Admission requirements
Admission to one of the following programmes is required:
MA Philosophy 60 EC: specialisation History and Philosophy of the Sciences
MA Philosophy 120 EC: specialisation Philosophy of Natural Sciences
MA Philosophy 120 EC: specialisation Philosophy of Psychology
Description
The standard picture of logic is that it studies formal systems in abstraction from the use we make of it: acts of judgement and inference should not play a role in order to keep logic objective. In this course this picture of logic will be challenged from different perspectives by trying to bring phenomenological notions into logic right from the start. But, how can we bring in the first person, the judging agent, without thereby committing oneself to a form of psychologism? How can we give a phenomenological account of logic? What is the role of judgement in logic? What is the role of the first person in logic? How are we to justify the logical axioms and inference rules? Readings from Frege, Husserl, and Per Martin-Lof will be announced at the beginning of the course.
Course objectives
Students who successfully complete the course will have a good understanding of:
philosophy of logic;
knowledge of Frege and Husserl on logic and truth.
Students who successfully complete the course will be able to:
apply insights obtained in philosophy of logic into a thesis of their own;
gain an independent position in relation to the literature;
write a substantial paper.
Timetable
The timetable is available on the following websites:
Mode of instruction
- Seminars
Class attendance is required.
Course load
Total course load 10 EC x 28 hours = 280 hours
Attending seminars (3 hours x 13 weeks): 39 hours
Preparation seminars / study of compulsory literature: 161 hours
Writing paper: 80 hours
Assessment method
Assessment
- Paper
Weighing
The paper counts as 100% of the grade.
Resit
The resit consists of one examination, consisting of a paper. The mark for the resit replaces the previously earned mark for the paper.
Active participation in class is required for admission to the resit.
Students who have obtained a satisfactory grade for the first examination cannot take the resit.
Inspection and feedback
How and when an exam review will take place will be disclosed together with the publication of the exam results at the latest. If a student requests a review within 30 days after publication of the exam results, an exam review will have to be organized.
Blackboard
Blackboard will be used for:
posting literature
communication
Reading list
Literature will be made available through Blackboard at the start of the course.
Registration
Enrolment through uSis is mandatory.
General information about uSis is available on the website
Students are strongly advised to register in uSis through the activity number, which can be found in the timetables for courses and exams.
Registration Studeren à la carte and Contractonderwijs
Not applicable.
Contact
Remarks
Not applicable.