Duration
45h Th
Number of credits
| Bachelor in philosophy | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course is made of two parts :
The first part (around 20h) will extend the teaching of formal logic given in Logique et analyse des raisonnements (PHIL0042-1). Focus will here be put on syntactic methods (mainly axiomatisation and natural deduction) as well as on metalogical issues (simplicity, consistency, soundness, completeness). Besides, some elements of non-classical logics will be presented : intuitionist logic, multivalent logic, fuzzy logic, free logic, ...
The introduction to analytic philosophy (around 20h) will be made of an topical introduction and then eight sessions dealing with eight important steps of the development of analytic philosophy: Gottlob Frege, Bertrand Russell, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Rudolf Carnap and the Vienna Circle, philosophers of "ordinary language" (Ryle, Austin, Strawson), Willard Van Orman Quine, contemporary debates on linguistic relativism and realism (Davidson, Kripke, Putnam), philosophy of mind (Smart and Place, Fodor, Dennett, Searle, P. and P. Churchland). Each chapter requires some readings.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
- Active understanding of the syntactic view of logic as well as of some of the main metalogical notions.
- Discovery of non classical logical systems.
- Good command of the historical development, the main issues and the special methods of analytic philosophy.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
PHIL0042-1 Logique et analyse des raisonnements
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
1st term
Formal logic: on Mondays from 1:00 to 2:00 pm (room PHILO II) as well as 3 Fridays from 9:00 am to 11:00 am (room A1J/2/66).
Analytic philosophy: 9 Fridays from 9:00 to 11:00 am (room A21J/2/66).
Course materials and recommended or required readings
For formal logic :
L. Bouquiaux et B. Leclercq, Logique formelle et argumentation, Bruxelles, De Boeck, 3rd edition, 2017.
Notes will be provided as far as metalogical notions and non-classical logics are concerned.
Useful additional textbooks are:
P. Gochet et P. Gribomont, Logique (volume 1), Hermès, Paris, 1991 (3e éd. 1998).
S. Haack, Deviant logic, Cambridge (Mass.), Cambridge University Press, 1974.
G. Priest, An introduction to non-classical logic, Cambridge (Mass.), Cambridge University Press, 2008.
J. MacFarlane, Philosophical Logic, Routledge, New York, 2021.
For the introduction to analytic philosophy, the textbook is Bruno Leclercq, Introduction à la philosophie analytique, Bruxelles, De Boeck, 2008.
Each student will also have to work in depth on one of the following texts :
Frege G., « Funktion und Begriff » (1891), trad. fr. «Fonction et concept», in Ecrits logiques et philosophiques, Paris, Le Seuil, Points, 1971, pp. 80-101
Frege G., « Über Sinn und Bedeutung » (1892), trad. fr. «Sens et dénotation», in Ecrits logiques et philosophiques, op. cit., pp. 102-126
Russell B., « On denoting » (1905), trad. fr. « De la dénotation », in Ecrits de logique philosophique, Paris, PUF, Epiméthée, 1989, pp. 203-218
Wittgenstein L., Tractatus logico-philosophicus (1921), trad. fr. Granger, Paris, Gallimard, Tel, 1993
Wittgenstein L., Philosophische Untersuchungen (1945-1946, publ. posthume 1953), Préface, §§ 1-30, trad. fr. Recherches philosophiques, Paris, Gallimard, 2004, pp. 21-43
Carnap R., Der logische Aufbau der Welt (1928), Préface, §§ 1-9, trad. fr. La construction logique du monde, Paris, Vrin, 2002, pp. 53-65
Carnap R., « Überwindung der Metaphysik durch logische Analyse der Sprache » (1932), trad. fr. « La science et la métaphysique devant l'analyse logique », Paris, Hermann, Actualités scientifiques et industrielles, vol. 172, 1934
Quine W.V.O., « On what there is » (1948), trad. fr. « De ce qui est », in Du point de vue logique, Paris, Vrin, 2003, pp. 25-48
Quine W.V.O., « Two dogmas of empiricism » 1951, trad. fr. « Les deux dogmes de l'empirisme », in Du point de vue logique, op. cit., pp. 49-81
Quine W.V.O., « Le mythe de la signification » (1961), in La philosophie analytique, actes du colloque de Royaumont, Paris, Les Ed. de Minuit, 1962, pp. 139-169
Austin J., How to do things with words (publ. posthume 1962), Première et deuxième conférences,trad. fr Quand dire, c'est faire, Paris, Le Seuil, 1970, pp. 37-56
Austin J., Sense and sensibilia (publ. posthume 1962), Chap. 7, trad. fr. Le langage de la perception, Paris, Armand Colin, 1971, pp. 85-100
Sapir E., « The status of linguistics as a science » (1929), Language, vol. 5(4), 1929, pp. 207-214, trad. fr. « La place de la linguistique parmi les sciences », in Linguistique, Paris, Gallimard, 1968, p. 131-140
Whorf B.L., « Science and linguistics » (1940), Technology Review, vol. 42, pp. 229-231, trad. fr. Linguistique et anthropologie, Paris, Denoël/Gonthier, 1969
Davidson D., « On the very idea of a conceptual scheme » (1973), Proceedings and Addresses of the American Philosophical Association, vol. 47, pp. 5-20, trad. « Sur l'idée même de schème conceptuel » in Enquêtes sur la vérité et l'interprétation, Nîmes, Jacqueline Chambon, 1993, pp. 267-289
Kripke S., Naming and necessity (1972), revised edition, Oxford, Basil Blackwell, 1980, trad fr. La logique des noms propres, Paris, Editions de Minuit, 1982
Putnam H., « The meaning of "meaning" » (1975), trad. partielle « La signification de signification », in D. Fisette et P. Poirier (eds.), Philosophie de l'esprit. Problèmes et perspectives, pp. 41-83
[Rorty R., 1983, « Solidarity or objecticity ? », in M. Krausz, Relativism : interpretation and confrontation, University of Notre-Dame Press, 1989, trad. fr. « Solidarité ou objectivité ? », La pensée américaine contemporaine, Paris, Presses Universitaires de France, 1991, pp. 61-81]
Dennett D., The intentional stance (1987), Chap.3, trad. fr. La stratégie de l'interprète, Paris, Gallimard, 1990, pp. 61-93
Searle J., Minds, brains and science (1984), Chap. 2, trad. fr. Du cerveau au savoir, Paris, Hermann, 1985, pp. 37-56
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions ) AND oral exam
Additional information:
Written exam for formal logic, oral exam for analytic philosophy.
No student will be allowed to take the exam on another day than the other students.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
The first session on formal logic will be held on the 23rd of September 2024 at 1:00 pm; the first session on analytic philosophy will be held on the 4th of October 2024 at 9:00 am (due to Bank Holliday oin the 27th of September).
Contacts
Bruno Leclercq
Département de Philosophie, bât. A1 (2ème étage)
E-mail: B.Leclercq@uliege.be