ARTS088 Logic and Argumentation for Everyone

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Taught online.
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. BcA. Jiří Raclavský, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. BcA. Jiří Raclavský, Ph.D.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 14:00–15:40 Virtuální místnost
Prerequisites
no special pre-requisites
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
Both logic and argumentation play a significant role in contemporary society. The course focuses on the bare essentials of the corresponding theory/knowledge and underlying methods/techniques. It is a practical-skills oriented course.
Learning outcomes
  • general evaluation of arguments
  • detection of formal and informal drawbacks of argumentation and justification
  • assesment of logical and even extra-logical aspects of argumentation
  • application of logical techniques in other areas
    • Syllabus
    • logic
    • argumentation and logic: basic concepts;
    • truth, form and validity;
    • natural deduction;
    • logical consequence;
    • predication and quantification;
    • equivalences and contradictories;
    • syllogisms;

      • theory of argumentation
    • identification: dialectical phases and roles;
    • reconstruction: simple and complex arguments;
    • evaluation: sound arguments and fallacies;
    Literature
    • GORANKO, Valentin. Logic as a tool : a guide to formal logical reasoning. First published. Chichester: Wiley, 2016, xxii, 358. ISBN 9781118880005. info
    • RACLAVSKÝ, Jiří. Úvod do logiky: klasická predikátová logika ([Introduction to Logic: Classical Predicate Logic). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2015, 348 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-7867-3. URL info
    • RACLAVSKÝ, Jiří. Úvod do logiky: klasická výroková logika ([Introduction to Logic: Classical Propositional Logic). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2015, 238 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-7790-4. URL info
    • PICHA, Marek. Kritické myšlení a rekonstrukce argumentu (Critical thinking and reconstruction of argument). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 41 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-6730-1. info
    • BERGMANN, Merrie, James MOOR and Jack NELSON. The logic book. 6th ed., international ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2014, x, 611. ISBN 9781259010606. info
    • HURLEY, Patrick J. A concise introduction to logic. 11th ed., international ed. Australia: Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 2012, xxi, 706. ISBN 9781111185893. info
    • PICHA, Marek. Argumentační fauly (Fallacies). Brno: Centrum Občanského Vzdělávání MU, 2012, 10 pp. URL info
    • WALTON, Douglas N. Fundamentals of critical argumentation. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006, xvi, 343. ISBN 0521530202. info
    • EEMEREN, F. H. van, R. GROOTENDORST and A. F. SNOECK HENKEMANS. Argumentation : analysis, evaluation, presentation. Mahwah: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers, 2002, xiv, 195. ISBN 0805839526. info
    • PRIEST, Graham. Logic : a very short introduction. 1st pub. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000, xii, 140. ISBN 9780192893208. info
    Teaching methods
    This is an e-course
  • each week there is an e-lesson in e-class (MS Teams)
  • each e-lesson explains the theory/technique and its application
  • consultations included in e-lessons (video/chat)
  • after each e-lesson a short e-test ('ROPOT') as a homework
    • Interactive syllabi contain (for each lesson):
  • text explaining each problem + method of its solution
  • exercises via e-tests
  • video/chat consultation
  • links to supporting external text/video materials
    • Homeworks:
  • regular on-line exercises (short e-tests on each subject)
    • Assessment methods
  • Accomplished homeworks, i.e. regular short e-tests (50%)
  • Participation in e-classes (20%)
  • Final e-test (30%)
  • - similar to regular e-tests
  • - selection of the crucial topics/techniques of the e-course
  • in e-test and e-exam, one must achieve at least 60%
    • Language of instruction
    English
    Follow-Up Courses
    Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
    Study Materials
    The course is taught once in two years.
    Teacher's information
    • All required materials for this course are in IS.
    • Who is interested in logic may get some additional info (on other courses taught at MU etc.) at http://www.phil.muni.cz/~raclavsky/logika/index.php?p=en
    The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021.
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