Philosophy of Logic
Course: Philosophy
Structural unit: Faculty of Philosophy
Title
Philosophy of Logic
Code
ОК 16
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
2 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4
Learning outcomes
1.to carry out an intellectual search; to identify and critically analyze the relevant problems of modern philosophical thought; to develop them in one's philosophical research.
2. to be able to reconstruct the historical progress of world philosophy, and the evolution of philosophical ideas and issues.
3. have command of the state and foreign language of sufficient level for professional communication and discussion of scientific problems and research results in the field of philosophy.
4. to interpret critically, analyze and evaluate philosophical texts; to apply appropriate methods of their analysis and interpretation.
5. to understand the links of philosophy with other fields of philosophical discourse, intellectual and humanitarian practices.
6. to plan and carry out scientific research on philosophy and related issues; to formulate and test hypotheses, argue conclusions, and present research results in various forms of scientific communication.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Students must know the basics of modern logic;
2. Students must be able to use formal methods for the construction of a formal language.
3. Students must have basic skills in the process that takes them from natural to logical language.
Course content
Part 1. Formal Logic as a Tool for Philosophy
1 The Origins of Logic
Philosophical Logic, Philosophy of Logic, and Formal Philosophy
Part 2. Using Formal Methods in Philosophy
3 Formal Methods and the History of Philosophy
4 Modal Logic and Metaphysics
5 Epistemic Logic and Epistemology
6 Logic and Philosophy of Language
7 Formal Investigation of Value
Philosophical Problems of Preference and
Preference Logic
Final test
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Bennett, J. (2003). A philosophical guide to conditionals. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
3. Garson, J. (2016). Modal logic. The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/sum2015/ entries/logic-modal/
4. MacFarlane, J. (2015). Logical constants. The Stanford encyclopedia of philosophy.
http://plato. stanford.edu/entries/logical-constants.
5. Hansson, S. O. (2001). The structure of values and norms. Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press.
7. Hodges, W. (2009). Traditional logic, modern logic and natural language. Journal of
Philosophical Logic, 38, 589–606.
8. Łukasiewicz, J. (1957). Aristotle’s syllogistic from the standpoint of modern formal
logic (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
9. Priest, G. (2005). Towards non-being: The logic and metaphysics of intentionality.
Oxford: Clarendon.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, seminars, self-study
Assessment methods and criteria
1. Oral presentation:
8 points – The student is fully familiar with the study material, presents it freely and
argumentatively,
6 points – The student is sufficiently familiar with the study material and presents it freely,
4 points – The student is familiar with the study material,
Addition to oral presentation and participating in discussions:
3 points – the addition is meaningful,
2 points - the addition is meaningful;
1 point – the addition does not contain information impacting the discussion significantly.
2. Self-study – individual written assignment:
40-29 points – The student is fully familiar with the study material,
28–10 points - The student is sufficiently familiar with the study material and presents it
freely,
9-6 points - in general possesses the educational material,
3. Final test: (20-0) points
Language of instruction
English
Lecturers
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Departments
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