| CODE | 84299 |
|---|---|
| ACADEMIC YEAR | 2017/2018 |
| CREDITS | 9 credits during the 2nd year of 8455 Philosophy (L-5) GENOVA |
| SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR | M-FIL/05 |
| LANGUAGE | Italian |
| TEACHING LOCATION | GENOVA (Philosophy) |
| SEMESTER | 1° Semester |
The course is an introduction to the fundamental notions of analytic philosophy such as the distinction between necessary truths and contingent truths, the distinction between analytic truths and synthetic truths, and the distinction between a priori truths and a posteriori truths.
Introduction to the basics and the methodology of analytical philosophy focusing on the question: "What do analytical philosophers do and how?". The course is centered on three fundamental distinctions in philosophy: (i) analytic / synthetic, (ii) a priori / a posteriori, (iii) necessary / contingent. The purpose of the course is to provide students with the indispensable tools for approaching autonomous reading and studying of essays in analytic philosophy.
Introduction to the basics and the methodology of analytical philosophy focusing on the question: "What do analytical philosophers do and how?". The course is centered on three fundamental distinctions in philosophy: (i) analytic / synthetic, (ii) a priori / a posteriori, (iii) necessary / contingent. The purpose of the course is to provide students with the indispensable tools for approaching autonomous reading and studying of essays in analytic philosophy.
Lecture-style instruction
1 What do philosophers do? 2 Conceptual analysis 2.1 Russell: the theory of definite descriptions 2.1.1. Referential uses, improper descriptions and incomplete descriptions 2.1.2 Inference rules 2.1.3 A famous case of violation of the rules of inference 2.2 Frege: logicism 2.2.1 The failure of logicism 2.3 Analysis of the meaning: the justification of the deduction 2.3 .1 Dummett against the classical conditions of truth 3 Logical empiricism: verificationism and analytics 4 Quine's critique of the two dogmas of empiricism 5 Kripke: reference and necessity
The bibliography will be provided to students during the course. The entire bibliography will be downloadable from aulaweb. The teacher uses his own coursepack.
MASSIMILIANO VIGNOLO (President)
MARCELLO FRIXIONE
VALERIA OTTONELLI
Lecture-style instruction
September 27, 2017
Students can choose between written test or oral exam
Students can choose between written test or oral exam
| Date | Time | Location | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/01/2018 | 10:00 | GENOVA | Orale | Locali DAFIST, via Balbi 30, 7° piano |
| 22/01/2018 | 10:00 | GENOVA | Orale | Locali DAFIST, via Balbi 30, 7° piano |
| 12/02/2018 | 10:00 | GENOVA | Orale | Locali DAFIST, via Balbi 30, 7° piano |
| 21/05/2018 | 10:00 | GENOVA | Orale | Locali DAFIST, via Balbi 30, 7° piano |
| 04/06/2018 | 10:00 | GENOVA | Orale | Locali DAFIST, via Balbi 30, 7° piano |
| 18/06/2018 | 10:00 | GENOVA | Orale | Locali DAFIST, via Balbi 30, 7° piano |
| 02/07/2018 | 10:00 | GENOVA | Orale | Locali DAFIST, via Balbi 30, 7° piano |
| 10/09/2018 | 10:00 | GENOVA | Orale | Locali DAFIST, via Balbi 30, 7° piano |
Office hours for students: monday, h13-15