Philosophy 102 - Valid and Invalid Reasoning: What Follows From What?
Valid & Invalid Reasoning
Fall
2021
01
4.00
Jay Lazar Garfield,Theresa Helke,Melissa Yates
M F 9:25 AM - 10:40 AM
Smith College
PHI-102-01-202201
Wright Weinstein
jgarfiel@smith.edu,thelke@smith.edu,myates@smith.edu
Formal logic and informal logic. The study of abstract logic together with the construction and deconstruction of everyday arguments. Logical symbolism and operations, deduction and induction, consistency and inconsistency, paradoxes and puzzles. Examples drawn from law, philosophy, politics, literary criticism, computer science, history, commercials, mathematics, economics and the popular press.
Multiple required components--lab and/or discussion section. To register, submit requests for all components simultaneously.
Must take Discussion, Lecture