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PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
cod. 12927

Academic year 2008/09
2° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Logica e filosofia della scienza (M-FIL/02)
Field
Filosofia e storia della scienza
Type of training activity
Characterising
80 hours
of face-to-face activities
10 credits
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Learning objectives

Develop how to handle epistemological problems <br />
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using tools other than the traditional philosophical ones.

Prerequisites

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It is recommended that students have passed an exam in Logic.

Course unit content

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Computation, Truth and Certainty: Turing machines, thesis of <br />
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Church and Godel’s theorem. 

Full programme

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Bibliography

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J.N Crossley et al, "Che cos'e la Logica matematica", Boringhieri 1976; Cap. 1, 4, 5. <br />
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A.M. Turing, "Calcolatori e Intelligenza" in R. Hofstadter e D. Dennett, "L'io della mente", Adelphi 1981. <br />
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Notes (photocopies): Turing test: <br />
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Notes (on-line) Turing machines. Godel’s theorem

Teaching methods

Classroom lectures and discussions.

Assessment methods and criteria

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Other information

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