Department of Logical Semiotics
Institute of Philosophy, Warsaw University
invites for guest lectures of

Prof. Paul Weingartner

Salzburg University

 APPLICATIONS OF LOGIC

TO PHILOSOPHY, SCIENCE AND RELIGION
October, 4-15, 2010

1st week: APPLICATIONS OF LOGIC TO PHILOSOPHY AND SCIENCE
(Warsaw University, Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28, Pałac Kazimierzowski, Brudziński’s auditorium)

• 4.10 (Monday), 15.00-16.30, A simple solution to liar paradoxes
  5.10 (Tuesday), 15.00-16.30, The problem of verisimilitude (Applications of logic outside logic and mathematics. Do such applications force us to deviate from classical logic?)
  6.10 (Wednesday), 15.00-16.30, A many valued (matrix) logic for the application to empirical sciences (Which classical principles make difficulties when logic is applied to empirical sciences and especially to physics?)

2nd week: APPLICATIONS OF LOGIC TO RELIGION
(Warsaw University, Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28, the former building of BUW, auditorium 205)

• 11.10 (Monday), 15.00-16.30, Does God cause evil? (Hume´s argument)
  12.10 (Tuesday), 15.00-16.30, The second preliminary question of Aquinas’ five ways (Can it be demonstrated that God exists?)
  13.10 (Wednesday), 15.00-16.30, The problem of the sea-battle (Does God know future contingencies?)

15.10 (Friday), 11.30-13.00: Exam (for interested students)
(Institute of Philosophy, Warsaw University, Krakowskie Przedmieście 3, room 12)

After every lecture Prof. Weingartner will be available for individual consultations.