PHIL 340Topics in Formal Philosophy
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Arts
- Subject
- Philosophy
When it runs
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- W25
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- S27
Ran in 0 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
Special topics in formal philosophy, as announced by the School of Social, Political and Historical Research. Potential topics may include (but are not limited to) non-standard logics, intermediate classical logic, game and decision theory, philosophy of mathematics, and formal epistemology.
Prerequisites
- Students must be in level 2A or higher
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
Discussed on r/uwaterloo
4 posts and comments in 4 threads mention PHIL 340, July 2017 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Spring 2019
any logic course to take at UW 11 points, 8 comments
“I actually love the content of cs245 and want to learn more logic.”
u/randomuwguy: “PHIL 240 teaches logic. I don't think it gets into as much detail as CS 245, but it might give an intereting, philosophy-based look at the content.”
u/that_bench_in_hagey: “PHIL 240 does truth tables and derivations (basically SL and DL)... not much more. Sometimes the PHIL department does offer an advnaced special topics logic course, which covers different logics. I once took PHIL 340 and did some modal logic.”
Fall 2018
"easy" major but still didn't get into law school - now what?! 2 points, 17 comments
“I know that you need at least a 3.8 GPA and high LSAT basically to get into law school (in Ontario). I initially wanted to get into something business-like (ie econ) but the 1st yr econ courses got …”
u/UWGooseHunter: “I know someone who went to law school. If their LSAT/LSAT prep is any indication, you also want to be really good at logic/logical reasoning, not just I rite gud essaes. …”
u/that_bench_in_hagey: “… (oh yeah and you dont need Calculus, i never took it and did well, but I studied alot) And that's not even talking about courses like PHIL 340. …”
Fall 2017
Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments
“posting a reply to my comment I find the bot annoying.”
u/Jackhofmann: “PSYCH 483 PSYCH 484 PSYCH 485 PSYCH 486 PSYCH 490R PSYCH 499A PSYCH 499B PSYCH 499C PSYCH 621 PSYCH 630 PSYCH 677A PSYCH 704A PSYCH 704B PSYCH 707 PSYCH 710 PSYCH 714 PSYCH 717 PSYCH 720A PSYCH 721A …”
u/Jackhofmann: “… PHIL 251 PHIL 256 PHIL 258 PHIL 265 PHIL 283 PHIL 284 PHIL 319J PHIL 320 PHIL 327 PHIL 329 PHIL 340 PHIL 356 PHIL 371 PHIL 420 PHIL 459 PHIL 482 PHIL 498 PHIL 670 PHIL 673 PHIL 675 PHIL 680A PHIL 696 PHIL 698 PHIL 699 PHS 601 PHS 602 PHS 604 PHS 605 PHS 607 PHS 613 PHS 614 PHS …”
Spring 2017
What courses are you taking this fall? 28 points, 129 comments
“With course selection and add/drop happening this week I figured this would be a cool discussion post. …”
u/bellwhistles: “PHIL 258 - Intro to Philosophy of Science PHIL 340 - Topics in Formal Philosophy PHIL 420 - Studies in Ethics: Puppies, Pigs, and the Polis PHIL 428 - Special Topics: Harm Reduction Might switch out the first two for other Phil courses though, and maybe add a fifth if I'm …”
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