PHIL 315

Topics in Applied Logic

Please note: this is archived course information from 2024 for PHIL 315.

Description

A selection of topics in applied logic such as: modal logic (the logic of necessity and possibility), temporal logic (the logic of time), dynamic logic (the logic of change), and epistemic logic (the logic of knowledge and belief, including the logic of belief revision).

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Availability 2024

Semester 2

Lecturer(s)

Lecturer(s) Dr Patrick Girard

Recommended Reading

van Benthem, J. Modal Logic for Open Minds (2010). CSLI Press. ISBN 9781575865980

Assessment

Coursework and exam

Points

PHIL 315: 15 points

Prerequisites

15 points from PHIL 222, 216 or 266