This tutorial will focus on some of the major philosophical interpretations of the nature of language and their consequences in the study and understanding of human nature and behavior.  We will focus particularly on the work of G.P. Baker and P.M.S. Hacker called "Language, Sense, and Nonsense: A Critical Investigation into Modern Theories of Language" and will examine materials from the Chomskian school of linguistics as well as the works of Quine and Davidson on language and meaning.  This course will require a substantial writing project.

Level: Advanced