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FILO1115 - Philosophy II



Credits : 3

Lecturer :
Mode of delivery :
Face-to-face , second term, 30 hours of theory.

Timetable :
Second term
Friday from 11:00 to 13:00 at 38 Botanique A2

Language of instruction :
French

Learning outcomes :
This course aims to introduce students to formal logic as well as the major issues of the philosophy of logic and analytic philosophy of language.

Prerequisites :
None

Co-requisites :
None

Course contents :
Four parts:
1. The problem of truth in the realist tradition.
2. From logicisation of mathematics to formalisation of logic.
3. Introduction to the logic of unanalysed propositions (+ exercises).
4. Problems of logic: meaning and reference, truths and paradoxes.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Ex cathedra presentations

Assessment methods and criteria :
Written examination

Recommended or required reading :
Ludwig Wittgenstein, Le cahier bleu, Paris Gallimard, TEL, 2004.


Other information :
None