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PHIL102 Critical and Creative Reasoning

Updated: 15 November 2008
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Semester 1 Off Campus
Armidale Semester 1 On Campus
Online level Level B - Internet access required
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
14 April 2009 17 April 2009 Optional
Supervised Exam June
Pre-requisites None
Co-requisites None
Restrictions None
Notes

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Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Arcady Blinov (ablinov@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit looks at the principles that distinguish good reasoning from bad. Considerable attention will be paid to the structure of arguments. In addition, some common fallacies will be noted, the idea of a probable inference introduced and the creative aspects of reasoning will be stressed.

Prescribed Material
Mandatory
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Recommended Material
Optional
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