Logic of Questions 2002/3
A block of 3 lectures within
Petr Jirku's course
Logic-Related Topics in the summer term of 2002/3.
Syllabus
The aim was to introduce the basic concepts of the
logic of questions, primarily through the Groenendijk-Stokhof
approach (related to the classical intensional semantics).
(1) Subject of erotetic logic,
bibliography,
basic terminology.
Rudimentary intuitions about questions,
postulates for formalization;
comparison with classical logic.
(2) Groenendijk-Stokhof erotetic logic:
propositional,
predicate;
comparing answers.
(3) Limitations of the Groenendijk-Stokhof system.
An overview of other approaches to questions
(Wisniewski, Tichy, Belnap-Steel, Hintikka-Aqvist);
criteria for a viable theory.
Literature
- Groenendijk, J., Stokhof, M.:
Questions.
In: J. van Benthem, A. ter Meulen (eds.), Handbook of Logic and Language, Elsevier/MIT Press 1997, 1055-1124.
- Groenendijk, J., Stokhof, M.:
Partitioning Logical Space.
2nd ESSLLI Annotated Handout, 1990.
- Harrah, D.:
The Logic of Questions.
In: D. Gabbay, F. Guenthner (eds.), Handbook of Philosophical Logic, vol. II, D. Reidel Publishing Co. 1984, 715-764.
- Wisniewski, A.:
Erotetic Search Scenarios.
Synthese 134 (2003), 3, 363-387.
- Tichy, P.:
Questions, answers, and logic.
American Philosophical Quaterly 15 (1978), 275-284.
Materials for Students
Logic Related Topics in the 2002/3 summer term
Petr Jirku's course
Logic-Related Topics
had the following structure in the summer term of 2002/3:
- Ondrej Majer:
Logic of Counterfactuals
(4 lectures, March 2003)
- Libor Behounek:
Logic of Questions
(3 lectures, April 2003)
- Marta Bilkova:
Provability Logic
(2 lectures, May 2003)
- Miscellaneous lectures:
- CEEPUS guests (László Ropolyi, March 19; Matjazs Potrc, April 16)
- Philosophical Seminar (Ales Pultr, April 9)