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PHIL212 Currents in Analytic Philosophy

10 cp
Prerequisites
10 cp from 100-level unit in Philosophy
Teaching Organisation Lectures, tutorials and seminars.

This unit will introduce the student to major figures, and debates that have defined twentieth century Analytic Philosophy. Some of the major movements in the tradition, such as pragmatism, logical positivism, conceptual and linguistic analysis and ordinary language philosophy and recent Realist Philosophy will studied. Some of the major themes to be followed will be selected from broad areas such as the following: the nature of philosophy, the treatment of ethics and religion in the tradition, the philosophy of mind and language, the nature of knowledge, the philosophy of science, and the impact of Analytic Philosophy on the Judaeo–Christian tradition.

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