PHV442en Logic in Philosophy: Selected Chapters

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
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 12:00–13:40 A11
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course is related to the introductory course(s) to logic and the course Philosophical Logic. The aim is to introduce some main problems of philosophy where logic is deployed.
Learning outcomes
The student will be capable to describe some main problems of philosophy where logic is deployed.
Syllabus
  • topics may include: theories of truth (correspondence, coherence, deflationism); Tarski's theory of truth; semantic paradoxes; language formal analysis of knowledge; Fitch's knowability paradox; paradox of omniscience; truthlikeness; applied modal and (hyper)intensional logic: modal notions and modal logic; possible worlds; propositions, properties, relations and individuals in possible-world framework; names vs descriptions, modal argument; propositions vs facts, propositional attitudes, hyperintensionality; existence, abstract entities; ontological proof in possible-world framework; Frege, Russell
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Philosophy of logic : an anthology. Edited by Dale Jacquette. 1st ed. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing, 2002, xi, 372. ISBN 0631218688. info
  • The Blackwell guide to philosophical logic. Edited by Lou Goble. First published. Malden: Blackwell Publishing, 2001, x, 510. ISBN 0631206930. info
Teaching methods
lectures + e-learning:reading, a couple of homeworks
Assessment methods
oral exam with written part + homeworks done during the semester (e-learning)
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
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/
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