COURSE OUTLINE

COURSE TITLE: INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY AND LOGIC

Course Description : The subject provides the students a comprehensive understanding

of the nature and condition of human person by studying the
meaning and basic principles of philosophy ranging from
Epistemological, Ethical, Social and Political to Religious thematic
issues within the different historical periods of philosophy that is to
say from Ancient, Medieval, Modern, and Contemporary
framework. This course shall also explore the various laws, rules,
principles, and exercises involved in Critical Thinking and Logic.
Examining how arguments should be carefully approached is
integrated in this course to further the students’ perspective in
creating rational statements in interacting with the society.

CREDIT UNITS: 3 units (54 Lecture Hours)

PLACEMENT: 2ND Semester, 2014-2015

PREREQUISITES: None

CO-REQUISITE/S: N/A

OBJECTIVES: At the end of the semester, given a conducive and innovative

atmosphere for learning, the students will be able to:

Cognitive:
1. Understand the meaning of Philosophy, its branches especially, Philosophy of
Man as a separate field of Philosophy.
2. Know the various philosophical concepts concerning the nature and
condition of man.
3. Develop critical, creative and reflective thinking skill.
4. Understand and apply the rules/ laws/ principles of logical thinking and
reasoning;

Affective:
1. Value one’s personhood and the personhood of others.
2. Create a consistent personal philosophy in life.
3. To have a profound commitment to the dignity of human person.
4. Develop critical, creative and reflective thinking skills; and

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 Psychomotor:
1. Perform and adapt relevant topics of this course on actual projects and
exercises.
2. Be able to serve and respect the dignity of the human person through one’s
profession.
Course Outline:
TIME FRAME TOPICS
WEEK 1 ORIENTATION
Introduction
a. Art of asking Questions
b. Importance of asking “why”
questions
c. Etymological and real
definitions of philosophy
d. Definition of Philosophy
according to: Greeks
e. Different Branches of
Philosophy
WEEKS 2 & 3 Concept of Man: Greek Ancient
Philosophy
a. Pre-Socratic
b. Atomists
c. Sophists
WEEKS 4 & 5 Classical Concepts of Man
a. Socrates’ Dialectics
b. Plato’s Real World
WEEK 6 PRELIMINARY EXAMS
WEEK 7 Basic Concepts in Logic
1. Logic and Inference
2. Ideas and Terms
3. Propositions and Arguments
4. Premises and Conclusion
5. Recognizing Arguments
6. Identifying Non-Arguments
7. Deduction and Induction
WEEK 8 Logic as Tool of Philosophy
1. Formal and Material Logic
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EXPECTED OUTCOME
Classroom and Course Policy
Awareness
Ability to:
a) appreciate the value of
questioning
b) formulate basic questions in life
a) recognize the significance of the
early thinkers on our present life
b) understand the birth of early
science
a)understand our nature to know
b) distinguish things that are real
and not
c) appreciate the world as it
appears before us
a) Understand a holistic approach
as to how logic has its roots in
philosophy and its other branches
b) Have a hindsight and overview in
understanding the basic concepts
used in logic
c) Retain such important indicators
in understanding the correct
approach in examining subsequent
problems in arguments
a)Understand the difference
between Formal and Material Logic
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 2. Valid and Invalid Arguments
WEEK 9 Ideas & Terms
1. Connotation & Denotation
2. Intension & Extension of Terms
WEEK 10 Supposition of Terms
1. Proper Supposition
2. Improper Supposition
Language: Meaning & Definition
1. Emotive Arguments
2. Cognitive Arguments
a. Vagueness
b. Ambiguity
3. Verbal & Factual Disputes
WEEK 11 Informal Fallacies
1. Fallacy of Relevance
a. Accident
b. Argumentum Ad Hominem
b.1. Abusive
b.2. Circumstantial
b.3. Tu Quoque
c. Argumentum Ad Populum
c.1. Direct
c.2. Indirect
c.2.1. Bandwagon
c.2.2. Vanity
c.2.3. Snobbery
d. Argumentum Ad
Misericordiam
e. Argumentum Ad Baculum
f. Straw Man
g. Ignoratio Elenchi
h. Red Herring
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b)Identify appropriate strategies in
determining the difference
between valid and invalid
arguments
a) Create personal examples in
representing connotation and
denotation of terms
a) Discuss rules pertaining to the
supposition of terms
b) Recognize indicators that
suggest arguments that are
emotive or cognitive
c) Determine cues that will state
the difference between vague
and ambiguous arguments
d) Determine cues that will state
the difference between verbal
and factual disputes
a) Remember the appropriate
subsequent informal fallacies
b) Explain the necessary functions
of each subsequent informal
fallacies on everyday
arguments
c) Create personal examples in
indicating the correct informal
fallacy being suggested
d) Acquire own techniques to
remember how to recognize
each subsequent informal
fallacies stated
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 i. Appeal to Advantage
WEEK 12 MIDTERM EXAMS
WEEK 13 Man: Medieval Period a)determine impact of medieval
St. Augustine society on man’s attempt to know
i. God and Human Freedom the truth

St. Thomas Aquinas b)distinguish the difference of

Proofs on the Existence of God knowledge gained from faith and
science

c)understand God’s nature and His

significance to man’s existence
WEEK 14 Man: Modern Period a)understand the aim of doubting
Rene Descartes’ Methodic Doubt
b)recognize the system built by the
Karl Marx and the Capitalist capitalist society on the working
Society man

WEEK 15 Sigmund Freud’s Psychosexual a)create a connection of the

Development Freudian Psychosexual
Development to one’s life

WEEK 16 Martin Heidegger’ Dasein a) determine the reason why there

is existence rather than nothing
Soren Kierkegaard’s Leap of Faith
b)appreciate our moments of
despair by recognizing the value of
transcending towards faith
WEEK 17 Immanuel Kant’s Categorical a)appreciate man’s moral
Imperative obligations in contrast on our drive
to follow our own personal desires

WEEK 18 ENDTERM EXAMS

Course Requirements:
Project/Output:
a) Video Presentation
b) Comics
c) Prezi Presentation
Reflection / Reaction paper
Theoretical Discussion (Description, Analysis, Critique)

TEACHING STRATEGIES AND ACTIVITIES

Lecture-Discussion/Demonstration
Reporting, Film Showing
Case Study

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EVALUATION METHOD
Graded recitation
Projects
Seat Works
Written Exams

REFERENCES:

FOR PHILOSOPHY:

Combes, Lloyd Marvin Valenzuela; Pocket Philosophy: A Companion for

Beginners, Central Book Supply, Quezon City, 2009

Ramos, Christine Carmela; Introduction to Philosophy, Rex Bookstore, Manila,

2004

FOR LOGIC:

Evangelista, Francis Julius N. (2008). Critical Thinking, A College Student’s

Introduction to Logic. National Bookstore, Inc.

Santiago, Alma. (2011). Logic: The Art of Reasoning. Philosophy Department, St.
Scholastica’s College.

Hermida, Ranilo (2011) Introduction to Logic. Philosophy Department, Ateneo de

Manila Univeristy.

Hurley; A Concise Introduction to Logic, 7th Edition.

COURSE WEBSITE: http://gcicphilowithlogic.wordpress.com

ACADEMIC PROFESSOR: ERWIN B. BALOALOA

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GRADING SYSTEM:

DESCRIPTION PERCENTAGE (%)

Class Standing 60
Recitation 10%
Output/Project 50%
Quizzes 30%
Attendance/Attitude 10%
Major Exam 40

Total 100

Final Grade:

Prelim 30%
Midterm 30%
Final Term 40%
100%

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