Logic and Metaphysics A

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Course ID:	3501-WISIP-LMA
Erasmus code / ISCED:	08.1 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0223) Philosophy and ethics The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Logic and Metaphysics A
Name in Polish:	Logic and Metaphysics A
Organizational unit:	Institute of Philosophy
Course groups:
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	English
Type of course:	obligatory courses
Mode:	Classroom
Short description:	The aim of this course is to familiarize participants with basic concepts and ideas of modern analytical metaphysics and philosophical logic.
Full description:	The aim of the course is to acquaint participants with basic concepts and ideas of modern analytic metaphysics (the concept of proposition, discussion over possibilia and possible worlds, the problem of transworld identity essentialism) and philosophical logic (the problem of logical form, basic intensional logic). The course will be divided in to parts: one devoted to logic and other to metaphysics. Topics of the metaphysical part: Topic 1: Propositions Topic 2: Possibilia and Possible Worlds Topic 3: Identity and Trans-World Identity Topic 4: Essentialism Topics of the logical part: Topic 1: Classical logic: brief reminder Topic 2: Basics of categorial grammar Topic 3: Basic philosophical logic
Bibliography:	Topic 1: Propositions Kazimierz Ajdukiewicz, Proposition as the Connotaion of Sentence, Robert Stalnaker, Propositions Topic 2: Possibilia and Possible Worlds Charles Chihara, The Worlds of Possibility, chapters 3 and 4 Robert Stalnaker, Possible Worlds Topic 3: Identity and Trans-World Identity Roderick Chisholm, Identity through Possible Worlds: Some Questions (enclosed) Charles Chihara, The Worlds of Possibility, chapter 2 Topic 4: Essentialism Willard Quine, Three Grades of Modal Involvement Ruth Barcan Marcus, Essential Attribution Robert Stalnaker, Anti-essentialism
Learning outcomes:	Students: KNOWLEDGE - have a basic knowledge of the place and role of in philosophical logic and metaphysics in relation to other philosophical disciplines and branches of learning, and of the subject and methodological specificity of ontology - know basic terminology in philosophical logic and metaphysics in English - know and understand major concepts and trends in philosophical logic and metaphysics - know fundamental research methods and argumentative strategies proper to metaphysics and philosophical logic SKILLS Students: - analyze arguments, identify their crucial assumptions and premises - uncover relations between different claims in philosophical logic and metaphysics SOCIAL COMPETENCE Students: - know the scope of their knowledge and skills, acknowledge the need for constant education and professional development
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Attendance, active participation, tests and final exam. Permissible number of absences: 2

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