| CODE | PHI2036 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Set Text in Analytic Philosophy | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Philosophy | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit will typically focus on an author (or a selection of authors) or a theme (or a selection of themes) in analytic philosophy. Students will have to opportunity to engage in depth with such authors or themes through close readings of primary texts as well as relevant secondary material. The authors will vary in each occurrence of the study-unit, and may include philosophers from any period in the history of analytic thought (from Frege to Quine and from Russell to Kripke). Themes may include truth, meaning, language, action, intention, freedom, universals, necessity and contingency, and others. Study-unit Aims: This study-unit aims to introduce students to basic concepts in analytic philosophy through a close engagement with specific texts so as to encourage students to read carefully and critically engage with the texts. The study-unit aims to offer students the opportunity to engage meaningfully and critically with current themes in analytic philosophy and with its history . Students will be introduced to the skills required to read texts in analytic philosophy and to articulate and present their thoughts and ideas about the authors, texts and themes covered in the study-unit. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - engage critically with primary texts in analytic philosophy; - analyse, through close reading, primary texts in analytic philosophy; - identify and review relevant secondary literature concerning specific authors and/or themes in analytic philosophy; - consolidate earlier knowledge in the field of analytic philosophy. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - read analytically and critically a broad selection of texts in analytically philosophy; - identify and reflect upon key concepts and discussions in analytic philosophy; - engage in meaningful discussions on specific texts covered in the Unit; - present coherent arguments related to the topics in analytic philosophy; - write an assignment on a specific author/theme in analytic philosophy. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main texts Anscombe E., Intention, Basil Blackwell, Oxford 1968. Davidson D., Essays on Actions and Events, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2002. Enç Berent, How We Act, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2006. Friggieri J., Actions and Speech Actions, Mireva Publications, Malta 1991. Hornsby J., Actions, Routledge & Kegan Paul, London 1980. Kane Robert, Oxford Handbook of Free Will, OUP, Oxford 2011. Klemke E.D. (ed.), Contemporary Analytic and Linguistic Philosophies, Prometheus Books 2000. Martinich A.P., and Sosa David, Analytic Philosophy: An Anthology, Wiley-Blackwell 2012. Mele Alfred R. (ed.), The Philosophy of Action, Oxford University Press, Oxford 1997. Moya Carlos, The Philosophy of Action, Polity Press, Cambridge 1990. O’ Connor Timothy and Costantine Sandis, A Companion to the Philosophy of Action, Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford 2012. P.F. Strawson, Analysis and Metaphysics, OUP 2006. Supplementary texts Schwartz Stephen P., A Brief History of Analytic Philosophy, Wiley-Blackwell 2012. Soames Scott, Philosophical Analysis in the Twentieth Century (2 Volumes), Princeton 2005. Stroll Avrum, Twentieth-Century Analytic Philosophy, Columbia University Press 2000. Sultana Mark, Self-Deception and Akrasia: A Comparative Conceptual Analysis, PUG 2006. Velleman David J., The Possibility of Practical Reason, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2000. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Joseph Friggieri |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2024/5. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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