20703104 - PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE

The course of Philosophy of Language is part of the program in Philosophy and it is included among the characterizing training activities.
The course aims to analyze the relationship between some classical topics of the philosophy of language and the topic of human nature. Specifically, students will be invited to reflect on the main philosophical models proposed within the contemporary debate to account for the nature of language and the relationships between these models and some classical references in the history of philosophy. At the end of the course, the student will have acquired:
-) Ability to analyze and interpret philosophical texts;
-) Properties of language and argumentation;
-) Ability to contextualize the acquired knowledge in the Philosophical debate.
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Programme

From Cartesian grammar to the pragmatics of language

This course aims to address one of the classic themes in the philosophy of language: the debate between models that are inspired by the Cartesian-rationalist tradition and theoretical perspectives that, by referring to the actual contexts of language use, promote a view based on the pragmatic aspects of human communication. The aim of the course is to show how this debate has important repercussions on the issue of human nature.



Core Documentation


- Chomsky N. (1988) Linguaggio e problemi della conoscenza. Bologna: Il Mulino
- Tomasello M. (2014) Unicamente Umano: storia naturale del pensiero. Bologna: Il Mulino
- Ferretti F. (2015) La facoltà di linguaggio. Roma: Carocci.

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Type of evaluation

Oral examination