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Class dates: Tuesdays, January 21 to May 6, 2014. No class March 5 nor April 2.
Class dates: Tuesdays, January 21 to May 6, 2014. No class March 5 nor April 2.
Total
classes: 14
Starting
time: 4:30 PM Eastern (3:30 Central)
Duration: 1hr
Prerequisite: None
Suggested
grade level: 7th to 9th
grade, but anyone who has never had any formal logic training is welcome
Suggested
high school credit: 1 full semester
Logic
Fee: $180 for all
14 classes if you register on or before November 1, 2013. $200 after Nov. 1st.
Course
description: This intensive 14-week
course will introduce students to the principles of formal logic as presented
in the book Traditional Logic: Introduction to Formal Logic by Memoria Press.
The aim of formal logic is to teach students how to think properly, focusing on
the consistency and process of argumentation (the content of argumentation will
be covered in material logic).
Course
outline:
Week
1: The Concept of a Concept: Simple
Apprehension and the act of forming a concept in the mind
Week
2: Properties of Simple Apprehension:
Comprehension and extension, two properties of simple apprehension,
demonstrated using the Greek Porphyrian Tree
Week
3: Words and How we Use Them:
Signification, supposition and the different ways we can use words to mean
things
Week
4: The Act of Judgment: Moving beyond
simple ideas, we look at what it means to make a judgment and put a statement
into logical form
Week
5: The Four Statements of Logic: The
four logical statements, A, I, E, and O and the difference between the quality
and quantity of statements.
Week
6: Relations of Opposition:
Contradictory and contrary statements
Week
7: The Subs: Subcontrary and
subaltern statements and the essence of their relations to one another
Week
8: Distribution: The status of a
particular term in regard to its extension
Week
9: Logical Equivalence: Converting
statements through obversion, conversion and contraposition
Week
10: Deductive Inference: Introduction
to reasoning through the use of the syllogism
Week
11: Rules! Rules! Rules!
Terminological rules when dealing with categorical syllogisms
Week
12: More Rules: Overview of the
quantitative rules for categorical syllogisms
Week
13: Finally...Rules: The qualitative
rules for categorical syllogisms.
Week
14: Review: Review and prep for final
to see if you really got any of this!
Course
materials: Traditional Logic:
Introduction to Formal Logic by Memoria Press and Traditional Logic Answer Key,
also by Memoria Press
Homework: 5-6 pages of reading per week coupled with
completing exercises provided in the text (parents can grade using the answer
key); periodic quizzes available online through Moodle with a Final Exam also
provided via Moodle. Anticipated workload is 3-4 hours per week.
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