Module overview
Philosophical logic provides tools for the rigorous study of some of the most central notions of philosophy and of ordinary thought - for instance, necessity and possibility (modal logic), time (temporal logic), moral obligation (deontic logic), and knowledge and belief (epistemic logic). You will learn about some of these logical tools, and use them to explore the philosophical questions that they both raise and help to illuminate. For instance, is your existence necessary? What is the nature of time? Can you be obliged to do something you are unable to do? What’s the difference between knowledge and belief?
Linked modules
PHIL1016 or PHIL2014