Syllabus (PHILOSOPHY)

Course Type: MAJ-7

Semester: 5

Course Code: PHIMAJ7

Course Title: Western Logic: Deduction

(L-P-Tu): 5-0-1

Credit: 6

Practical/Theory: Theory

Course Objective: In this paper students will acquire the basic concepts of the logical thinking of western philosophy. Emphasis will be on deductive logic with the selected chapters of popular special text of I. M. Copi and Cohen's “Introduction to Logic.”

Learning Outcome: a. To develop a logical brain among the students, so that they could handle any conflicting situation in their future lives. b. The outcome of logic is the elaboration of a coherent system that allows us to investigate, classify and evaluate good and bad

• Module-1: Categorical Propositions (10 classes)
• Module-2: Categorical Syllogisms (10 classes)
• Module-3: Syllogisms of Ordinary Language (10 classes)
• Module-4: Symbolic Logic (15 classes)
• Module-5: Methods of deduction (25 classes)
• Module-6: Quantification Theory (20 classes)

Text: - “Introduction to Logic” (14^th edition): I. M. Copi and C. Cohen (Chapters 5 to 10)

Reading References:

1. Chhanda Chakraborty: Logic: Informal, Symbolic and Inductive
2. রমাপ্রসাদ দাস : নব্য যুক্তি বিজ্ঞান ( প্রথম খণ্ড থেকে চতুর্থ খণ্ড)
3. সমীর কুমার চক্রবর্তী: সাংকেতিক যুক্তিবিজ্ঞান
4. শুক্লা চক্রবর্তী : তর্কবিজ্ঞান

কান্তিলাল দাস: পাশ্চাত্য যুক্তিবিজ্ঞান