The topics approaches in this class will include:
- A quick overview of classical first order logic
- A quick overview of the standard philosophical analysis of language: syntax, semantics and pragmatics; reference, meaning and use.
- A selection of topics in modal logics for agent interaction: deontic logic, action logic and epistemic logic.
- A selection of topics in speech act theory.
- An analysis of how language operates in politics, e.g. the definition of rules of language use and how politicians seek to influence the use of language; the role of ' different ' language(s) in political discussions and negotiations; the role of linguistic devices (such as deictic) and in particular metaphors in the formation of political opinions; the analysis of political discourse via linguistic and socio-linguistic approaches.
- Teacher: Pirlot Pauline
- Teacher: Reuchamps Min
- Teacher: Verdée Peter