Logic and Argumentation in Human Sciences [ LFLTR1630 ]
3.0 crédits ECTS
30.0 h
1q
| Teacher(s) |
Leclercq Jean ;
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| Language |
French
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Place
of the course |
Louvain-la-Neuve
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| Main themes |
Content : in order to meet our goals, we shall start by examining hypothetical and syllogistic arguments. We shall then look into different techniques, such as the definition and the analysis of a concept, inductive research into causes, the role of the preferable, and the arguments to establish or refute a thesis.
Students will confront these techniques in every course in the social sciences, and this will allow them to examine how founded the arguments they encounter are.
Method : the lecture course leads into a series of tutorial sessions that apply logical and argumentative techniques to the social sciences found in the programs of the Faculty. The students are invited to find on their own examples of the techniques discussed in the course.
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| Aims |
By the end of this course, the students should be able to criticize an argument by examining how its concepts are specified, how it establishes its facts, its research into causes and their consequences, its value judgments, and the proofs the argument offers in favor, or against, a position. Regarding the latter, the students should distinguish between the formal validity of an argument from the veracity of its premises [its soundness?].
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| Content |
Content : in order to meet our goals, we shall start by examining hypothetical and syllogistic arguments. We shall then look into different techniques, such as the definition and the analysis of a concept, inductive research into causes, the role of the preferable, and the arguments to establish or refute a thesis.
Students will confront these techniques in every course in the social sciences, and this will allow them to examine how founded the arguments they encounter are.
Method : the lecture course leads into a series of tutorial sessions that apply logical and argumentative techniques to the social sciences found in the programs of the Faculty. The students are invited to find on their own examples of the techniques discussed in the course.
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| Other information |
Assessment:
Students must carry out a series of exercises and provide some examples. These exercises will be corrected by the lecturer in the presence of the students. Students are asked to orally justify their answers and correct their mistakes.
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Cycle et année
d'étude |
> Bachelor in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Oriental Studies
> Bachelor in Ancient and Modern Languages and Literatures
> Bachelor in History
> Bachelor in History of Art and Archaeology : General
> Bachelor in Ancient languages and Literatures : Classics
> Bachelor in Religious Studies
> Bachelor in Information and Communication
> Bachelor in Philosophy
> Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures: German, Dutch and English
> Bachelor in Psychology and Education: General
> Bachelor in Economics and Management
> Bachelor in Motor skills : General
> Bachelor in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General
> Bachelor in Human and Social Sciences
> Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures : General
> Bachelor in Sociology and Anthropology
> Bachelor in Political Sciences: General
> Bachelor in Mathematics
> Bachelor in Biomedicine
> Bachelor in Pharmacy
> Preparatory year for Master in Family and Sexuality Studies
> Preparatory year for Master in sciences of religions
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Faculty or entity
in charge |
> FIAL
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