2.00 credits
30.0 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
Pence Charles; Verdée Peter; Verdée Peter (compensates Pence Charles);
Language
French
Content
A philosophical reflection on truth
This course will present some themes in contemporary philosophy related to the concept of truth.
This course will present some themes in contemporary philosophy related to the concept of truth.
- Realism, pragmatism and idealism
- Paradoxes of truth
- Formal theories of truth
- Deflationary truth
- What is scientific truth?
- What is mathematical truth?
Teaching methods
Lectures given by the teacher, with a significant role for discussions with and between the students.
Evaluation methods
In the June session and the August session: a group written work (50%) and an individual defense of this work at the oral exam (50%).
Online resources
All readings and slides available on the Moodle site for the course.
Faculty or entity
SC
Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)
Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Learning outcomes
Master [120] in Data Science : Statistic
Master [120] in Geography : Climatology
Master [120] in Biology of Organisms and Ecology
Master [60] in Physics
Master [60] in Geography : General
Master [120] in Biochemistry and Molecular and Cell Biology
Master [120] in Statistics: Biostatistics
Master [60] in Biology
Master [120] in Mathematics
Master [60] in Mathematics
Master [120] in Chemistry
Master [120] in Statistics: General
Master [120] in Physics
Master [60] in Chemistry
Master [120] in Geography : General
Master [120] in Medical Physics