Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

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PHIL 0280

Semantics, Logic and Cognition

Semantics, Logic, and Cognition
Using logical and mathematical tools, formal semantics answers the following questions: Why do sentences mean what they mean? How is reasoning possible? How does language structure our understanding of time, change, knowledge, morality, identity, and possibility? We will evaluate several formal-semantic models from philosophical, linguistic, and psychological perspectives. This course is well suited for students interested in computer science, linguistics, logic, mathematics, neuroscience, philosophy, or psychology. (Some prior familiarity with formal logic is recommended, but not required.) 2 hrs. lect./1 hr. disc
Subject:
Philosophy
Department:
Philosophy
Division:
Humanities
Requirements Fulfilled:
DED PHL
Equivalent Courses:
LNGT 0280

Sections in Spring 2018

Spring 2018

PHIL0280A-S18 Lecture (Khalifa)