Faculty of Islamic Sciences · Islamic Sciences (Arabic) · Undergraduate
Course Objective
The fundamental aim of a logic course is to develop students' skills in correct thinking and reasoning, enabling them to evaluate information in a systematic way. This course teaches clarifying concepts, making definitions, analyzing propositions and arguments, distinguishing types of inferences, and recognizing fallacies. Thus, students can critically examine the claims they encounter in daily life as well as in academic work, in a cause-and-effect framework, and make more coherent, evidence-based decisions.
Course Content
Logic course examines the fundamental principles of correct thinking, the kinds of reasoning, and how the rules used to move from premises to a conclusion operate. In this context, the building blocks such as concepts, terms, and propositions are analyzed through methods like definition, classification, and inference. It focuses on the validity and soundness of deductive and inductive reasoning, and the structure of arguments is examined using formal tools such as comparisons, conditional propositions, and quantifiers. Additionally, by introducing fallacies (logical errors), it critically evaluates the coherence, justification, and persuasiveness of claims encountered in daily life and academic texts.
Required Resources
Ebheri, İsagoci
Recommended Resources
Muhammed Rıza Muzaffer, Mantık, Bilay (Bilimsel Araştırma yayınları), İstanbul, 2021.
Explanations
Active participation in the course is expected. It is expected that preliminary readings will be made and an active role will be played in the discussions.
Rules
Seventy percent attendance is mandatory.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Constructs and evaluates arguments by assessing premise–conclusion relations and identifying common fallacies (e.g., ad hominem, false dilemma).
- Analyzes the validity of inferences using truth tables and/or rules of logical equivalence.
- Defines and correctly uses core logic concepts and terms (propositions, truth values, validity, consistency).
- Translates statements into symbolic form and represents them accurately using connectives (¬, ∧, ∨, →, ↔).
- Applies valid deductive reasoning forms (e.g., Modus Ponens, Modus Tollens) and distinguishes errors.
Core Area Distribution
Teaching Methods
Assessment & Evaluation
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Midterm | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | What is logic? The nature of formal logic and its history. | Hilmi Ziya Ülken, History of Logic, "Introduction" |
| 2 | Definition of concept, its feature ant kinds. | |
| 3 | Denotations of concepts. | |
| 4 | Relations between the concepts. | |
| 5 | Five universals: Species and kinds etc. | |
| 6 | Categories ( According to Aristotle and Kant). | |
| 7 | Discussions concerning concept. | |
| 8 | Quiz. | |
| 9 | Judgement and proposition: Structure of judgement and its kinds. | |
| 10 | Simple and conditional propositions. | |
| 11 | Relations between propositions and reversion. | |
| 12 | Syllogism: Its deafinition and kinds. | |
| 13 | Analogy and induction. | |
| 14 | Kinds of confirmation and five arts. Propositions used in five arts. | |
| 15 | ||
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