Study Programmes 2016-2017
PHIL0072-1  
Advanced issues in epistemology
Duration :
30h Th
Number of credits :
Master in philosophy (120 ECTS)5
Lecturer :
Bruno Leclercq
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents :
Debates on the foundations of mathematics (1870-1930) : Leopold Kronecker, Richard Dedekind, Georg Cantor, Gottlob Frege, David Hilbert, Luitzen Brouwer, Edmund Husserl, Bertrand Russell, Hermann Weyl, Rudolf Carnap, Paul Bernays, Arend Heyting, Kurt Gödel, ...
Learning outcomes of the learning unit :
Deeper understanding of different epistemological projects.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Bachelor's degree knowledge in logic and history of philosophy.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
The seminar will take place during the second term (February-May).
Students who consider to take this course should contact the teacher in September or October (B.Leclercq@ulg.ac.be)
Recommended or required readings :
LECLERCQ B., Intuition et déduction en mathématiques. Retour au débat sur la "crise des fondements", Bruxelles, Editions Modulaires Européennes, 2014.
Assessment methods and criteria :
Oral exam.
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Contacts :
Bruno LECLERCQ Université de Liège Département de philosophie Place du XX août, 7 4000 LIEGE
B.Leclercq@ulg.ac.be