Philosophy of Language

The course considers questions about how we are able to communicate and represent the world by the use of language.  It deals, among the rest, with formal semantics and the concept of logical form; truth conditions and assertions conditions; behaviorist and holistic conceptions of language; the role of linguistic intentions; speech-act theory.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Course Objective:

• The course aims at making students develop skills of philosophical examination of the meanings and structure of language in order to ascertain the objectivity and truth of language statements.