PHIL 206

Language, Truth and Meaning

Description

Explores how language is used to communicate ideas. Topics?may?include: the nature of meaning, how words can convey meaning, how word meaning combines to create sentential meaning, how we communicate better by not saying what we mean, how we repair and reconstrue utterances to extract meaning, how truth is?related?to meaning, how slurs work.

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Availability 2026

Semester 1

Lecturer(s)

Lecturer(s) Dr Andrew Withy

Points

PHIL 206: 15 points

Prerequisites

30 points in Philosophy

Restrictions

PHIL 306