Course Catalog - 2019-2020

     

PHIL 355 - PHIL TOPICS IN ADVANCED LOGIC

Long Title: PHILOSOPHICAL TOPICS IN ADVANCED LOGIC
Department: Philosophy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
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