Logic for Philosophers

Subject 672-354 (2009)

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Credit Points: 12.50
Level: 3 (Undergraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject is not offered in 2009.
Time Commitment: Contact Hours: Thirty five contact hours per semester: two 1-hour lectures per week for the whole semester and a 1-hour tutorial per week beginning the second week of semester
Total Time Commitment: 3 contact hours/week, 5.5 additional hours/week. Total of 8.5 hours per week.
Prerequisites: 161115, 620122 or MAST10003 (Mathematics B) or COMP20002 (Logic and Computation) or 620211, or with permission from the Head of School or the subject coordinator.
Corequisites: None
Recommended Background Knowledge: None
Non Allowed Subjects: None
Core Participation Requirements:

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Contact

Assoc Prof Greg Restall

restall@unimelb.edu.au

Subject Overview: This subject concerns non-classical logic, that is, logic that extends or critiques the more orthodox logic normally encountered in a first course in logic. Students will be introduced to some of the more important non-classical logics such as modal, temporal, intuitionistic, paraconsistent, relevant and substructural logics. Details of the semantics and proof-theories of these logics will be considered, as well as the philosophical rationales for the logics. On completion of the subject, students should have a good understanding of the technical details of the logics covered, and of philosophical debates surrounding these logics.
Objectives: Students who successfully complete this subject will
  • have an understanding of the formal details of a number of non-classical logics;
  • be aware of the philosophical reasons why these logics were proposed;
  • be able to engage in these issues;
  • acquire a facility with some of the formal techniques used in metalogical study;
  • acquire a sense of perspective in thinking about logic;
  • a good understanding of the technical details of the logics covered.
Assessment: Tutorial exercises 50% throughout semester; 2 hr written examination (not open book) 50% (held at end of semester).
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Breadth Options:

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Generic Skills: Students who successfully complete this subject will
  • have learnt to think clearly and precisely;
  • be able to present complicated reasoning in understandable ways;
  • be able to foster attention to detail.
Notes: Previously available as Non-Classical Logic. Students who have completed Non-Classical Logic are not eligible to enrol in this subject.
Related Majors/Minors/Specialisations: History && Philosophy of Science Major
Philosophy

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