PHIL 201 - Logic

The study of the structure of reasoning. This course will introduce students to techniques for recognizing, formalizing, and evaluating the logical structures of arguments. Students will be taught symbolic languages, how to translate English arguments into those languages, and proof and testing procedures using the languages. This course will, along with introducing students to the rudiments of logic, explain how logic is employed in the articulation and solution of problems in various subdisciplines of philosophy. Not recommended as an introduction to philosophy, but given its usefulness as a basis for many other courses, it should be taken early by philosophy majors and minors.

Credits: 3
Terms Offered: Fall
Attributes: Arts and Humanities II (AH2), Philosophical Perspectives (PHL)
Prerequisites: ENGL 113