PHL-218 Formal Logic

DH 322 MW12:30-1:50 pm.

Dr. Safro Kwame

Wed 1/11/2006 Preface/Introduction

Mon 1/16/2006 No Class: M. L. King Jr. Holiday.

Wed 1/18/2006 Read Logic, Propositions and Arguments before this class.

Mon 1/23/2006 Read Validity and Truth before this class.

Wed l/25/2006 Classwork 1 Quiz on Text and Classes

Mon__ 1/30/2006 Read Classes and Categorical Propositions before this class.

Wed 2/1/2006 Read The Traditional Square of Opposition before this class

Mon 2/6/2006 Read Venn Diagram for Syllogisms before this class.

Wed, 2/8/2006 Classwork 2: Quiz on Text and Classes.

Mon 2/13/2006 Read Syllogistic Rules and Fallacies before this class

Wed 2/15/2006 Read Syllogism in Ordinary Language before this class.

Mon 2/20/2006 Discussion 1

Wed 2/2212006 Classwork 3: Quiz on Text and Classes.

Mon 2/27/2006 Discussion 2

Wed 3/1/2006 Midterm Exam

Mon 3/612006 Read Modem Logic and Symbolic Language before this class.

Wed 3/8/2006 Read Conjunction, Negation, and Disjunction before this class.

Mon . 3/13/2006 Read Conditional Statements and Implication before this class.

Wed 3/1512006 Read Testing Validity on Truth Tables before this class.

Mon 3/20/2006 Discussion 3

Wed 3/22/2006 Classwork 4: Quiz on Text and Classes.

Mon 3/27/2006 Read Formal Proof of Validity before this class

Wed 3/2912006 Discussion 4

Mon 4/3/2006 'Read The Rule of Replacement before this class.

Wed 4/5/2006 Discussion 5

Mon 4/10/2096 Read Indirect Proof of Validity before this class

Wed , 4/12/2006 Ciasswork 5: Quiz on Text and Classes.

Mon 4/17/2006 Discussion 6

Wed 4/19/2006 Review

Instructor: Dr. Safro Kwame, Office: 215 Dickey Hall, Office Hours: MW 10am-Noon and 2-3 pm.

Tel: (610) 932-8300 x3569, E-Mail: kwame@mailshack.com or kwame@cashette.com (No attachments.)

Class/Course Homepage: http://www.lincoln.edu/philosophy/kwame.html or http://e.1asphost.com/skwame/ or http://kwame.topcities.com/ or https://philosophydepartment.tripod.com/ WebCT: http://webct41.lincoln.edu:8900 Fax: (413) 638-8722 or (215) 932-1098. To check your grade on the computer or internet, go to any one of the websites listed above and follow the instructions there. Note that some of the websites may be down & not updated.

Course Credits: 3, Prerequisites: None; Additional Information at: http://www.lincoln.edu/registrar/.

Course Description: An introduction to deduction and formal proofs. Course Objective: To familiarize the student with (a) syllogistic and modern logics and their symbolic language and (b) formal proofs of validity.

Textbook(s): Copi, I & Cohen, C. 2005. Introduction to Logic 12th ed., Upper Saddle River, NJ, Prentice Hall. (Required). Tidman & Kahane. 2003. Logic and Philosophy 9th edition Belmot CA., Wadsworth (Supplement).

Course Evaluation: Mid-term grade will be determined by a mid-term exam & semester grade determined by final examination minus absences or lack of attendance and/or poor participation -- unless stated otherwise on supplementary details. If you like the classworks & have no complaint against them, you may petition to substitute any 2 classworks for the mid-term exam & any 4 classworks for the final exam provided you attend classes until the end of the semester. Unless you officially withdraw or formally request an incomplete (in writing) & submit appropriate documentation before the end of the semester, you will receive a passing or failing grade based on performance & attendance. Schedule of Topics and Assignments: See attachment or other side.

Academic Integrity Statement: Students are responsible for proper conduct and integrity in all of their scholastic work. They must follow a professor's instruction when completing tests, homework, and laboratory reports, and must ask for clarification if instructions are not clear. In general, students should not give or receive aid when taking exams, or exceed the time limitations specified by the professor. In seeking the truth, in learning to think critically, and in preparing for a life of constructive service, honesty is imperative. Honesty in the classroom and in the preparation of papers is therefore expected of all students. Each student has the responsibility to submit work that is uniquely his or her own. All of this work must be done in accordance with established principles of academic integrity. An act of Academic dishonesty or plagiarism may result in a failure in a project or course. Plagiarism involves representing another person's ideas or scholarship, including material from the internet, as your own. Cheating or acts of academic dishonesty include fabricating data, tampering with grades or attendance sheets and copying, offering or receiving unauthorized assistance or information & multiple submission of the same paper or report (to 2 or more professors).

Miscellaneous Expectations: (a) Classwork consists of in-class quizzes for which there is no make-up. If your name is not printed in capital letters throughout or your cell phone rings or is used in class, half-a-point (5%) or more will be taken off your grade or score. When graded, papers or quizzes will be distributed at the end (not the beginning) of class. You are required to save all your quizzes and papers. If your attendance and participation are excellent, you may petition to use your classworks in place of your final exam. If you leave in the middle of a quiz or exam, for whatever reason, you will have to answer a different set of questions when you return. (b) Papers: All papers should explain the main question and evaluate the arguments on all sides & submitted in both electronic & hard copies (i.e. printed on paper & also sent as e-mail). Papers should be typed and accompanied by an abstract (summary of main points, facts & arguments) & bibliography. Copy & paste your paper into your e-mail or convert it to plain text (.txt format). E-mail attachments which are not in plain text (i.e. txt format e.g. compressed or zipped or in Microsoft Word or Works or WordPerfect) are unacceptable. Late extra-credit papers won't be accepted. Late required papers will be dropped by 1 letter grade. (c) Attendance: Signing the attendance sheet for someone else or missing a class, for whatever reason, may cost you up to 5% on your final grade for each occurrence. According to University regulations, 4 absences may result in a failure and 3 tardy arrivals or departures may count as an absence. (d) Extra-Credit: Extra-credit papers, if permitted, should be on an assigned project (see website), due in class on the day of the last quiz, and count as one quiz. At best, 3 philosophy club meetings (you must participate, sign attendance & e-mail abstract within 5 days) or a class-presentation (which is an oral critique of a reading/topic, not used for paper, with a written abstract), if permitted, will push 1 classwork up by 1 letter grade. (e) Grading Scale: A=100-90, B=89-80, C=79-70, D=69-60, F=59-0 or for difficult exams A=100-80%, B=70-60%, C=50-40%, D=30-20%, F=10-0%. (+/- determined by curve.) [Page 2]