Philosophy 101 - Plausible and Implausible Reasoning: What Happened? What Will Happen Next?

Plausible & Implausible Reason

Spring
2025
01
4.00
Chris Rahlwes

M W F 9:25 AM - 10:15 AM

Smith College
PHI-101-01-202503
Seelye 109
crahlwes@smith.edu
The course provides an introduction to deductive and inductive logic. It introduces classical Aristotelian and modern truth-functional logic; explains the relationship between truth-functional logic, information science and probability; and it introduces basic features of statistical and causal reasoning in the sciences. This course is designed for students who are uncomfortable with symbolic systems. It is not a follow-up to PHI 102. Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken PHI 102. Enrollment limited to 24.

[CE] Not PHI 102

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