Unit Philosophy of the mind

Course
Philosophy and psychological science and techniques
Study-unit Code
35213609
Curriculum
In all curricula
Teacher
Francesco Federico Calemi
CFU
9
Course Regulation
Coorte 2021
Offered
2022/23
Learning activities
Base
Area
Storia della filosofia e istituzioni di filosofia
Academic discipline
M-FIL/02
Type of study-unit
Obbligatorio (Required)
Type of learning activities
Attività formativa monodisciplinare

Philosophy of the mind - Cognomi A-C

Code 35213609
CFU 9
Teacher Francesco Federico Calemi
Teachers
  • Francesco Federico Calemi
Hours
  • 72 ore - Francesco Federico Calemi
Learning activities Base
Area Storia della filosofia e istituzioni di filosofia
Academic discipline M-FIL/02
Type of study-unit Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction Italian
Contents The mind between language and rationality
Reference texts 1. T. Sider, Logic for Philosophy, Oxford University Press, 2010.2.

2. R. J. Gula, Nonsense: Red Herrings, Straw Men and Sacred Cows: How We Abuse Logic in Our Everyday Language, Axios Press, 2007.
Educational objectives The course aims to provide students with the concepts and argumentative tools of logic
Prerequisites None
Teaching methods Frontal lessons. Therefore, if possible, the frequency of lessons is suggested.
Other information Altre info: Gli studenti di "Filosofia della mente" che devono lucrare solo 9 CFU dovranno rendere conto solo della parte "A" riportata nella qui presente voce "Programma esteso”.

Gli orari di ricevimento del Docente sono indicate nella pagina seguente alla sezione "Didattica": https://www.unipg.it/personale/francesco.calemi
Learning verification modality Written exam
Extended program A. The Linguistic Turn
1) Frege between logicism and philosophy of language
2) Russell: the problem of definite descriptions and the theory of logical types
3) Wittgenstein: from the 'Tractatus logico-philosophicus' to the 'Philosophical Investigations
4) Carnap: Verificationism and postulates of meaning
5) Austin, Grice
6) Quine: from radical translation to semantic holism

B. The New Logic
1) theories of argumentation
2) The problem of logical fallacies
3) Propositional logic (truth tables, evaluation functions, propositional calculus)
4) First-order predicate logic (model theory, calculation of predicates with quantifiers and identities)

Philosophy of the mind - Cognomi D-L

Code 35213609
CFU 9
Teacher Francesco Federico Calemi
Teachers
  • Francesco Federico Calemi
Hours
  • 72 ore - Francesco Federico Calemi
Learning activities Base
Area Storia della filosofia e istituzioni di filosofia
Academic discipline M-FIL/02
Type of study-unit Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction Italian
Contents The mind between language and rationality
Reference texts 1. T. Sider, Logic for Philosophy, Oxford University Press, 2010.2.

2. R. J. Gula, Nonsense: Red Herrings, Straw Men and Sacred Cows: How We Abuse Logic in Our Everyday Language, Axios Press, 2007.
Educational objectives The course aims to provide students with the concepts and argumentative tools of logic
Prerequisites None
Teaching methods Frontal lessons. Therefore, if possible, the frequency of lessons is suggested.
Other information
Learning verification modality Written exam
Extended program A. The Linguistic Turn
1) Frege between logicism and philosophy of language
2) Russell: the problem of definite descriptions and the theory of logical types
3) Wittgenstein: from the 'Tractatus logico-philosophicus' to the 'Philosophical Investigations
4) Carnap: Verificationism and postulates of meaning
5) Austin, Grice
6) Quine: from radical translation to semantic holism

B. The New Logic
1) theories of argumentation
2) The problem of logical fallacies
3) Propositional logic (truth tables, evaluation functions, propositional calculus)
4) First-order predicate logic (model theory, calculation of predicates with quantifiers and identities)

Philosophy of the mind - Cognomi M-P

Code 35213609
CFU 9
Teacher Francesco Federico Calemi
Teachers
  • Francesco Federico Calemi
  • Vera Matarese (Codocenza)
Hours
  • 24 ore - Francesco Federico Calemi
  • 48 ore (Codocenza) - Vera Matarese
Learning activities Base
Area Storia della filosofia e istituzioni di filosofia
Academic discipline M-FIL/02
Type of study-unit Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction Italian
Contents The mind between language and rationality
Reference texts 1. T. Sider, Logic for Philosophy, Oxford University Press, 2010.2.

2. R. J. Gula, Nonsense: Red Herrings, Straw Men and Sacred Cows: How We Abuse Logic in Our Everyday Language, Axios Press, 2007.
Educational objectives The course aims to provide students with the concepts and argumentative tools of logic
Prerequisites None
Teaching methods Frontal lessons. Therefore, if possible, the frequency of lessons is suggested.
Other information Altre info: Gli studenti di "Filosofia della mente" che devono lucrare solo 9 CFU dovranno rendere conto solo della parte "A" riportata nella qui presente voce "Programma esteso”.

Gli orari di ricevimento del Docente sono indicate nella pagina seguente alla sezione "Didattica": https://www.unipg.it/personale/francesco.calemi
Learning verification modality Written exam
Extended program A. The Linguistic Turn
1) Frege between logicism and philosophy of language
2) Russell: the problem of definite descriptions and the theory of logical types
3) Wittgenstein: from the 'Tractatus logico-philosophicus' to the 'Philosophical Investigations
4) Carnap: Verificationism and postulates of meaning
5) Austin, Grice
6) Quine: from radical translation to semantic holism

B. The New Logic
1) theories of argumentation
2) The problem of logical fallacies
3) Propositional logic (truth tables, evaluation functions, propositional calculus)
4) First-order predicate logic (model theory, calculation of predicates with quantifiers and identities)

Philosophy of the mind - Cognomi Q-Z

Code 35213609
CFU 9
Teacher Federica Castellani
Teachers
  • Federica Castellani
Hours
  • 72 ore - Federica Castellani
Learning activities Base
Area Storia della filosofia e istituzioni di filosofia
Academic discipline M-FIL/02
Type of study-unit Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction Italian
Contents The mind between language and rationality
Reference texts T. Sider, Logic for Philosophy, Oxford University Press, 2010.
R. J. Gula, Nonsense: Red Herrings, Straw Men and Sacred Cows: How We Abuse Logic in Our Everyday Language, Axios Press, 2007.
Lycan, Philosophy of Language: A Contemporary Introduction
Educational objectives The course aims to provide students with the concepts and argumentative tools of logic
Prerequisites None
Teaching methods Frontal lessons. Therefore, if possible, the frequency of lessons is suggested.
Other information Those students who have to gain only 9 cfu have to study only the part "A. The new logic" of the following program.
Learning verification modality Written exam: test on digital platform LibreEOL. The test will last 30 minutes and it will consist of 18 "closed" questions (14 easy, 2 medium, 2 difficult)
Extended program A. The New Logic¿
1) Theories of argumentation¿
2) The problem of logical fallacies¿
3) Propositional logic (truth tables, evaluation functions, propositional calculus)
¿4) First-order predicate logic (model theory, calculation of predicates with quantifiers and identities)
B. The Linguistic Turn¿
1) Frege between logicism and philosophy of language
¿2) Russell: the problem of definite descriptions and the theory of logical types¿
3) Wittgenstein: from the 'Tractatus logico-philosophicus' to the 'Philosophical Investigations¿
4) Austin, Grice¿¿
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