio
  • Short summaries of the assigned readings for 9 out of 11 seminar meetings

All compulsory activities must be accepted as satisfactory in order to submit the exam.

Examination

A portfolio consisting of two essays of approximately 5 pages à 2300 characters, exclusive literature list. You submit the portfol