Logic 1600-SZD-WM-L
Description of the substantive content;
The course offers an introduction to modern logic, with its distinctive methods and applications. The focus of the course are the topics that are useful for every researcher within social sciences or humanities. The main goal of the course is to equip students with logical tools for assessing validity and soundness of arguments, developing valid arguments, critically analysing utterances as well as recognising and overcoming logical fallacies appearing in language. Moreover, students will be introduced to the applications of logic that refer directly to scientific investigation, e.g. classification and validity of definitions, questions and answers, kinds of reasonings appearing in science and their cognitive features, creating external reality with language (performatives) or conveying ‘hidden’ content (conversational implicatures). Within the course more attention will be paid to acquiring and exercising above mentioned skills, and less to getting familiar with technical and formal aspects of logic — the latter will be introduced to students to the extent that is necessary for learning those skills.
Type of course
Learning outcomes
Knowledge (W; in Polish: “wiedza”) (the graduate knows and understands)
WK_03 the basic principles of knowledge transfer to the economic and social areas and commercialisation of the results of scientific activities in the field of the social sciences and of the know-how related to these results
Skills (U; in Polish: “umiejętności”) (the graduate is able to)
UW_01 Take advantage of knowledge from different academic fields, in particular the social sciences to creatively identify, formulate and innovatively solve complex problems or perform research tasks, especially: − define the aim and subject of scientific research in the field of the social sciences, formulate a research hypothesis, − develop research methods, techniques and tools and use them creatively, − Draw conclusions on the basis of research results
and others:
1. give the conditions of valid arguments, correct definitions and classifications
2. analyze and evaluate arguments
3. analyze and evaluate definitions
4. analyze and evaluate classifications
5. distinguish clams from syntactically or semantically defect utterance
6. recognize common fallacies in argumentations
Assessment criteria
Final exam (multiple-choice test). Class attendance is required and will be checked. Regular class attendance is a necessary condition for being admitted to the final written exam. The second necessary condition is writing an essay (max. 1000 words) on one of topics that will be given during 8th lecture.
Description of requirements related to participation in classes, including the permitted number of explained absences;
Permitted number of absences - 2
Final exam (written). Class attendance is required and will be checked. Regular class attendance is a necessary condition for being admitted to the final written exam.
Methods for the verification of learning outcomes;
Active participation in discussion in class. It is required to come well prepared to class and to contribute actively to problem solving exercises, discussions, case analyses etc. Final written exam.
Bibliography
List of the subject-related literature;
K. Paprzycka, Logic Self-Taught. A Workbook,
M. Omyła, Zarys logiki
B. Stanosz, Ćwiczenia z logiki,
J. Jadacki, Spór o granice języka
Szymanek, Wieczorek, Wójcik, Sztuka argumentacji,
T. Hołówka, Kultura logiczna w przykładach,
B. Stanosz, Wprowadzenie do logiki formalnej. Podręcznik dla humanistów,
K. Wieczorek, Wprowadzenie do logiki dla studentów wszystkich kierunków
R. L. Epstein, Five ways of saying ‘Therefore”
R. L. Epstein, Propositional logics
G. Forbes, Modern Logic. A Text in Elementary Symbolic Logic