COURSE UNIT TITLE

: THE PROBLEM OF MEANING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FEL 6083 THE PROBLEM OF MEANING ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

PHILOSOPHY

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR REŞAT LEVENT AYSEVER

Offered to

PHILOSOPHY

Course Objective

Evaluating the scope of meaning problem, discussing its solutions offered by various philosophers, and improving new solutions if necessary.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of the course students will be able to comprehend the scope and main solutions of meaning problem.
2   to discuss the main solutions of meaning problem offered by philosophers.
3   to evaluate the main solutions of meaning problems.
4   to improve their solutions if necessary.
5   to ground their solutions.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The scope of meaning problem
2 Main solutions of meaning problem
3 Ideational meaning theories
4 Ideational meaning theories
5 Referential meaning theories
6 Referential meaning theories
7 Pragmatic meaning theories
8 Pragmatic meaning theories
9 Midterm exam
10 Student presentation and discussion
11 Student presentation and discussion
12 Student presentation and discussion
13 Student presentation and discussion
14 Student presentation and discussion

Recomended or Required Reading

- A. W. Moore (ed), MEANING AND REFERERENCE, Oxford: Oxford UP, 1993.
- John R. Searle, EXPRESSION AND MEANING, Cambridge UP, 1985.
- Paul Grice, STUDIES IN THE WAY OF WORDS, Hardvard UP, 1989.
- Daniel Vanderveken, MEANING AND SPEECH ACTS, Vol. I-II, Cambridge UP, 1990.
- Paul Horwich, REFLECTIONS ON MEANING, Oxford UP, 2006.
- Paul Horwich, MEANING, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1990.
- Paul Horwich, TRUTH, MEANING, REALITY, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 2010.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

See "Assessment Methods" and "ECTS Table"

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO 1-3 will be evaluated by his/her presentation
LO 4-5 will be evaluated by the assignment of the student and by the questions that will be asked in midterm and final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. %70 attendance is required.
2. The participation in presentation activity will be considered in grading.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

0232 301 79 17
levent.aysever@deu.edu.tr
http://www.leventaysever.com

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 8 3 24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 5 60
Preparation for final exam 1 35 35
Preparation for midterm exam 1 35 35
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 160

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.1545
LO.2
LO.344
LO.45
LO.54435

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