Philosophy 290
Spring 2014
Tentative Schedule of Classes
All readings are from Goldfarb, Deductive Logic, where “I.A,” e.g., means Part I, sub-part A.
Week | Tuesdays | Thursdays |
0 |
1/23/2014 Introduction |
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1 |
1/28/2014 Review of Basic Concepts and Truth-Functional Logic Reading: I.A and I.B, excluding §12 |
1/30/2014 Review of Monadic Quantification: Predicates, Names, Extension, Quantifiers, Scope, Paraphrase Reading: §§18-20 |
2 |
2/4/2014 Review of Monadic Quantification: Universe of Discourse, More on Monadic Paraphrase, Predicate Letters; Introduction to Polyadic Quantification Reading: §§21-22, 28 Problem Set 1 Presentations |
2/6/2014 Polyadic Paraphrase Reading: §29 |
3 |
2/11/2014 Monadic Schemata and their Interpretations Reading: §23 Problem Set 2 Presentations |
2/14/2014 Monadic Validity and Implication; Polyadic Interpretations Reading: §§24, 30 |
4 |
2/18/2014 Polyadic Validity and Implication Reading: §31 Problem Set 3 Presentations |
2/20/2014 More Polyadic Arguments; Instances Reading: §32
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5 |
2/25/2014 General Laws of Quantificational Logic, I Reading: §27 Problem Set 4 Presentations |
2/27/2014 No class; makeup class Wed 3/5/2014 |
6a |
3/4/2014 General Laws of Quantificational Logic, II |
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6b |
3/5/2014 Wed!!! 7-8:20pm Location Fisk 114 Review for Test 1 |
3/6/2014 Test 1 |
3/8-23/2014 Spring Break | ||
7 |
3/25/2014 Quantificational Deductions, I Reading: §33 |
3/27/2014 Quantificational Deductions, II Reading: §34 |
8 |
4/1/2014 Quantificational Deductions, III Problem Set 5 Presentations |
4/3/2014 Identity Reading: §41 |
9 |
4/8/2014 Names and Descriptions Reading: §§42-3 Problem Set 6 Presentations |
4/10/2014 Russell’s Theory of Descriptions §44 |
10 |
4/15/2014 The Concepts of Soundness and Completeness; Soundness part 1 Reading: §35 Problem Set 7 Presentations |
4/17/2014 No class; makeup class Wed 4/23/2014 This is the last day to withdraw |
11 |
4/22/2014 Soundness part 2, the Law of Universal Closure, and Prenex Normal Forms Reading: §36 |
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11a |
4/23/2014 Wed!!! 7-8:20pm Location Fisk 114 Completeness I: The Central Lemma and the Rigid Plan Reading: §38 |
4/24/2014 Completeness II: Proof of the Central Lemma, Truth-Functional Compactness |
12 |
4/29/2014 Quantificational Compactness Problem Set 8 Presentations |
5/1/2014 Review for Test 2 |
13 |
5/6/2014 Test 2 |