PHV443en Philosophical Logic: Selected Chapters

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 2 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 14:00–15:40 K24
Prerequisites (in Czech)
introductory logical course (propositional logic, quantified logic)
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
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Course objectives (in Czech)
Understanding and capability to explain main topics of philosophical logic: theory of denotation/reference (esp. Frege, Russell), syntactic/semantic logical consequence (esp. Tarski); theories of truth (Tarski, Kripke); logical paradoxes; modal logic; epistemic logic; other non-classical logics; philosophy of mathematics.
Learning outcomes (in Czech)
capability to adequately read and analyse a text in (non-technical) philosophical logic; capability to describe major topics of philosophical logic; capability to describe major systems of philosophical logic
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • Frege's work
  • Russell's work
  • modal logic
  • epistemic logic
  • intuitionistic logic
  • many-valued logics and fuzzy logic
  • intensional and hyperintensional logics
  • systems of deduction
  • type theory (simple, ramified)
  • (logical) theories of truth (esp. Tarski)
  • logical and semantic paradoxes
Literature
  • The Oxford handbook of philosophy of mathematics and logic. Edited by Stewart Shapiro. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007, xv, 833. ISBN 9780195325928. info
  • SAINSBURY, R. M. Logical forms : an introduction to philosophical logic. 2nd ed. Malden: Blackwell Publishing, 2001, vii, 424. ISBN 0631216790. info
  • The Blackwell guide to philosophical logic. Edited by Lou Goble. First published. Malden: Blackwell Publishing, 2001, x, 510. ISBN 0631206930. info
  • Handbook of logic and language. Edited by Johan van Benthem - Alice ter Meulen. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 1997, xxiii, 124. ISBN 0-444-81714-X. info
  • HAACK, Susan. Philosophy of logics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1978, xvi, 276. ISBN 0521293294. 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 (in Czech)
lectures; readings of key writings; homeworks (answers to questions on studied texts); e-learning
Assessment methods (in Czech)
(i) homeworks (e-tests) accomplished during the semester; (ii) colloquium: written part (paragraph-long answers to several questions) - probably transformed into an e-test in 2021; oral part (discussion of the topics form questions);
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
Teacher's information
https://www.phil.muni.cz/~raclavsky/logika/fl.php?p=en
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2024.
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