History of Analytic Philosophy - Period 1

Business & Economics Program
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Dates: mid Aug 2025 - early Jun 2026

Business & Economics

History of Analytic Philosophy - Period 1

History of Analytic Philosophy - Period 1 Course Overview

OVERVIEW

CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Primary Subject Area: Philosophy
Instruction in: English
Course Code: W_BA_LOG
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 300
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 84
Prerequisites: Argumentation theory (in particular logic)

DESCRIPTION

Since the beginning of the 20th century, a new Anglo-American style in philosophy has been developed, which became known as analytic philosophy. This tradition is variously characterized by its conceptual rigor, tight argumentation, logical formalization, appeals to common sense, and (as the name suggests) attention for analysis. We will study the early development of this tradition in the first half of the 20th century. A historical Overview of the major developments will be given, and we will read read primary texts by Frege, Russell, Moore, Wittgenstein, and Stebbing.

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) awards credits based on the ECTS system. Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course therefore, CEA's recommended credits are based on the ECTS credits assigned by VU Amsterdam. 1 ECTS equals 28 contact hours assigned by VU Amsterdam.


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