Philosophy 176 :

Twentieth Century, Anglo-American Philosophy

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NOTE: Kripke: Focus on Pages 406-412 for Monday

Administrative:

• Twentieth Century Anglo-American Philosophy Syllabus

Required Text:

• Contemporary Analytic & Linguistic Philosophies, ed. by E.D. Klemke

Final Exam:

Homework:

• Homework #1: Royce and Moore, Due Monday, February 6th
• Homework #2: Russell, Due Monday, February 20th
• Homework #3: Ayer and Carnap, Due Monday, March 20th

Homework Answers:

• Homework #3 Answers

Argumentative Essay:

• Paper Topics and Guidelines

Presentations:

• Presentation Grade Sheet

Overheads:

Moore

• Idealism Implying a Contradiction
• Refutation of Idealism: Part II
• Realism: Options
• More on Moore
• Logic and Philosophy

Russell

• Definite Descriptions Notes
• Role of Philosophy
• Russell and Metaphysics
• Russell on Language

Ayer

• Introduction to Logical Positivism
• Ayer on Elimination of Metaphysics
• Argument Against Metaphysics
• Criterion of Verifiability
• A Priori Outline
• Critique of Ethics

Carnap

• Empiricism, Semantics and Ontology

Ryle

• Systematically Misleading Expressions

Wisdom

• Philosophical Perplexity

Question

Why is it the philosopher’s job to pacify everyone (273) and

how does this tie into Wisdom's other descriptions of the job?

Quine

• On What There Is
• Two Dogmas Of Empiricism

Austin

• Performative-Constative

Searle

• What is A Speech Act: Summary

Turing

• The Imitation Game

Kripke

• Study Questions (p. 406-413)

Putnam (Twin Earth)

• Division of Labor
• Indexicality and Rigidity

Putnam (Brains in a Vat)

Study Questions