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School of Philosophy · ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
In this course, we shall look at the rise of analytic philosophy, in correct historical sequence, beginning with Moore, Russell and the early Wittgenstein. We then explore the empiricism of A. J. Ayer and W. V. O. Quine. Our guide through this terrain will be: S. Soames, Philosophical Analysis in the Twentieth Century, Vol. 1 (Princeton University Press 2003).
130 hours of total student learning time made up from: a) 35 hours of contact over 12 weeks: 24 hours of lectures and 11 hours of tutorials; and b) 95 hours of independent student research, reading, and writing.