Formal Logic

This course introduces formal logic, which is the study of arguments in terms of their deductive validity. The course begins with a discussion of what arguments are and how an argument's deductive validity is based on its form. Next artificial languages of increasing complexity are introduced and it is shown that these languages can help to illuminate the concept of deductive validity in English.

Course Website: Formal Logic

Sections and Teachers

Section 1:

Instructor: Karl Oles

Starts: September 4, 2018
Ends: June 7, 2019

Friday 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM ET

Tuition: $400.00

Prerequisites

No course prerequisite, but students should be comfortable with abstract mathematics such as algebra.

Recommended background

Familiarity with the game "wff 'n proof" or other experience with formal logic would be helpful

Teacher's notes:

This course is intended as a first course in philosophy because it introduces concepts of argumentation, validity, and truth that are applied further in later courses.

Textbooks and Materials

This item is required:

An Introduction to Formal Logic , Authors: Peter Smith

ISBN: 9780521008044

Publisher's website: An Introduction to Formal Logic

Best sources: Scholars Online Bookstore

Other information: Make sure you get an edition dated April 2009 or later. There were significant corrections from the original edition.

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