Admission requirements
BA students in Philosophy: propedeuse degree has been obtained, as well as the second-year course Taalfilosofie.
Students from other departments (including contractstudenten): propedeuse degree has been obtained, and additionally the following philosophy courses are required: introductory courses in (Predicate) Logic and Philosophy of Language (Taalfilosofie).
Knowledge of Frege’s article Über Sinn and Bedeutung is presupposed. Some mastery of German is a help in the study of Frege.
Description
Frege’s work is becoming recognized as the foundation of analytical philosophy; central here is his theory of Sinn and Bedeutung within the Philosophy of Language and Neo-Fregeanism in the Philosophy of Mathematics. The course will pay special attention to the Philosophy of Logic and the epistemological dimension to Frege’s work, which in comparison with the other two areas is relatively unexplored. It draws upon original texts by Frege and suitably chosen secondary sources.
Course objectives
This course aims to give students a good grounding in the Philosophy of Logic and, especially, detailed knowledge of Frege’s Philosophy of Logic and Language.
Students who successfully complete the course will have a good understanding of :
basic notions and theories in the philosophy of logic;
Frege’s Philosophy of Logic and of Language.
Students who successfully complete the course will be able to:
give a presentation on a chosen topic;
plan and execute a philosophical essay, including the finding of suitable literature.
Timetable
See Collegeroosters Wijsbegeerte 2015-2016, BA Wijsbegeerte (BA Plus-traject of Standaardtraject), derde jaar.
Mode of instruction
- Lectures and seminars
Class attendance is required.
Course Load
Total course load (10 EC x 28 hrs): 280 hours
Attending lectures and seminars: 14 × 3 = 42 hours
Preparation for, and elaboration of, weekly classes: 14 × 10 = 140 hours
Preparation of presentation: 40 hours
Preparation, incl. literature search, and writing of essay: 58 hours
Assessment method
Active participation in the course with reading assignments (sine qua non, but not given grade).
Presentation during the second half of the course (sine qua non, but not given grade).
Substantial final essay (paper) on a matter that is relevant to the topics studied in the course and chosen together with the course teacher
Resit
One resit will be offered, covering the entire course content and consisting poof a paper. The grade will replace previously earned grades for (sub)tests. Class participation and completion of practical assignments (presentation) are mandatory requirements for taking the test and resit. Students who have obtained a satisfactory grade for the first examination(s) cannot take the resit.
Blackboard
Blackboard will be used for posting of messages, texts, and reading assignments.
Reading list
- The chosen Frege texts and relevant secondary literature will be made available through Blackboard.
Registration
Please register for this course via Study administration system uSis
See also Inschrijven voor cursussen en tentamens
Students are strongly advised to register in uSis through the activity number which can be found in the [timetable](http://hum.leidenuniv.nl/ba-wijsbegeerte/roosters/collegeroosters.html "collegerooster") in the column under the heading “Act.nr”.
Exchange students and Study Abroad students, please see the Study in Leiden website for information on how to apply.
Registration Studeren à la carte and Contractonderwijs
Registration Contractonderwijs
Registration Studeren à la carte: not applicable.
Contact
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