Study-unit LOGIC AND PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE II
| Course name | Philosophy and psychological science and techniques |
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| Study-unit Code | A003438 |
| Curriculum | Comune a tutti i curricula |
| Lecturer | Francesco Federico Calemi |
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| CFU | 6 |
| Course Regulation | Coorte 2023 |
| Supplied | 2023/24 |
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| Sector | M-FIL/02 |
| Type of study-unit | Opzionale (Optional) |
| Type of learning activities | Attività formativa monodisciplinare |
| Language of instruction | Italian |
| Contents | The mind between language and rationality |
| Reference texts | 1. T. Sider, Logic for Philosophy, Oxford University Press, 2010.2. 2. R. J. Gula, Nonsense: Red Herrings, Straw Men and Sacred Cows: How We Abuse Logic in Our Everyday Language, Axios Press, 2007. |
| Educational objectives | The course aims to provide students with the concepts and argumentative tools of logic |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Teaching methods | Frontal lessons. Therefore, if possible, the frequency of lessons is suggested. |
| Other information | Gli orari di ricevimento del Docente sono indicate nella pagina seguente alla sezione "Didattica": https://www.unipg.it/personale/francesco.calemi Non scrivere email al Docente per prendere un appuntamento, per annunciarsi o per annunciare di voler rivedere il compito. È sufficiente presentarsi al ricevimento in presenza. |
| Learning verification modality | Written exam |
| Extended program | A. The Linguistic Turn 1) Frege between logicism and philosophy of language 2) Russell: the problem of definite descriptions and the theory of logical types 3) Wittgenstein: from the 'Tractatus logico-philosophicus' to the 'Philosophical Investigations 4) Carnap: Verificationism and postulates of meaning 5) Austin, Grice 6) Quine: from radical translation to semantic holism B. The New Logic 1) theories of argumentation 2) The problem of logical fallacies 3) Propositional logic (truth tables, evaluation functions, propositional calculus) 4) First-order predicate logic (model theory, calculation of predicates with quantifiers and identities) |
| Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile |