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Syllabus for Logic I

Semester 1 · First Year · 4 credits

Introduction to Logical and Legal Reasoning
1.1 Traditional and Modern definitions of Logic.
1.2 Analysis of arguments - Purpose, Content, language, structure / form.
How to identify, evaluate, interpret and construct argument.
1.3 Basic features of Inductive and Deductive reasoning and their uses in Courts.
1.4 Some basic logical concepts – Truth, Validity, Inference, Implication.
1.5 Three Theories of Truth (Western perspectives).
1.6 Laws of Thought.
1.7 Terms: Meaning of Terms – Connotation and denotation of terms – positive and negative
terms, contrary and contradictory terms.
1.8 Induction- Simple Enumeration as a form of induction.
1.9 Analogy – characteristic of a good and bad analogy. Its use in law – circumstantialevidence.

Propositions
2.1 Distinctions between – proposition and sentence, proposition and judgment, proposition and fact, constituent and component.
2.2 Traditional classification of proposition into categorical and conditional four –fold classification.
2.3 Reduction of sentences to their logical forms.
2.4 Distribution of terms in A, E, I, O propositions.
2.5 Failure of Traditional classification propositions.
2.6 Modern classification of Propositions - Aim of modern classification, Kinds of simple and compound propositions and basic truth tables for compound propositions.
2.7 General propositions in Modern logic – universal and existential propositions.
2.8 Comparative Study of Traditional and Modern Classification of Propositions.
2.9 Distinction between the traditional and modern general propositions.
2.10 Meaning of predication with special reference to the copula.

Inference
3.1 Inference & kinds of Inference - Immediate and mediate.
3.2 Opposition of proposition – types of opposition – inference by Opposition of propositions- oppositions of singular proposition
3.3 Eduction& types of Eductions. [Conversion, Obversion, Obverted Converse, Contrapositive (Partial and Full), Inverse (Partial and Full)
3.4 Other immediate inferences- material obversion, Inference by Added Determinants, Inference by Complex Conception & Inference by Converse Relation.

Definition And Logical Division
4.1 Definition purpose.
4.2 Traditional Définition - ‗rules and fallacies‘
4.3 Modern Definitions – Kinds - Methods and purpose.
4.4 Definition and Law -Précising definition with special reference to specific definition – private and public nuisance (Law of Torts), consent (Law of Contract),medical negligence.
4.5 Division- Logical division – rules and fallacies of division – Division by Dichotomy. (Kinds of evidence) Introduction to Wigmorean analysis - fact management *

1 Introduction to Logic – K. T. Basantani – Seth Publication. (11th Edition)
2 An Introduction to Logic – Irving Copi (Ninth edition)
3 A concise introduction to logic - Patrick J. Hurley & Lori Watson (13th Edition), 2016. 4.* Legal Method bySharon Hanson Publication- Cavenish Publishing Limited, London , United Kingdom Page no 157 -164) How to identify, evaluate, interpret andconstruct argument (Page no -177-192)
5 https://iep.utm.edu/truth/#H3 (Theories of Truth)

Reproduced from the University of Mumbai Revised Syllabus for LL.B. (5 years) Five Years Integrated Course (CBCS), in force from the academic year 2022-23 and amended in June 2023. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.

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