Spring 2025
PHILOS 135 001 - LEC 001
Theory of Meaning
Theory of Meaning
John G Macfarlane
Class #:27307
Units: 4
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
Philosophy
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
-1
Enrolled: 50
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 49
Waitlist Max: 0
Open Reserved Seats:0
Hours & Workload
3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, and 9 hours of outside work hours per week.
Final Exam
THU, MAY 15TH
08:00 am - 11:00 am
Wheeler 222
Course Catalog Description
Language as social behavior. Language compared to other sign systems. The foundations of semantics, truth, meaning, reference. Issues of logical form in belief sentences, indirect discourse, sentences about causality, events, actions. Relations between thought and language.
Rules & Requirements
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Requirements class fulfills
Meets Philosophy & Values, L&S Breadth
Reserved Seats
Reserved Seating For This Term
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
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