Logic is among the oldest and most foundational of the university disciplines. The goal is to equip students with most general possible framework for sound and rigorous reasoning — one that works ...

We will look at how mathematical logic has been used as an instrument in philosophical argument; and we will consider ways that we might refine the instrument, and use it to best effect. The backbone ...

The course begins with a simple system called sentential or propositional logic, which despite its simplicity captures a significant range of important arguments. The course then focuses on ...