Chapter 1
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We’ve finished our introductory survey of the field of traditional logic. Let’s take stock of where we’ve been and where we’re going.
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Apologies for my voice here, but I know many Virginia students missed this material earlier this week because of trouble near the American Legion Bridge. This lecture addresses a major theme we will revisit many times throughout the course: the indispensable yet often confounding role played by the language by which we express our thoughts.
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For centuries, logicians have understood that even very simple acts of reasoning have three distinct dimensions. To understand the science of sound reasoning, we need to appreciate the marvelous (though hidden) complexity of our thought processes.
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Before we spend a year learning about the way to distinguish what’s true from what’s false, we probably ought to confront the radically skeptical suggestion that truth doesn’t really exist.
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Pilate’s question, “What is truth?” deserves an answer. Logic helps us give one.
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If you’re not at The Heights, you’d probably prefer this shorter introduction to the lectures ahead.
Logic Lectures 