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Course Description
Academic Year 2011-2012 • Grade 10 and above • Philosophy Sequence
For reference only; see current year course listing for course availability and details.Reasoning
Sections and Teachers
Section 1: Instructor: Karl Oles
Starts: September 16, 2011
Ends: June 1, 2012
Friday 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM ET
Tuition: $350.00
Participants in this course will learn about:
How does formal logic work and what does it show about reasoning in general?
How does practical reasoning (the kind we engage in every day) work?
What kind of reasoning has been used in science?
What is distinctive about legal reasoning?
How can we apply the lessons learned to the analysis of moral reasoning?
How can we apply the lessons learned to the analysis of theological reasoning?
How can we supply missing premises or conclusions in incomplete reasoning?
Each student will prepare two papers analyzing samples of reasoning drawn from moral, political or theological examples.
Prerequisites
The course briefly introduces formal logic and then looks at practical reasoning and reasoning in science, law, politics, morals, and theology. The emphasis is on learning skills necessary to analyze arguments on topics of general public interest, such as arguments about global warming, health care, pacifism, the good life, and the nature of God. No prior coursework is required, but some familiarity with the kinds of issues listed above is desirable.
Recommended background
Describe recommended prior study
Teacher's notes:
There will be one required text, A Rulebook for Arguments, Fourth Edition, by Anthony Weston, supplemented by materials provided by the instructor or available online.
Textbooks and Materials
This item is required:
A Rulebook for Arguments [Edition or Version: 4], Authors: Weston, Anthony
ISBN: 9780872209541
Best sources: Scholars Online Bookstore
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Reasoning
Sections and Teachers
Section 1:
Instructor: Karl Oles
Starts: September 16, 2011
Ends: June 1, 2012
Friday 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM ET
Tuition: $350.00
Participants in this course will learn about:
How does formal logic work and what does it show about reasoning in general?
How does practical reasoning (the kind we engage in every day) work?
What kind of reasoning has been used in science?
What is distinctive about legal reasoning?
How can we apply the lessons learned to the analysis of moral reasoning?
How can we apply the lessons learned to the analysis of theological reasoning?
How can we supply missing premises or conclusions in incomplete reasoning?
Each student will prepare two papers analyzing samples of reasoning drawn from moral, political or theological examples.
Prerequisites
The course briefly introduces formal logic and then looks at practical reasoning and reasoning in science, law, politics, morals, and theology. The emphasis is on learning skills necessary to analyze arguments on topics of general public interest, such as arguments about global warming, health care, pacifism, the good life, and the nature of God. No prior coursework is required, but some familiarity with the kinds of issues listed above is desirable.
Recommended background
Describe recommended prior study
Teacher's notes:
There will be one required text, A Rulebook for Arguments, Fourth Edition, by Anthony Weston, supplemented by materials provided by the instructor or available online.
Textbooks and Materials
This item is required:
A Rulebook for Arguments [Edition or Version: 4], Authors: Weston, Anthony
ISBN: 9780872209541
Best sources: Scholars Online Bookstore
Ready to Enroll?
Don't yet have a member account? Click this button to create one. We collect only the information we need to identify you and support your enrollments.
Need to know more first? Click the button to check out our FAQs page. You can also email the teacher (just click on the teacher's name in the section listing above!), or contact our Academic Support advisor (See our Support page).
Scholars Online is fully accredited through the Middle States Accreditation Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools.
Hosted on Interserver