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PHIL 110 - Introduction to Logic
Course Description
- Recommended Prep: ENG 22/60 OR placement in ENG 100
Development of basic techniques of analysis and an understanding of the principles and concepts involved in clear thinking. Logical validity, deductive and inductive reasoning, fallacious arguments, symbolic logic, and scientific method as applied to criteria of reasonable evidence will be emphasized.
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of PHIL 110, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the beauty and power of symbolic systems, as well as their clarity and precision, through use of techniques of logical analysis, with the intention of enhancing the student's reasoning skills and appreciation of abstraction, pattern recognition, and formal systems of analysis
- Demonstrate an understanding the concept of logical proof as a chain of inferences by producing symbolic chains of inferences of their own
- Demonstrate skill in hypothetical reasoning, and gain experience in the presentation and critical evaluation of evidence
- Demonstrate an ability to use symbolic techniques and formal rules in the context of problem solving by applying symbolic analysis techniques (translating, formal proof techniques, truth tables, argument pattern recognition) both to informal (fallacies) and formal reasoning.