Note: Some of the materials below (my notes and the handouts) are available in pdf format only, and thus you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader to view them. Click here for a free download.

Course materials:

  • Syllabus (pdf) (introduction, course requirements, blog guidelines, class policies, schedule)
  • Blackboard login page (use to view and post to course weblog, retrieve grades, etc.)
  • Logic-related items
    • "A quick course in logic" (D. Earl) (pdf) (An introduction to logical concepts)
    • "Dennis' guide to logical fallacies" (D. Earl) (an introduction to some common mistakes in reasoning)
    • http://www.fallacyfiles.org/ (A very good site on logical fallacies, with a glossary of fallacies and logical concepts)
    • "Classical conceptual analysis" (pdf) (D. Earl) (on definitions; this is not covered in our course directly, and it's pitched at a slightly higher level, but you may find it useful)
  • PowerPoint slides
    • from the day on libertarianism (pdf)
    • from the day on compatibilism (pdf)
  • Test review questions
    • Test 1 (pdf)
    • Test 2 (pdf)
    • Test 3 (pdf)
    • Test 4 (to be posted)
    • Test 5 (to be posted)
  • Final exam review questions (to be posted)

 

 

 


Dennis Earl (email: dearl@coastal.edu)
Department of Philosophy and Religous Studies
Coastal Carolina University
P.O. Box 261954
Conway, SC 29528-6054
Last Modified March 8, 2010