Logic and reasoning SW-604

To make the students aware of logic and critical thinking and clear communication .Moreover to give them the insight and vision to understand the human wisdom.

No pre requisite

Other department : Mathmatics

Credit Hourse: 02

Recommended Books

“The basic philosophy” By (Nigel Warburton 4th Edition).” Thinking critically about Philosophical problems” by (Thomas F.Wall). “Deduction” by (Karamat Hussain). “Induction” by ( Karamat hussain). “Introduction to Logic” by (Irving copi).

Lesson Plan

Serial	Topic and Readings	weeks
01	Introduction to Philosophy and its historical background.	Week 1
02	Definition, scope, aim and parts of logic.	Week 2
03	Principal of logic .Proposition .type of proposition.	Week 3
04	Arguments and type of arguments (Deductive and Inductive)	Week 4
05	Deductive reasoning.Laws of logic	Week 5
06	Immediate and Mediate inference.	Week 6
07	What is critical thinking? Guideline and pitfalls of critical thinking.	Week 7
08	Mid- Term	Week 8
09	Assignments	Week 9
10	Kinds of induction.	Week 10
11	Enumeration and Analogy	Week 11
12	Parity of reasoning.	Week 12
13	colligation of facts	Week 13
14	Scientific generalization	Week 14
15	Empirical generalization	Week 15
16	Hypothesis	Week 16
17	Presentation	Week 17
18	Final term	Week 18