Admission requirements
Admission to this course is restricted to BA students in Philosophy, who have successfully completed their first year, and who have also completed at least 10 EC’s of the mandatory components of their second year, including:
Wetenschapsfilosofie
Taalfilosofie
Description
Speech act theory is generally understood as part of philosophy of language: we not merely use language to describe; we do things with words. The course investigates the question to what extent speech acts should play a role in logic. How essential is the asssertive force to logic? Do we need other speech acts, such as requesting or challenging a claim, to develop a dialogical logic? Do we need a special act of supposal? Are there special speech acts we use in fiction?
We read writings by Searle, Frege, Dummett, Davidson and Martin-Löf.
Course objectives
To be announced.
Timetable
See: BA Filosofie
- Filosofie, BA3 – BA Plus-traject or Standaardtraject
Mode of instruction
- Seminars
Class attendance is required.
Course Load
Total course load 10 EC x 28 hours = 280 hours
Attending seminars (13 x 3 hours): 39 hours:
Preparation seminars / study of compulsory literature: 161 hours
Writing paper: 80 hours
Assessment method
Assessment
- Paper
Weighing
The paper counts as 100% of the grade.
Resit
The resit consists of one examination, consisting of a paper. The mark for the resit replaces the previously earned mark for the paper.
Class participation and completion of practical assignments is a mandatory requirement for taking the resit.
Students who have obtained a satisfactory grade for the first examination cannot take the resit.
Exam review
How and when an exam review will take place will be disclosed together with the publication of the exam results at the latest. If a student requests a review within 30 days after publication of the exam results, an exam review will have to be organized.
Blackboard
Blackboard will be used for:
- Communication
Reading list
To be announced.
Registration
Enrolment through uSis is mandatory.
General information about uSis is available on the website
Students are strongly advised to register in uSis through the activity number, which can be found in the timetables for courses and exams.
Registration Studeren à la carte and Contractonderwijs
Not applicable.
Contact
Remarks
Not applicable.