LOG07B - PHILOSOPHY AND THEORY OF LANGUAGE

The course contributes to the broader educational objective of the BA by providing the conceptual tools suitable for understanding philosophy of language and his practical applications. The student will acquire: specific knowledge of the topics and texts; refinined ability to memorize, understand and use the principles, theories and discursive practices that characterize the discipline and its analytical techniques; ability to perform speculative analyzes and exercise extensive critical commentary by textual analysis procedures; improving of argumentative and descriptive skills in the reconstructing and discussing topics and texts; in-depth analysis and use of monographs and periodicals; ability to define the fundamental structures of philosophical discourse; advanced philosophical vocabulary. Further skills: critical autonomy; information and validity of judgment (understanding of theses and debates; orientation in theoretical problems; connection of ideas and concepts in complex traditions; ability to critically integrate different philosophical knowledge; use of critical tools for the framing of crucial themes); specific communication skills and continuous learning (ability to exhibit analyses in an effective and orderly manner in individual and collective context; formalization and resolution of problems; mastery, integration and development of a philosophical vocabulary related to the BA context).