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S.Meyer. A survey of some of Aristotle's major writings on language, ontology, epistemology, metaphysics, natural philosophy and psychology. Readings will include Categories, De Interpretatione, Posterior Analytics, Physics, Parts of Animals, On Generation and Corruption, Metaphysics, and On the Soul.
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Distribution Course in Hist & Tradition. Class of 2009 & prior only. Kahn. The course will consist of a close reading of selected passages in Greek from Plato's Protagoras, Phaedo, and Repubic, together with a complete reading of these dialogues in English translation. The primary goal of the course will be the understanding of the greek text and the appreciation of Plato's artistry in these three literary masterpieces. The secondary goal will be an initiation into Plato's philosophy, focusing on epistemology and metaphysics.
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Weinstein. This course will deal with basic concepts and results in the theory of recursive functions and effective computability. Topics will include Turing machines, recursively unsolvable problems, degrees of unsolvability, inductive definability, hierarchies, and complexity of computation, as time permits.
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Weinstein. This course will focus on the fundamental results and techniques of mathematical logic. Topics will be drawn from model theory, proof theory, recursion theory, and set theory. Connections between logic and algebra, analysis, combinatorics, computer science, and the foundations of mathematics will be emphasized.
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Weinstein. Topics will include ZF set theory, cardinal and ordinal numbers, constructible sets, inner model consistency proofs, independence results, large cardinal axioms, and philosophical problems concerning set theoretical foundations of mathematics.
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Weinstein, Ewald. Topics will include formalism, intuitionism, and the foundations of set theory.
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Weinstein. The course will cover the basic results and techniques of the model theory of first-order logic. Additional topics will include extensions of first-order logic and finite model theory.
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Bicchieri. The course will introduce students to non-cooperative game theory and experimental games. The first part of the course will focus on the basic elements of non-cooperative game theory. The second part will cover the experimental literature on social dilemmas, trust and untimatum games. The format will consist of lectures, student presentations, and discussions.
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Hatfield. The course will begin with a systematic overview of theories of visual perception and their relation to philosophy, from Ptolemy to Marr. It will then address selected philosophical themes, including the interaction between seeing and knowing (or believing), the metaphysics of seeing, and the role of imagery in thought.
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Domotor. Prerequisite(s): Background in elementary logic and some rudiments of science. A semiformal treatment of key concepts and techniques in philosophy of science, including causality, counterfactuals, deterministic and probabilistic theories, measurement and testing, models and scientific laws. Simple examples from natural and social sciences will be used.
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