| Prof. Michael Kagan |
Office Hours in RH-436 (445-4489) |
| PHL 317-01 Symbolic Logic |
MWF: 10:30 AM -11:20 AM; and by appointment.
|
| Syllabus for Fall 2003 |
Email:
kagan@lemoyne.edu
|
COURSE OBJECTIVE
The course will focus on the development of the ability to analyze
and
criticize attempts at persuasion, offered by philosophers using the
language
and techniques of modern symbolic logic ("formal logic").
REQUIRED TEXTS
W.V. Quine's Methods of Logic, fourth edition (ML), and Philosophy of Logic, second
edition (PL).
METHOD
In order to accomplish this goal, we will proceed through discussion
and exercises originating in the lecture and reading material,
homework,
quizzes, and a final .
EVALUATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
- homework and participation [25%];
- quizzes [50%]
- final [25%].
SPECIAL NEEDS
In coordination with the Academic
Support Center (ASC), reasonable accommodations are
provided
for qualified students with disabilities. Please register with the ASC
Office for disability verification and determination of reasonable
accommodations.
After receiving your accommodation form from the ASC, you will need to
make an appointment with me to review the form and discuss your needs.
Please make every attempt to meet with me within the first week of
class
so your accommodations can be provided in a timely manner. You can
either
stop by the ASC, Library, 1st floor, or call (445-4118-voice or
445-4104-TDD)
to make an appointment.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Sept. 1 (Mon.), Labor Day, no classes. Oct. 6 (Mon.), Yom Kippur, this
class will not meet with instructor. Oct. 13-14 (Mon.-Tue.), no
classes, Fall Break. Nov. 14 (Fri.) last day for P/F and
last day to withdraw with a "W." Nov. 26-29, Thanksgiving
Break. Dec. 8 (Mon.), last day of class.
TENTATIVE COURSE SCHEDULE AND
ASSIGNMENTS:
(The numbers refer to
the week. 'M', 'W', and 'F' refer to the days.):
- 1.Week of 8/25 - (W) Assignment due, read ML, pp. 1-26. (W) Do
the
exercises
on p. 15-16: 1-4;
p. 20: 1-2. (F) p. 26: 1-2. Compare your answers to those
in the back of the
book [p. 305 ff.]. Read PL, Preface and Ch. 1.
- 2. Week of 9/2 - (W) ML, pp. 27-30, pp. 33-38. Do exercises p.
32:
1-4. (F) pp. 40:1-4.
- 3. Week of 9/8 - (M) ML, pp. 40-52. Do exercises on p. 45: 1
&
3; (W) p. 52: 2, 3, 5,
& 7. On pp. 49 ff., ML, makes much of the distinction between
use
and mention. How might one abuse this distinction fallaciously?
- 4. Week of 9/15 - (M) Read ML, pp. 53-60.
(W) Do exercises on pp.
59-60; 1, 2, & 4.
- 5. Week of 9/22 - (M) Read ML, pp. 60-74. (W)
Do exercises p. 67: 2,
3, 4,
& 5. (F) p. 74:
1.
- 6. Week of 9/27 - (M) Read ML, pp. 93-113. Do exercises p.
97:1,
101:1, 108: 1-3. (W) p. 113: 1.
(F) Read PL, Ch. 2.
- 7. Week of 10/6 - (M), Yom Kippur. (W) Read ML, pp.
132-141. (F) Do
exercises p. 141: 1-3.
- 8. Week of 10/15 - (W) Read ML, pp. 142-154. Do exercises
on pp.
147-148: 1-3. (F) 154: 2 &
4.
- 9. Week of 10/20 - (M) Read ML, pp. 155-163. (W) Do exercises on
p.
162: 1.
- 10. Week of 10/27 - (M) Read ML, pp. 167-182. (W) Do exercises
pp.
173-174:
2, 3, 5 & 7 (You may use the "equals sign"). (F) Do p. 181:
1. Read PL,
Ch.3.
- 11. Week of 11/3 - (M) Read ML, pp. 182-189. (M/W) pp.
190-203. (F) Do
exercises, p. 202-203: 2, 3, & 4.
- 12. Week of 11/10 - (M) Read PL, Ch. 4. Read ML,
p. 259-26, do exercises pp. 267: 1-2. (W) Read ML,
268-277. (F) Do exercises 277-278: 1-2.
- 13. Week of 11/17 - (M) Read ML, 278-283. Do
exercise,
283:
1. (W) Read PL, Ch.5.
- 14. Week of 11/24 - (M) Read ML, 300-303.
- 15. Week of 12/1 - (M) Read PL, Ch. 7.
- 16. Week of 12/8 - (M) Present limitations and
informal logic. (W) December 10 (W): Final exam, 9:00 -
11:30
A.M.
(Last revised 8/26/03.)
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