Course:	Philosophy 343: 20th Century Analytic Philosophy
Time:	Spring 2008, TR, 12:45-2:00.
Location:	North Court 101
Instructor:	Geoff Goddu x8733 or 330-2904 (absolutely no later than 10 pm!).
Office Hours:	W: 11:30-1:00; R: 10:00-12:00; and by appt. North Court 215.
Texts:	E. D. Klemke, Contemporary Analytic and Linguistic Philosophies (CALP) Ludwig Wittgenstein, Tractatus Logico Philosophicus (TLP) Trenton Merricks, Objects and Persons (OP)

Description: This course is a selective survey of 20th century analytic philosophy. Given the scope and breadth of analytic philosophy this course will barely scratch the surface of the discipline. At the same time the selected readings are representative of the general "analytic" bent in philosophy.
Our goals in this course will be twofold--First, we shall attempt to determine what makes something "analytic" philosophy. More concretely, what characteristics make our selected texts examples of anlaytic philosophy. Secondly, and more importantly, we shall do analytic philosophy. We shall attempt to engage these texts as analytic philosophers--we shall attempt to analyze these texts in order to determine whether or not the authors are successful in solving the philosophical problems they set out to solve. Hence, we shall attempt to (i) understand the problems that these philsophers are endeavoring to solve (ii) understand the theories that these philosophers put forward to solve these problems and (iii) be able to evaluate the success or failure of these theories.

Requirements:	Questions	5%
	5 Short Papers	35%
	Term Paper:	30%
	Final Exam:	30%

Honor Code: Satisfaction of all the requirements must be by your own individual and independent work. All your work must be pledged.

Attendance: Every unexcused absence will result in a deduction of 1% from the total grade achieved satisfying the class requirements. You are responsible for all assigned material.

Provisional Schedule: [All readings and assignments are due at the beginning of class!]

Day	Date	Topic	Readings and Assignments Due
1	T 1/15	Introduction
2	R 1/17	Idealism	CALP, 21-37; Royce (CALP 41-62)
3	T 1/22	Refutation of Idealism	Moore (CALP 67-83)
4	R 1/24	Logical Atomism	SP #1 / Russell (CALP 151-168)
5	T 1/29	Logical Atomism	Russell (CALP 169-178)
6	R 1/31	Logical Atomism	TLP Introduction, Preface, Propositions 1 - 3.5
7	T 2/5	Logical Atomism	TLP Propositions 4 - 4.53
8	R 2/7	Logical Atomism	TLP Propositions 5 - 5.641; SP #2
9	T 2/12	Logical Atomism	TLP Propositions 6 - 7
10	R 2/14	Logical Atomism	TLP Propositions 1 - 7
11	T 2/19	Logical Positivism	Ayer (CALP, 181- 192)
12	R 2/21	Logical Positivism	Ayer (Handout)
13	T 2/26	Logical Positivism	Ayer (CALP, 199-216)
14	R 2/28	Logical Positivism	Ayer (CALP, 217-230), SP #3
15	T 3/4	Conceptual/Lingusitic/Metaphysical Analysis	Moore (CALP, 109-129)
16	R 3/6	CLM Analysis	Ryle (CALP, 233-252)
		Spring Break
17	T 3/18	CLM Analysis	Wisdom (CALP, 266-277)
18	R 3/20	CLM Analysis	Austin (CALP, 351-360) Searle (CALP, 377-391)
19	T 3/25	CLM Analysis	Bergmann (CALP, 307-317), SP #4,
20	R 3/27	CLM Analysis	Quine (CALP, 318-330)
21	T 4/1	Eliminitivism	OP 1 - 29
22	R 4/3	Eliminitivism	OP 30-55
23	T 4/8	Eliminitivism	OP 56-84 , SP #5
24	R 4/10	Eliminitivism	OP 85-117
25	T 4/15	Eliminitivism	Sider [Last day I will accept drafts of Term Paper]
26	R 4/17	Eliminitivism	OP 118-137
27	T 4/22	Eliminitivism	OP 138-161
28	R 4/24	Eliminitivism	OP, 162-190, Term Paper