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CORE145 Rational Reasoning: Informal Logic and Critical Thinking

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1/1/0. 3 kr. Ukončení: k.
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Vyučující

prof. PhDr. BcA. Jiří Raclavský, Ph.D. (přednášející)

Garance

prof. PhDr. BcA. Jiří Raclavský, Ph.D.
Katedra filozofie – Filozofická fakulta
Kontaktní osoba: Mgr. Kateřina Urubková
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Katedra filozofie – Filozofická fakulta

Předpoklady

TYP_STUDIA(BM) && FORMA(P)
The course is intended for students in full-time Bachelor's and five-year Master's programmes.

Omezení zápisu do předmětu

Předmět je otevřen studentům libovolného oboru.
Předmět si smí zapsat nejvýše 40 stud.
Momentální stav registrace a zápisu: zapsáno: 0/40, pouze zareg.: 0/40, pouze zareg. s předností (mateřské obory): 0/40

Cíle předmětu

Humans were famously defined by Aristotle as *rational animals* since humans endeavor to decide and act rationally. Yet we witness today a surge of non-rational reasoning, partly due to lack of proper eduction. Fortunately, RATIONAL REASONING can be educated. As Steven Pinker aptly puts it, "tools of logic, probability, and causal inference run through every kind of human knowledge. Rationality should be the fourth R, together with reading, writing, and arithmetic“ (Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters, 2021:314). The present practically oriented course aims to increase one's capability in INFORMAL LOGIC (as RR is often called in many English-speaking countries) and CRITICAL THINKING (as RR is often called in many other countries).

Výstupy z učení

informal logic (in western sense)

logical reasoning

critical reasoning

analytic reasoning

elements of statistics, probability theory, decision theory, cognitive biases, argumentation theory

evaluation of inductive and deductive arguments

information about European culture related to methods of reasoning

Osnova

• 01 Arguments and (in)formal logic
• 02 Formal logic
• 03 Logical fallacies
• 04 Reasoning and complications with language
• 05 Inductive and statistical reasoning
• 06 Probabilistic reasoning
• 07 Bayesian (probabilistic) reasoning
• 08 Inductive reasoning and scientific method
• 09 Decision theory
• 10 Impact of randomness and algorithms
• 11 Biases and bounded rationality
• 12 [Workshop]

Literatura

doporučená literatura
• related entries of Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (https://plato.stanford.edu/)

neurčeno
• PINKER, Steven. Rationality : what it is, why it seems scarce, why it matters. First published. [London]: Penguin Books, 2022, xv, 412. ISBN 9780141989860. info
• SINNOTT-ARMSTRONG, Walter a Robert J. FOGELIN. Understanding arguments : an introduction to informal logic. Ninth edition. Stamford: Cengage Learning, 2015, xvi, 510. ISBN 9781285197364. info
• KAHNEMAN, Daniel. Thinking, fast and slow. First paperback edition. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2013. ISBN 9780374533557. info
• HURLEY, Patrick J. A concise introduction to logic. 11th ed., international ed. Australia: Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 2012, xxi, 706. ISBN 9781111185893. info

Výukové metody

(1) Standard contact seminar:

each week there is 1 lesson (2 teaching hours)

each lesson briefly explains a theory/technique and we exercise its application on practical examples

exercising on practical examples is primary, your activity is indispensable

after each lesson a short e-test as homework (see below)

(2) Interactive syllabi contains for each lesson:

text-rich presentation in PDF presenting problems + method of their solution

links to exercises (homeworks) as e-tests (ROPOTS) in IS

links to supporting external textual or video materials

(3) Homeworks:

each week an online exercise as a short e-test (i.e. ROPOT in IS) on the topics of the lesson

each homework opens at the end of the lesson and closes after a week before the start of the next lesson

voluntary: self-study of recommended materials

Metody hodnocení

(I) Conception: regular work through the semester, obtaining thus points, some minimum is needed to pass;
(II) Work/points:

(1) Accomplished regular short and easy HOMEWORK as e-test (ROPOTS) (one gets up to 5 points; each week, i.e. 11 times); obligatory

- the quiz is based on the lecture and is not difficult; three submissions possible;

(2) Attendance in class (one gets 1 point for answering QUIZ via QR code at the lesson beginning); non-obligatory

(3) Active Participation in class - answering questions (one gets 1 point per answer); semi-obligatory, cf. below
(III) Minimum points for passing the colloquium:

(i) at least 40 pts from Homeworks; AND

(ii) at least 4 pts from Activities (this number can be adjusted down by the teacher if needed;

(iii) optional: each couple of pts from attendance may serve as surrogate 1 pt within (i) or (ii).

(Note: the maximum for homeworks is 55 pts; for Attendance the maximum is 11 pts, for active participation roughly 11 pts; as regards obtaining points for participation, be pro-active)

for those with no points from attendance, the contribution and attendance at the closing workshop is required.

Náhradní absolvování

Students on foreign stay, long-termed ill, ...: contact the teacher for details and agreement, self-study of materials from Interactive syllabi, and filling regular homeworks. Attendance to classes brings surplus points, but the minimum required points can be gathered from homeworks (i.e. without attendance).

Vyučovací jazyk

Angličtina

Navazující předměty

• CORE079 Logika pro každého

Informace učitele

• To fill quizzes via QR code, bring smartphone/notebook (with internet connection and QR reader) with yourself.
• If staying abroad on Erasmus or being long-term ill etc, contact me esp. because of homeworks.
• Don't apologize as regards your accidental absence.
• Save me from unnecessary emails.
• The following phone number is redirected to my mobile phone: +420 5 4949 6344 (can't call back, no sms).

Studijní opora

https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/phil/jaro2026/CORE145/index.qwarp

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