2009 Course Handbook
PHIL280: Truth and Existence
This course in philosophical logic is divided into two parts.
In the first part, students will be introduced to some of the important contemporary debates on truth. We will begin by considering a number of important theories of truth, and then turn to an examination of the semantic paradoxes such as the Liar paradox ('This sentence is false'), which seem to undermine our ability to provide an adequate definition of truth.
In the second part, students are introduced to the basics of modal propositional and predicate logics. However, the focus of this part of the course will be on philosophical questions arising within the semantics of modal logic concerning the existence of possible worlds and the nature of possible and necessary existents. Students will also study applications of modal logic to provide logics for knowledge, time, and conditionals.
| Credit Points: | 4 |
| Contact Hours: | 3 |
| When Offered: | 2010 - offered in 2010 |
| Staff Contact: | Dr Albert Atkin |
| Prerequisites: | 12cp or admission to GDipPhil |
| Corequisites: | |
| NCCWs: | PHIL380 |
| Unit Designations: | Science |
| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: |
Department of Philosophy |