Course Catalog - 2011-2012

     

PHIL 355 - PHIL TOPICS IN ADVANCED LOGIC

Long Title: PHILOSOPHICAL TOPICS IN ADVANCED LOGIC
Department: Philosophy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): PHIL 305 OR PHIL 505
Description: Various systems of formalization for modalities, tenses and other intentional concepts are studied syntactically and semantically. Students use and compare these systems and evaluate their strengths and limits. These provide examples for discussion of questions such as: What is a logical constant? What is the scope of logic?
Course URL: http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~phil355