PHL417: Meaning and Interpretation

This unit deals with central themes in contemporary philosophy of language, in both the analytic and phenomenological traditions. Questions addressed include: How do we make 'sense' of the world? How do we understand others? What counts as a language? Is 'language' necessary to make the world 'meaningful' for us? Can we think without words? What is the relation between thinking, talking and hearing? What is the relation between language and reality? Is it possible to understand what someone else says?

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Points	4
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: S2-internal, S2-external
Contact Time	Lectures: 1 hour per week; tutorials: 1.5 hours per week.
Prerequisites	Enrolment in Honours or Postgraduate-level courses. Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.
School	School of Social Sciences and Humanities
Unit Coordinator	Dr Lubica Ucnik Position: Snr Lecturer Level C - Philosophy E-mail: L.Ucnik@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Education and Humanities Room 4.057 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 2313
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Contact the Unit Coordinator MURDOCH S2: Internal (02/08/2010 - 26/11/2010)   MURDOCH S2: External (02/08/2010 - 26/11/2010)

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)