Course Offerings: Spring 2008

PHILOSOPHY 205: SYMBOLIC LOGIC

MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY
SECTION 1, 10:00 - 10:50 A.M.
SECTION 2, 11:00 - 11:50 A.M.

INSTRUCTOR NICOLETA APOSTOL

REQUIRED TEXT
Hausman, Kahane and Tidman, Logic and Philosophy - A Modern Introduction, 10th ed.

COURSE CONTENT
An introduction to formal reasoning about objects and their relations. Emphasis on demonstrating how techniques of formal reasoning learned in this class can be used to analyze and evaluate arguments in natural languages.

COURSE FORMAT
Lecture, discussions and intensive class exercises. The final grade will be based on several in-class tests and home assignments.