PHV142 Philosophical Logic: An Introduction

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. BcA. Jiří Raclavský, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. BcA. Jiří Raclavský, Ph.D.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each even Thursday 10:00–11:40 A11, except Thu 19. 9.
Prerequisites
At least basic knowledge of logic recommended, or willingness to catch content of the course.
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
The aim of the course is to investigate some main topics of contemporary philosophical logic, see the syllabi.
Learning outcomes
Understanding and capability to explain main topics of philosophical logic: e.g. syntactic/semantic logical consequence; (logical) theories of truth; logical/semantical paradoxes; explication; conceptions of inference; theory of descriptions; application of Gödel's results.
Syllabus
  • Logical/semantic paradoxes (Quine)
  • (Logical) Theories of truth (Tarski, Kripke)
  • Explication, definition, axiomatization (Carnap, Hilbert)
  • Logic of descriptions (Russell, Strawson)
  • Logical limits of knowledge - Fitch's knowability paradox
  • Penrose's Gödelian argument against the mechanical model of mind (Chalmers)
Literature
    recommended literature
  • MACFARLANE, John. Philosophical logic : a contemporary introduction. First published. New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021, xviii, 238. ISBN 9781138737648. info
  • The Bloomsbury companion to philosophical logic. Edited by Leon Horsten - Richard Pettigrew. First published in paperback. London: Bloomsbury, 2014, viii, 637. ISBN 9781472523020. info
  • The Blackwell guide to philosophical logic. Edited by Lou Goble. First published. Malden: Blackwell Publishing, 2001, x, 510. ISBN 0631206930. info
    not specified
  • The Oxford handbook of philosophy of mathematics and logic. Edited by Stewart Shapiro. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007, xv, 833. ISBN 9780195325928. info
  • Philosophy of logic : an anthology. Edited by Dale Jacquette. 1st ed. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing, 2002, xi, 372. ISBN 0631218688. info
  • SAINSBURY, R. M. Logical forms : an introduction to philosophical logic. 2nd ed. Malden: Blackwell Publishing, 2001, vii, 424. ISBN 0631216790. info
  • GRAYLING, A. C. An introduction to philosophical logic. Third edition. Malden: Blackwell Publishing, 1997, vii, 343. ISBN 9780631199823. info
  • READ, Stephen. Thinking about logic : an introduction to the philosophy of logic. 1st pub. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1995, viii, 262. ISBN 019289238X. info
  • HAACK, Susan. Philosophy of logics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1978, xvi, 276 s. ISBN 0-521-21988-4. info
  • HEIJENOOT, Jean van. From Frege to Gödel : a source book in mathematical logic, 1879-1931. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1967, viii, 664. ISBN 0674324498. info
Teaching methods
  • Lectures with PDF presentations
  • Active discussions and team work during lectures
  • Readings of selected key writings
  • Homeworks (answering questions on studied texts)
  • Self-study of recommended encyclopedia entries and other resources
  • All via e-learning in IS
    • Assessment methods
  • (i) Homeworks via e-learning
  • (ii) Activities (attendance among them)
  • Both from which one needs a certain minimal number of points; precise details in interactive syllabi.
    • Náhradní absolvování
    Combined students (students on foreign stay, long-termed ill, ...): self-study of materials from Interactive syllabi and filling regular homeworks. More info in Interactive syllabi.
    Language of instruction
    Czech
    Follow-Up Courses
    Study support
    https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/phil/podzim2024/PHV142/index.qwarp
    Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
    The course is taught once in three years.
    Information on the extent and intensity of the course: kombinovaná forma: 16 hodin/semestr.
    Teacher's information
    http://www.phil.muni.cz/~raclavsky/logika/
    The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019.
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