Online Class: Introduction to Logic
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15Lessons
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7Hours
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Course Description
One of the very earliest forms of academic study, long before science was even a thing and gods were still believed to reside in the mountains, was the examination into logic. Nowadays, the concept of logic seems to just mean an ability to apply rational thought, but in reality, logic is much more than that. Logic is the system of rules that governs what is rational, and what is not.
In this course, we will introduce many of the concepts that are involved in various forms of logical study. We will examine both formal and informal logic, differentiate between inductive and deductive reasoning, and take a look at some of the more advanced schools of logic. Because formal logic is a study focused on taking the colloquial out of any statements and reducing them to a pure abstract, some of the following lessons will involve an introduction to some of the formal systems and languages involved. For the most part, though, this introductory course will try to relate as many concepts as possible using plain English, in order to make the lessons more accessible and comprehensible. In this course, we will also review a number of paradoxes and fallacies that are inherent in logic, as well as some of the history and the applications possible with logic.
The aim of this course is not to give a comprehensive understanding of logic, as that would take a number of very involved degrees. Hopefully, it will leave you with a clearer understanding of logic, both in the abstract, and that you can apply to everyday life.
What is Logic?
Put as simply as possible, logic is the study of constructing and deconstructing an argument that something is true or false. A set of consistent rules are established, and applying those rules to any particular argument determines whether the argument is valid or invalid. Logic cannot be applied to any statements that do not have a binary answer; a statement must be capable of being proven true or false for logic to be applied to it.
Language and Logic
Logic is primarily involved with the thought process behind determining whether something is true or not. Because thought processes are fundamentally abstract, logic is fundamentally based upon the language a concept is expressed in. The language itself doesn't matter; many of the first rational arguments were conducted in Greek, so their logic was based upon Greek. The concepts and examples we will discuss in this course will be in English, but the principles could be extended to any other language. There is a fundamental issue with language, however: language changes. Words evolve, sometimes over the course of centuries, sometimes much sooner. Dialects form in different regions, making the same sentence in one region mean an entirely different thing somewhere else. Because language cannot provide a rigid structure for logical arguments, there have been a number of attempts to create logical systems that are not reliant upon language.
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- Full HD Video
- 6 Months to Complete
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- Start Anytime
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- Android & iOS Friendly
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Course Lessons
Lesson 1: Introduction to Logic
- Lesson 1 Video
- Lesson discussions: Reasons for Taking this Course
- Complete Assignment: My Logic for Taking this Course...
- Assessment: Lesson 1 Exam
Lesson 2: The History of Logic
- Lesson 2 Video
- Assessment: Lesson 2 Exam
Lesson 3: Argumentation Theory
- Lesson 3 Video
- Assessment: Lesson 3 Exam
Lesson 4: Formal vs. Informal Logic
- Lesson 4 Video
- Assessment: Lesson 4 Exam
Lesson 5: Syllogisms and Propositions
- Lesson 5 Video
- Assessment: Lesson 5 Exam
Lesson 6: Logical Form
- Lesson 6 Video
- Assessment: Lesson 6 Exam
Lesson 7: Natural Deduction
- Lesson 7 Video
- Assessment: Lesson 7 Exam
Lesson 8: Modal Logic
- Lesson 8 Video
- Assessment: Lesson 8 Exam
Lesson 9: Statistics and Probability
- Lesson 9 Video
- Assessment: Lesson 9 Exam
Lesson 10: Methods of Inductive Reasoning
- Lesson 10 Video
- Assessment: Lesson 10 Exam
Lesson 11: Formal Logical Fallacies
- Lesson 11 Video
- Assessment: Lesson 11 Exam
Lesson 12: Informal Logical Fallacies
- Lesson 12 Video
- Assessment: Lesson 12 Exam
Lesson 13: Paradoxes
- Lesson 13 Video
- Assessment: Lesson 13 Exam
Lesson 14: Can Logic Be Trusted?
- Lesson 14 Video
- Assessment: Lesson 14 Exam
Lesson 15: Practical Applications of Logic
- Lesson 15 Video
- Lesson discussions: End of Course Poll; Course Comments; Program Evaluation Follow-up Survey (End of Course)
- Assessment: Lesson 15 Exam
- Assessment: The Final Exam
Learning Outcomes
- Describe what logic is and why it's important to know.
- Summarize the history of logic.
- Define argumentation theory.
- Define informal logic.
- Define syllogisms and propositions.
- Define logical form.
- Describe natural deduction.
- Describe modal logic.
- Describe statistics and probability.
- Describe methods of inductive reasoning.
- Describe formal logical fallacies.
- Describe informal logical fallacies.
- Describe paradoxes.
- Describe practical applications of logic.
- Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.
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Student Testimonials
- "Instructor April Cordry Moore is a wonderful instructor. She is very patient and willing to provide feedback with explanation about mistakes I have made, so that I can improve my thinking. She was very patient when I tried to study Statistics. Although i did not do as well as I liked, it was wholly my shortcoming of earlier attempts at math." -- Judith J.
- "It was a great course, the hardest I've taken with universalclass but that's normal given the subject. I've learned so much during the course of this class thanks to the way it was explained by the teacher in the course materials. I wouldn't change a thing about the course, it's perfect the way it is." -- Steven L.
- "Thank you. Although I have struggled throughout this course,I have learned a lot about how the progression of modern mathematics is influenced by logic. Also other areas logic is greatly applied to in the Scientific Method. Learning more about different paradoxes was also interesting." -- Dahlila V.
- "I didn't know that there were so many different theories and it's hard to believe I actually thought this was just a math course. It's so much more!" -- Chelsea J.
- "Great Introduction to logic with plenty of resources to expand one's learning opportunities." -- Sean B.
- "I thought this course was very interesting and I learned a lot from it." -- Joseph D.
- "The course was great." -- Peter G.
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