Philosophy 102 - Valid and Invalid Reasoning: What Follows From What?

Valid & Invalid Reasoning

Fall
2023
D02
0.00
Jay Lazar Garfield

W 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Smith College
PHI-102-D02-202401
Seelye 105
jgarfiel@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. Discussion section enrollments limited to 15.
Multiple required components--lab and/or discussion section. To register, submit requests for all components simultaneously.

Must take Discussion, Lecture

Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.