PHL 1013 - Informal Fallacies

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Manhattanville College

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Just as there are basic rules of reasoning, so too are there basic mistakes we can make when we reason. This course will cover both the basic forms of deductive and inductive reasoning, and the common fallacies involved in both. Readings include Anthony Weston's Rules a Rulebook for Arguments. PHL.2081: Social & Political Philosophy Why do we live in society and what are the roots of the rules whereby we live in society? Are human beings really political animals, beings who want and need to live together? Or are others just a painful necessity: the root of inequality? Are laws and governments just the consequence of our having to live together? Or are there natural laws? These are the questions with which this course will deal. Readings will include works by Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Rawls. No Prerequisites

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.manhattanville.edu

Phone Number:

(914) 694-2200

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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