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Gabriela A Remow
PHIL 102
Seattle Campus
Philosophical consideration of some of the main moral problems of modern society and civilization, such as abortion, euthanasia, war, and capital punishment. Topics vary.
Class description
An introduction to elementary symbolic logic. Students will learn to use a simple artificial language designed to make possible a clear and unambiguous representation of the logical structure of deductive reasoning. In addition to using this language to assist in the assessment of arguments couched in a natural language (English), we will study the theoretical properties of the artificial language. Such notions as validity, consistency, truth-functions, deduction, and proof will be explored. The aim of the course is to introduce students to logic as a formal system and to develop their capacity for abstract thought. There will be two mid-term exams and one final exam, containing both multiple choice and problem-solving questions. There will also be in-class and take-home problem sets. Suitable for nonmajors. No prerequisites.
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