| CODE | PHI5003 | ||||||
| TITLE | Critical Engagements with the Philosophy of Communication | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | Not Applicable | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 10 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Philosophy | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit will provide an overview of the key foundational texts of contemporary philosophers of communication so as to provide students with a thorough knowledge ofrelevant theme. Study-unit Aims: The overall objective of the study-unit is to introduce students with an advanced knowledge of the various theories of communication and to provide students with the tools for evaluating them. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Analyze philosophical and theoretical assumptions involved in the processes of signification; - Explore the differences between linguistic and non-linguistic meaning; - Investigate the position of the subject in communicative interaction; - Examine the relationship of the audience in the communicative message. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Analyze and evaluate the various theories of communication discussed throughout the study-unit; - Critique or defend a theory of communication; - Synthesize the various theories of communicationand apply them to various communicative situationst; - Formulate a theory of communication in a written assignment. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Briankle, G. Chang (ed), and Garner, C. Butchart (ed). Philosophy of Communication (Massachusetts: The MIT Press, 2012). - Carey, James. Communication as Culture (London: Routledge, 1989). - Cobley, Paul (ed), The Communication Theory Reader (London: Routledge: 1996). - Mangion, Claude. Philosophical Approaches to Communication (United Kingdom: Intellect Books, 2011). - Peters Durham, John. Speaking into the Air (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1999). - Stewart, John. Language as Articulate Contact (New York: State University of New York Press, 1995). |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-requisite Qualifications: B.A. Hons in Philosophy or M.A. Preparatory in Philosophy | ||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Placement, Seminar and Tutorial | ||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Claude Mangion |
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