Major · Philosophy · Semester 6 · TY BA · 4 credits · 100 marks · 60 hours
Module 1: Propositional Logic
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a
Drawbacks of traditional logic and advantages of modern logic
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b
Modern classification of propositions: simple and compound, truth conditions of compound propositions
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c
Shorter Truth Table method
Module 2: Methods of Deduction
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a
Rules of Inference & Replacement
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b
Direct Deductive Proof
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c
Conditional Proof (CP) & Indirect Proof Method (IP)
Module 3: Predicate Logic (Quantification)
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a
Basic Concepts in predicate logic
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b
Symbolization of Propositions (singular and general).
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c
Rules of Quantification and Proving the validity of Arguments
Module 4: Fallacies
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a
Difference between formal and non-formal fallacies
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b
Defining and identifying fallacies and non-fallacies in arguments
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c
Classification of fallacies:
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Fallacies of relevance: (i) argumentum ad baculum, (ii)argumentum ad populum, (iii) argumentum ad hominem (abusive and circumstantial), (iv) argumentum ad misericordiam, (v) red herring, (vi) the strawman fallacy.
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B
Fallacies of defective Induction: (i) argumentum ad ignoratium (ii) argumentum ad verucundiam (iii) false cause (iv) hasty generalization.
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C
Fallacies of presumption: (i) Accident (ii) Complex question and (iii) begging the question (petitio principii)
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D
Fallacies of ambiguity: (i) Equivocation (ii) amphiboly (iii) composition (iv) division (v) accent.
Reference Books
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1
Basantani, K.T., Elementary Logic in LL.B. Sheth Publishers, Mumbai
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2
Copi, Symbolic Logic, 5th Edition, Pearson Publication, U.K.2008
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3
Copi, Cohen, McMahon, Introduction to Logic. 14th edition, Pearson Publication, U.S.A.2013
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4
Firma, R.D, Logic of truth-functions- An Introduction to Symbolic Logic., K.L. Mukhopadhyay, Calcutta, 1964
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5
Hughes, G.E., Londey, D.G., Mansukhani, G.N. The Elements of Formal Logic. B.I Publications, Bombay,1965
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Hunter, G. Metalogic: An – Introduction to the Metatheroy of Standard First order Logic,University of California Press, Rev. Ed.1996
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Hurley, Patrick J. & Watson, Lori. A Concise Introduction to Logic. (Cengage Learning India Pvt. Ltd. 2019)
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8
Jetli P & Prabhakar, M. Logic (Pearson: Delhi, Chennai and Chandigarh 2012)
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9
Kangle, R.P. Kautilya’s Arthashastra. by Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, India
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10
Pillai. Radhakrishnan, Inside Chanakya's Mind: Aanvikshiki and the Art of Thinking (2017) Penguin Random House India.
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Raghuramaraju, A. Debates in Indian Philosophy: Classical, Colonial and Contemporary (2006) Oxford University Press, New Delhi.
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12
Robert Lata and Alexander Macbeath, The Elements of Logic. (Macmillan & Co. Ltd.)
