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Representations play an important role in semantics and the philosophy of language. This research seminar gives an introduction to current work on representations, focusing on linguistic, pictorial, and mental representations as well as on the history of (philosophical work on) representations. Discussion will investigate what properties are shared by all representations (expectedly: reference and truth/accuracy, among other), whether all representations are conceptual, and whether representations must have constituent parts.
The seminar will combine introductions to various aspects of representations (by Kristina Liefke and Dolf Rami) with talks by international experts. Students will have the opportunity to earn a 'kleine Studienleistung' [3 CPs] (by writing a summary of one of the expert talks, or by giving an in-class presentation) and a 'große Studienleistung' [6 CPs] (by additionally writing a research paper).