PH1102 Logic I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. BcA. Jiří Raclavský, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jan Zouhar, CSc.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Hana Holmanová
Timetable
Fri 8:20–9:55 C34, Fri 10:00–11:35 A31 stara
Prerequisites
No special presuppositions
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
Students is introduced to key notions of propositional logic, i.e. syntax and semantics of propositional logic, the concept of tautology, truth-functional entailment, formal language, axiomatization of propositional logic, the concept of formal proof, deduction theorem, normal forms, Gentzen's sequential calculus. Student will learn to apply techniques of the first order logic, for instance, to control the validity of arguments.
Syllabus
  • Logic as an analytical science.
  • An informal characteristics of entailment as the central notion of logic.
  • Truth-functions.
  • Tautologies.
  • Truth-functional entailment.
  • Formal language. Well-formed formulas.
  • A Hilbert-style axiomatization.
  • The concept of formal proof.
  • The relation between syntax and semantics.
  • Deduction theorem.
  • Normal forms.
  • Gentzen's sequential calculus.
Literature
  • ŠTĚPÁN, Jan. Klasická logika. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2001, 198 s. ISBN 8024402548. info
  • ŠTĚPÁN, Jan. Logika a logické systémy. Vyd. 1. Olomouc: Votobia, 1992, 165 s. ISBN 80-85619-29-6. info
Assessment methods
- lectures supported by class exercises - written examination
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
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