Logic is the study of natural language, arguments, and systems of reasoning. This course will have five parts: (1) natural language and arguments; (2) fallacies; (3) inductive reasoning (e.g., arguments by analogy); (4) deductive reasoning (e.g., categorical syllogisms); and (5) using logic to explain and evaluate classic philosophical texts, including Plato's Euthyphro, Meno, and Phaedo (Platonism) and Lucretius's On the Nature of the Universe (materialism). Several times during the semester we will see the similarity between the study of logic and the study of law by examining the LSAT (Law School Admission Test).
PH 115: Introduction to Logic and Critical Thinking
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