Logic: proofs and meaning (Ordinario)

Period of duration of course
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Course info
Number of course hours
40
Number of hours of lecturers of reference
40
CFU 6
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Modalità esame

Oral exam.

Prerequisiti

No previous knowledge of logic is required.

Programma

Module 1

The notion of proof from a logical perspective: natural deduction and operational meaning of connectives.


Module 2

Introduction to proof theory: Gentzen systems and their properties. The problem of the consistency of arithmetic.

Obiettivi formativi

Module 1:

Introducing the students to logic through the notion of proof.


Module 2:

Introducing the students to proof theory and its philosophical consequences with a specific focus on the work of Gentzen.

Riferimenti bibliografici

Module 1:

  • Course notes.
  • Further references will be given during the course.


Module 2:

  • Course notes.
  • A. Troelstra, H. Schwichtenberg, Basic Proof Theory, Cambridge University Press, 2000 (selected chapters).
  • Further references will be given during the course.


Moduli

Modulo Ore CFU Docenti
Modulo 1: Inferenze e significato (per ordinari) 20 3 Matteo Tesi
Modulo 2: La struttura delle dimostrazioni (per ordinari e PhD) 20 3 Matteo Tesi