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Agenda 3/24/26

  1. Infix, Prefix, Postfix notation
  2. Existential graphs
  3. Informal Logic
    • What is a fallacy?
    • The ad hominem fallacy
    • Fallacy of accident
    • Three Philosophical Fallacies: Composition and Division, Appeal to Possibility, Fallacy Fallacy
    • Strawman Fallacy
    • General Discussion of Fallacies: Bad Arguments
    • Value of Critical Thinking (Informal Logic)
    • Improving Critical Thinking

Assignments

  1. Due: Assignment Construction Assignment (due this Wednesday)

Current Schedule

  • 3/31 - Beyond QL: Identity, Numerical quantification, definite descriptions, functions
  • 4/7 - Metaphysics and Logic, Part 1: Lambda abstraction, definitely operator, 2nd and 3rd order predicate logics, Leibniz's laws, Evans on vague objects
  • 4/14 - Modal Propositional Logic, Part 1
  • 4/21 - Modal Propositional Logic, Part 2, More Informal Logic, Discuss Final Projects. Project Proposal is Due
  • 4/28 - Presentations