PHILOSOPHY 101 LOGIC

PROFESSOR: Dr. Gary L. Angel OFFICE HOURS: MWF 2-3:30

OFFICE: Britt Hall 211 TTH 1:45-3

PHONE: Ext. 4343

TEXT: Hurley, Patrick, A Concise Introduction to Logic. (Wadsworth) 8^th ed.

REQUIREMENTS:

1. A cumulative mid-term exam will constitute 25% of the final grade.

2. A cumulative final exam will constitute 25% of the final grade.

3. Five or six quizzes will constitute 30% of the final grade.

4. Class participation will constitute 10% of the final grade.

5. Homework will constitute 10% of the final grade.

OUTLINE:

I. Basic Concepts (Chapter 1)

A. Vocabulary

B. Deduction and Induction

C. Truth and Validity

D. Recognizing Arguments

II. Informal Fallacies (Chapter 3)

III. Class Logic

A. Immediate Inference (Chapter 4)

1. Categorical Propositions

2. Square of Opposition

3. Obversion, Conversion, Contraposition

4. Venn Diagrams

5. Existential Import

B. Mediate Inference (Chapter 5)

1. Syllogisms in General

2. Categorical Syllogisms

IV. Symbolic Logic

A. Propositional Logic (Chapter 6)

1. Truth Functions and Truth Tables

2. Argument Forms and Fallacies

3. Dilemmas

B. Natural Deduction (Chapter 7)

C. Predicate Logic (Chapter 8)