Introduces contemporary debates between realism and anti-realism: moral realism, expressivism, error-theory; semantic realism; Dummett's Manifestation Argument; Kripke's Wittgenstein; Semantic Dispositionalism; Judgement-Dependence; Semantic Irrealism; meaning and normativity.
| Paper title | Meaning and Metaphysics |
|---|---|
| Paper code | PHIL415 |
| Subject | Philosophy |
| EFTS | 0.1667 |
| Points | 20 points |
| Teaching period | Not offered in 2023 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees (NZD) | $1,206.91 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- 36 PHIL points at 200-level or above
- Restriction
- PHIL 458
- Notes
- May not be credited together with PHIL458 passed in 2013 or 2014.
- Contact
- Teaching staff
- Textbooks
Alexander Miller, Philosophy of Language (Routledge 2018).
Saul Kripke, Wittgenstein on Rules and Private Language (Blackwell 1982).
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the paper will acquire:
- The ability to make philosophical analyses and to present and assess philosophical arguments to an advanced standard
- A detailed awareness and grasp of what is at issue in general metaphysical debates between realism and anti-realism debates
- An advanced ability to explain and assess philosophical positions and arguments in their own words
- The ability to grasp and critically discuss central issues in the theory of meaning concerning scepticism about meaning
