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PH 355 - Logic: Laws of Thought


What general features do good arguments have in common? In this course, students study and practice methods of good reasoning, focusing especially on the formal, mathematical aspects of ordinary language arguments. Topics may include: informal fallacies, proof and disproof within the Aristotelian, propositional, and predicate systems, analogical and legal reasoning, and the justification of logic itself.

Prerequisites: One 200-level Philosophy course.

Full course
Liberal Studies Curriculum: Quantitative Reasoning