Logik und philosophisches Argumentieren (SoSe 23)

Tanswell, Fenner
LV-Nr.: 3130 L 017
BA KulT PHIL 2 (Pflichtveranstaltung)

IV Logik und philosophisches Argumentieren

Do. 14-16 Uhr
Präsenz (Anmeldung über ISIS)
Raum FH 313
Beginn: 20.04.2023
Ende: 20.07.2023
Sprache: Englisch

This integrated course will provide a first introduction to philosophical argumentation and formal
logic. The logical part will involve learning both propositional and predicate logic, involving
truth tables, truth trees, and natural deduction for both systems. We will learn how to formalize
natural language arguments into formal logic, and consider the benefits and limits of this process.
In the argumentation part we will look at what makes an argument good, convincing and
persuasive, or bad and unpersuasive. We will learn how arguments work in different contexts,
using classic argumentation models by Toulmin and Walton. We shall examine common
fallacies, and what makes them fallacious. Across the seminar, students will learn key concepts
such as validity, soundness, truth-functionality, and logical form, and the difference between
deductive, inductive and abductive reasoning. This course is mandatory for the module BA KulT
PHIL 2 and covers the material that will be examined in a written exam
(Klausur/Modulabschlussprüfung, see “Modulkatalog” for details).