Linguistics and Philosophy (24) - Archived: Recent submissions

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    • 24.251 Introduction to Philosophy of Language, Spring 2005 

      Holton, Richard (2005-06)
      In this introductory course on the philosophy of language, we examine views on the nature of meaning, reference, truth, and their relationships. Other topics may include relationships between language and logic, language ...

    • 24.221 Metaphysics: Free Will, Fall 2004 

      Holton, Richard (2004-12)
      This course is a study of free will. It explores the main topic through the lenses of the consequence argument, unavoidability, law breaking, libertarianism, the concept of the person, moral responsibility, action, intention, ...

    • 24.03 Relativism, Reason, and Reality, Spring 2005 

      Yablo, Stephen (2005-06)
      Are moral standards relative to cultures and/or moral frameworks? Are there incompatible or non-comparable ways of thinking about the world that are somehow equally good? Is science getting closer to the truth? Is ...