Philosophy 154: Philosophy of Language
Thought Before Language? Spelke's Study
Alice (an AI program) takes the Turing Test!
Click on the link to try it out: http://alice.pandorabots.com/
(courtesy of Dusty Bates)
Final Exam Date: Monday, December 14th, 12:45-2:45
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Historical Background (in Philosophy):
Syntax, Semantics and Pragmatics
Direct Reference - Chapter 3
Mediated Reference - Chapter 4
Ayer's Verificationist Criteria of Meaningfulness:
Truth Theoretic Semantics - Chapter 5
The Idea Theory of Meaning - Chapter 6
Language Knowledge Issues -Chapter 8
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Chapter 10:
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