Logic (PHIL 101)
Lewis & Clark College
Fall 2022
Professor Joel A. Martinez
TENTATIVE COURSE SCHEDULE:
(Please Note: I am providing this tentative course schedule merely as a courtesy. It should not be construed as a commitment to keep strictly to the plan outlined below. To remain up-to-date on changes, you must attend class regularly and consult the announcements section of the Moodle course page. “A/H” refers to The Logic Primer by Alan & Hand, the book for the course. All other readings will be in the google drive folder and are noted on the relevant day.)
A/H = Logic Primer by Allen and Hand
S-A/F = Understanding Arguments by Sinnot-Armstron & Fogelin
J = Applied Ethics and Impartial Introduction by Jackson et al.
Week 1:
8/30 Distribution of Syllabus. Introduction to course. Arguments and Validity
9/1 Sinnot-Armstrong/Fogelin Chapter 3 and Examples
Week 2:
9/6 Sinnot-Armstrong/Fogelin Chapter 3 continued & Arguments and Validity handout
9/8 Exam on Arguments and Validity, Formal patterns in Natural language
Week 3:
9/13 Sinnot-Armstong/Fogelin Chapter 6, A/H 1.2.1
9/15 Jackson et al Chapter 1 section 4 & Chapter 2: Identify ONE argument in the chapter and explain it. DO NOT EVALUTE THE ARGUMENT!
Week 4:
9/20 A/H §1.2
9/22 §1.3
Week 5:
9/27 §1.4
9/29 §1.5
Week 6:
10/4 §2.3 & §2.4
10/6 Fall Break
Week 7:
10/11 Practice Exam Midterm Exam
10/13 Midterm Exam
Week 8:
10/18 Identifying Argument Structure part 2: Jackson et al Chapter 10
10/20 Informal arguments
Week 9:
10/25 Informal arguments
10/27 Informal arguments: Time
Week 10:
11/1 Predation
11/3 §3.1
Week 11:
11/8 §3.1 & §3.2
11/10 §3.3
Week 12:
11/15 §3.4
11/17 Review For Midterm/Practice Exam 2
Week 13:
11/22 Midterm Exam 2
11/24 Thanksgiving Break
Week 14:
11/29 Identifying Argument Structure Part 3: Jackson et al Chapter 14
12/1 Review for the Final Exam
Week 15:
12/6
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