Joe Lau's wiki: Courses/2006a PHIL 2120

PHIL2120 Topics in analytic philosophy

First semester 2006-07
Monday & Wednesday 11:40 room M122
Lecturers : Dr Hawley and Dr Lau

• These notes cover only Dr. Lau's section of the course. See the course web site at http://philosophy.hku.hk/courses/200607/phil2120/index.html
• You can download some of the readings. I shall give you the details on Oct 4. Or you can email Arthur Chin ( arthurchin2 AT yahoo DOT com DOT hk )

The Liar paradox

• Oct 4 Introduction, truth value gap
• Oct 9 Sentences and statements
• Oct 11 Tarski, Kripke
• Oct 16 Circularity
• Oct 18 Truth value glut

Writing assignment

• You can now pick up the graded first assignment from Loletta.
• Essay questions for the second assignment