B-KUL-W0EA1A Logic
General information
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Academic year: 2011-2012
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Study points: 5
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Language: English
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Difficulty:
Introductory
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Duration:
39.0 hours
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Periodicity:
Taught in the second semester
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POC:
POC Philosophy (internationaal)
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Taught by
Chandler Jacob
Aims
Students will be familiarized with the basics of contemporary logic, learning how to evaluate a wide variety of argument types and gaining an appreciation of some of the philosophical issues that it raises.
Previous knowledge
No specific previous knowledge is required.
This course is included in
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy (Abridged Programme) (64-65 sp.) (Required)
Study Abroad Programme in European Culture and Society (PECS)
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy (Required)
Course Material
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Activities
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B-KUL-W0EA1a Logic |
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General information
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Study points: 5.00
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Language: English
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Category:
Lectures
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Duration:
39.0 hours
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Periodicity:
Taught in the second semester
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POC:
POC Philosophy (internationaal)
Taught by
Chandler Jacob
Content
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the basics of modern deductive logic, the cornerstone of much contemporary philosophical thinking. It will equip the student with important transferable skills that are absolutely essential to the rigorous study and practise of philosophy. The first two sections of the course will be devoted to classical sentential logic (Section 1) and some of its important extensions (Section 2), covering some rudiments of both modal and mutli-valued logics. Section 3 will cover classical predicate logic. The popular and student-friendly 'tableau' proof method will be used throughout the course.
Course Material
Main textbook: Restall, G. (2006) Logic: An Introduction. London & New York: Routledge.
Supplemented by excerpts from: Priest, G. (2001) An Introduction to Non-Classical Logic: From If to Is. Cambridge: CUP.
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Evaluation
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B-KUL-W2EA1a Evaluation : Logic |
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Evaluation description
Examination type:
written
Evaluation type:
Closed book
Explanation
The written exam consists of theoretical questions and exercises.
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