Courses / Module

Toggle Print

Module LOGICAL REASONING AND CRITICAL THINKING

Module code: PH103
Credits: 5
Semester: 2
Department: PHILOSOPHY
International: Yes
Overview Overview
 

Some arguments do genuinely prove their conclusion, and some do not. Logic is the study of the principles of valid argumentation, i.e., of what it is that makes an argument valid or invalid, sound or unsound. This module introduces students to logic and critical thinking, examining both classical and modern logic, covering such topics as: the nature and scope of logic; truth and validity; the classification of terms and propositions; translating everyday language into standard logical form; patterns of immediate inference; the syllogism; hypothetical and disjunctive arguments; the basic methods and procedures of modern symbolic logic; and some informal fallacies. Through looking at both classical and modern logic as well as informal fallacies focus will fall on the nature and different ways of engaging in critical thinking with regard to drawing correct inferences from premisses to conclusions.

Open Learning Outcomes
 
Open Teaching & Learning methods
 
Open Assessment
 
Open Autumn Supplementals/Resits
 
Open Timetable
 
Back to top Powered by MDAL Framework © 2022
V5.3.3 - Powered by MDAL Framework © 2022