- Docente: Paolo Leonardi
- Credits: 10
- SSD: M-FIL/05
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Communication Sciences (cod. 0069)
Learning outcomes
Knowledge of some of some contemporary views on philosophy and on philosophy of language.
Course contents
The class has a main point of reference On Certainty by Ludwig Wittgenstein. But we'll start from some pages by Plato, Pyrrho, descartes, Hume and Kant. As a main introduction to Wittgesntein own stand we will examin two famous papers by George E. Moore, who closely insprired On Certainty.
Readings/Bibliography
Ludwig Wittgenstein On Certainty (Oxford Blackwell).
Anthony Kenny Wittgenstein (Oxford
Blackwell).
Teaching methods
Lecture with discussion.
Assessment methods
Written test with 10 open questions, every 5 credits.
Teaching tools
On line materials at http://www-utenti.dsc.unibo.it/%7Eleonardi/programmi/annoincorso.html
Links to further information
http://www-utenti.dsc.unibo.it/%7Eleonardi/programmi/annoincorso.html
Office hours
See the website of Paolo Leonardi