PHIL 101

Introduction to Logic


Please note: this is archived course information from 2011 for PHIL 101.

Description

Arguments are part of everyday life, and the ability to evaluate arguments is a very important skill to have. This course aims to provide an understanding of what distinguishes the point of an argument (conclusion) from the reasons (premises) used to support the point. The course aims to develop skills and techniques to evaluate the validity of the support premises provide for conclusions. Everyday arguments are translated into formal logical notation for evaluation. The course examines two main logical systems: propositional logic and predicate logic (with identity), and shows how these formal systems are used to analyse and evaluate everyday arguments. This course is a prerequisite for all Philosophy courses in logic at Stage 2. It is also available for the Logic and Computation major/minor.

Availability 2011

Summer School, repeated Semester 1 and 2

Lecturer(s)

Coordinator(s) Dr Jeremy Seligman

Reading/Texts

Roderic A Girle Introduction to Logic (2nd Ed. Prentice-Hall, Auckland, 2008)

Recommended Reading


Assessment

Coursework only

Points

PHIL 101: 15 points

Prerequisites


Restrictions

280.151