Syllabus
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Course Code: PHI-HC-301 Course Name: Contemporary Western Philosophy-I |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | B. Russell: Logical Atomism; Knowledge by Acquaintance and Knowledge by Description; G.E. Moore: A Defense of Common-sense; Refutation of Idealism. | |
| 2 | G. Frege: Sense and Reference; L. Wittgenstein: Meaning as Reference; Meaning as Use; Nature of Philosophical Problems and their Solutions. | |
| 3 | A.J Ayer: Rejection of Metaphysics; Verification Principle; Functions of Philosophy; J.L. Austin: Speech Acts; Performative Utterances. | |
| 4 | William James: Radical Empiricism; Pragmatism; G.Ryle: Category-Mistake; Descartes’ Myth. | |
