FIL4630 – Recent History of Philosophy: The Heritage of Frege and Russell
Course description
Schedule, syllabus and examination date
Course content
The content of the course will vary from time to time, but it will be based on the heritage of Gottlob Frege (1848-1925), Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) and Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951).
What characterizes this kind of philosophy is its focus on the language and its analaysis. It is also strongly connected to the natural and formal sciences. This heritage has been further developped into several branches; for example the logical positivism, the "late philosophy of Wittgenstein", the ordinary language philosophy and the late philosophy of language of for example Willard Van Orman Quine, Donald Davidson and Saul Kripke.
Learning outcome
After having completed the course, the students are expected to:
- have a good knowledge of the core texts for the course
- have an in depth knowledge of the debate concerning the topic
- be able to discuss the topic in an independent and critical manner
- be able to describe in a consistent and clear manner what are the main aspects of the topic
Admission
Students who are admitted to study programmes at UiO must each semester register which courses and exams they wish to sign up for in Studentweb.
Students enrolled in other Master's Degree Programmes can, on application, be admitted to the course if this is cleared by their own study programme.
If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures.
Requires admission to the Master's programme in philosophy.
Overlapping courses
- 5 credits overlap with FIL1503
- 5 credits overlap with FIL2503 – Kontinentalfilosofi (discontinued)
- 10 credits overlap with FIL2506 – Recent History of Philosophy: The Heritage of Frege and Russell
- 10 credits overlap with FIL4631 – Recent history of philosophy: The heritage of Frege and Russell with short essay (discontinued)
- 10 credits overlap with FIL4632 – Recent history of philosophy: The heritage of Frege and Russell with long essay (discontinued)
Teaching
24 hours of lectures and seminars.
The teaching takes place together with bachelor students following FIL2506 – Recent History of Philosophy: The Heritage of Frege and Russell.
The course has the following compulsory tuition activities:
- Obligatory draft for the first essay in the portofolio
- Short summaries of the assigned readings for 9 out of 11 seminar meetings
All compulsory activities must be accepted as satisfactory in order to submit the exam.
This is how you apply for a valid absence from compulsory activities/compulsory attendance </english/studies/examinations/compulsory-activities/hf-oblig.html>.
Examination
A portfolio consisting of two term papers of approximately 5 pages à 2300 characters, exclusive literature list. You submit the portfolio in Inspera.
All compulsory activities must be accepted as satisfactory in order to submit the exam.
Evaluation criteria spring 2019.
Use of sources and citation
You should familiarize yourself with the rules that apply to the use of sources and citations. If you violate the rules, you may be suspected of cheating/attempted cheating.
Language of examination
The examination text is given in English, and you submit your response in English.
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.
Explanations and appeals
Resit an examination
Special examination arrangements
Application form, deadline and requirements for special examination arrangements.