Philosophy 143
Fall 2012
| Number | Title | Instructor | Days/time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 143 | Modal Reasoning | Holliday | TuTh 2-3:30 | 123 Wheeler |
An introduction to the logical study of modality in its many forms: reasoning about necessity, knowledge, obligation, time, counterfactuals, provability, and other modal notions. Covers core concepts and basic metatheory of propositional modal logic, including relations to first-order logic; basics of quantified modal logic; selected philosophical applications ranging from epistemology to ethics, metaphysics to mathematics.
Prerequisite: 12A (or equivalent) or consent of instructor.