160131 PS Theory of Science and Linguistics (2015W)
Poverty of the Stimulus
Continuous assessment of course work
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Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Sa 15.08.2015 09:00 to Su 04.10.2015 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Su 11.10.2015 23:59
Details
max. 40 participants
Language: German
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Tuesday
06.10.
10:15 - 11:45
Seminarraum 3 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Tuesday
13.10.
10:15 - 11:45
Seminarraum 3 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Tuesday
20.10.
10:15 - 11:45
Seminarraum 3 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Tuesday
27.10.
10:15 - 11:45
Seminarraum 3 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Tuesday
03.11.
10:15 - 11:45
Seminarraum 3 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Tuesday
10.11.
10:15 - 11:45
Seminarraum 3 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Tuesday
17.11.
10:15 - 11:45
Seminarraum 3 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Tuesday
24.11.
10:15 - 11:45
Seminarraum 3 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Tuesday
01.12.
10:15 - 11:45
Seminarraum 3 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Tuesday
15.12.
10:15 - 11:45
Seminarraum 3 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Tuesday
12.01.
10:15 - 11:45
Seminarraum 3 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Tuesday
19.01.
10:15 - 11:45
Seminarraum 3 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Tuesday
26.01.
10:15 - 11:45
Seminarraum 3 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
This course is about the so-called "Poverty of the Stimulus" argument, a classic from epistemology, historically the first one to motivate linguistic nativism, still the strongest support for this view in linguistics, and - as Fodor (1981) puts it - "the existence proof for the possibility of cognitive science".
Assessment and permitted materials
Students must come prepared to class (i.e. read the assigned material beforehand), participate actively by asking and answering questions, make a presentation with a handout/slides, hand in assigned homework in time, and sit two tests. Details will be discussed in class.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
The goal of the course is to introduce students to a philosophical debate relevant to the discipline of linguistics and related cognitive sciences and enable them to reflect on the philosophical underpinnings of nativism.
Examination topics
Frontal and interactive teaching, handouts/slides, presentations by students, tests, etc.
Reading list
To be announced in class / on Moodle
Association in the course directory
MA1-M6
MA2-M5
MA4-M2
MA2-M5
MA4-M2
Last modified: Mo 07.09.2020 15:35