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Spring 2023  |  PHIL 1001 Section 001: Introduction to Logic (52252)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Freshman Full Year Registration
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/17/2023 - 05/01/2023
Tue, Thu 09:45AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, West Bank
Anderson Hall 250
Enrollment Status:
Open (61 of 140 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Sharpen your reasoning skills through a close examination of arguments. Learn formal methods for representing and assessing arguments, including how to represent informal arguments in formal languages, and how to evaluate whether the premises of an argument entail its conclusion.
Class Description:
This course is concerned with the science (and the art!) of DEDUCTIVE REASONING--the type of reasoning used in mathematics and other areas of intellectual endeavor which impose a strict standard of rationality. The key concept is that of a VALID ARGUMENT, meaning a series of statements in which the last one (the CONCLUSION) must be true if the other statements (the PREMISES) are also true. Most of the course is concerned with methods for demonstrating the validity or invalidity or arguments by analyzing their structure with the aid of the principles of a subject called SYMBOLIC LOGIC. At the end of the course, we will look at ways in which the same principles can be applied in a completely different area, namely the design of electrical circuits, and will also explore the close relationship between logic and the algebra of sets. Apart from knowledge of the specifics of the subject matter, students in this course learn how to engage in disciplined, rational thinking, to deal in abstractions, and to penetrate the structure of language. Students also acquire preparation for more advanced courses in philosophy, particularly those having to do with the nature of knowledge and of language.
Grading:
34% Final Exam
33% Problem Solving
33% Other Evaluation Other Grading Information: in-class exams
Exam Format:
Problem solving
Class Format:
100% Lecture
Workload:
20+ Pages Reading Per Week
4 Exam(s)
Other Workload: 8 problem solving assignments
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/52252/1233
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
4 September 2007

Spring 2023  |  PHIL 1001 Section 002: Introduction to Logic (51830)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Discussion
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Freshman Full Year Registration
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/17/2023 - 05/01/2023
Mon 09:05AM - 09:55AM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 205
Auto Enrolls With:
Section 001
Enrollment Status:
Open (11 of 35 seats filled)
Course Catalog Description:
Sharpen your reasoning skills through a close examination of arguments. Learn formal methods for representing and assessing arguments, including how to represent informal arguments in formal languages, and how to evaluate whether the premises of an argument entail its conclusion.
Class Description:
Have you ever heard an argument that you knew wasn't any good, but you didn't have the tools you needed to show what was wrong with it? This course will give you those tools. We will look at many different kinds of arguments and we will identify the patterns of good and bad arguments. You will learn a method for describing and analyzing these patterns so that you will be able to evaluate even very complicated arguments in a straightforward way. Armed with these abilities you will be able to diagnose the problems with faulty arguments and you will be better equipped to come up with excellent arguments of your own. Your writing will become clearer, better argued, and more forceful. And most of all, your will become a clearer and more reasonable thinker. Logic cannot teach you what to think, but it will teach you how to think, and thinking logically is a crucial skill for you as a student and a citizen.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/51830/1233
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
4 September 2007

Spring 2023  |  PHIL 1001 Section 003: Introduction to Logic (51831)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Discussion
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Freshman Full Year Registration
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/17/2023 - 05/01/2023
Mon 10:10AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 205
Auto Enrolls With:
Section 001
Enrollment Status:
Open (25 of 35 seats filled)
Course Catalog Description:
Sharpen your reasoning skills through a close examination of arguments. Learn formal methods for representing and assessing arguments, including how to represent informal arguments in formal languages, and how to evaluate whether the premises of an argument entail its conclusion.
Class Description:
Have you ever heard an argument that you knew wasn't any good, but you didn't have the tools you needed to show what was wrong with it? This course will give you those tools. We will look at many different kinds of arguments and we will identify the patterns of good and bad arguments. You will learn a method for describing and analyzing these patterns so that you will be able to evaluate even very complicated arguments in a straightforward way. Armed with these abilities you will be able to diagnose the problems with faulty arguments and you will be better equipped to come up with excellent arguments of your own. Your writing will become clearer, better argued, and more forceful. And most of all, your will become a clearer and more reasonable thinker. Logic cannot teach you what to think, but it will teach you how to think, and thinking logically is a crucial skill for you as a student and a citizen.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/51831/1233
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
4 September 2007

Spring 2023  |  PHIL 1001 Section 004: Introduction to Logic (51832)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Discussion
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Freshman Full Year Registration
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/17/2023 - 05/01/2023
Fri 09:05AM - 09:55AM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 205
Auto Enrolls With:
Section 001
Enrollment Status:
Open (7 of 35 seats filled)
Course Catalog Description:
Sharpen your reasoning skills through a close examination of arguments. Learn formal methods for representing and assessing arguments, including how to represent informal arguments in formal languages, and how to evaluate whether the premises of an argument entail its conclusion.
Class Description:
Have you ever heard an argument that you knew wasn't any good, but you didn't have the tools you needed to show what was wrong with it? This course will give you those tools. We will look at many different kinds of arguments and we will identify the patterns of good and bad arguments. You will learn a method for describing and analyzing these patterns so that you will be able to evaluate even very complicated arguments in a straightforward way. Armed with these abilities you will be able to diagnose the problems with faulty arguments and you will be better equipped to come up with excellent arguments of your own. Your writing will become clearer, better argued, and more forceful. And most of all, your will become a clearer and more reasonable thinker. Logic cannot teach you what to think, but it will teach you how to think, and thinking logically is a crucial skill for you as a student and a citizen.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/51832/1233
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
4 September 2007

Spring 2023  |  PHIL 1001 Section 005: Introduction to Logic (51833)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Discussion
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Freshman Full Year Registration
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/17/2023 - 05/01/2023
Fri 10:10AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 205
Auto Enrolls With:
Section 001
Enrollment Status:
Open (18 of 35 seats filled)
Course Catalog Description:
Sharpen your reasoning skills through a close examination of arguments. Learn formal methods for representing and assessing arguments, including how to represent informal arguments in formal languages, and how to evaluate whether the premises of an argument entail its conclusion.
Class Description:
Have you ever heard an argument that you knew wasn't any good, but you didn't have the tools you needed to show what was wrong with it? This course will give you those tools. We will look at many different kinds of arguments and we will identify the patterns of good and bad arguments. You will learn a method for describing and analyzing these patterns so that you will be able to evaluate even very complicated arguments in a straightforward way. Armed with these abilities you will be able to diagnose the problems with faulty arguments and you will be better equipped to come up with excellent arguments of your own. Your writing will become clearer, better argued, and more forceful. And most of all, your will become a clearer and more reasonable thinker. Logic cannot teach you what to think, but it will teach you how to think, and thinking logically is a crucial skill for you as a student and a citizen.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/51833/1233
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
4 September 2007

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