Study-Unit Description

Study-Unit Description


CODE PHI3016

 
TITLE Wittgenstein's Tractatus

 
UM LEVEL 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course

 
MQF LEVEL Not Applicable

 
ECTS CREDITS 2

 
DEPARTMENT Philosophy

 
DESCRIPTION Objective:

To prepare the way for a better appreciation of the later Wittgenstein's work as a radical departure from the positivist views expressed in the present text.

Content:

A close reading of an extract from L.Wittgenstein's Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus (translated into English)

Reading List:

- Ludwig Wittgenstein, Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, translated by D.F. Pears & B.F. McGuinness, London, 1963.


 
STUDY-UNIT TYPE Lecture

 
METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
Assessment Component/s Sept. Asst Session Weighting
Long Essay Yes 100%

 
LECTURER/S Vincent Riolo

 

 
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