Catholic Faith Defenders

Diocese of Tagbilaran
Logic 1: First Act of the Mind: Understanding
Mark Steven Pandan

COURSE DESCRIPTION
In this course, you will be able to think and communicate in a clear, effective, and sound way. In Logic I,
the focus is on the first act of the mind—Understanding.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Each week has an assigned reading. Student is expected to read the text carefully before each class. Each
class will function only as an extended open forum of the lesson that the student is expected to already
have read beforehand. A brief quiz will be given during each class. The quizzes will be cumulative, that
is, the coverage will be all topics discussed prior.
REQUIRED TEXT
 Peter Kreeft, Socratic Logic, ed. 3.1. (SL)
SUPPLEMENTARY TEXT
 Manuel Piñon, Fundamental Logic. (FL)
 Irving Copi, Carl Cohen, & Kenneth McMahon, Introduction to Logic, ed. 14. (IL)
COURSE SCHEDULE
Mondays, 8:30-10pm – Independent Study Period
Wednesdays, 8:30-10pm – Face to Face Classes at Cogon

Week Topic Readings

1 Logic: Definition, Motives for Studying, and Brief SL, Intro., sec. 1-2.; FL, chs. 1
History & 4. IL, “A Very Brief
History…” & 1.1.
2 The Two Logics SL, Intro., sec. 3., Appendix.
3 3 Mental Acts and Corresponding Expressions SL, Intro., sec. 4-5.
4 The First Act of the Mind: Understanding SL, ch. 1.; FL., chs. 5-8.
5 Classifying Terms and Categories SL, ch. 2., sec. 1-2.
6 Predicables, and Divisions and Outlining SL., ch. 2., sec. 3-4., FL., chs. 9,
11.
7 Midterm Exam SL., ch. 1-2.
8 Material Fallacies: Language and Diversion SL, ch. 3., sec. 1-2., IL, ch. 4.
9 Material Fallacies: Oversimplification and Argumentation SL, ch. 3., sec. 3-4.
10 Material Fallacies: Inductive, Procedural, and SL, ch. 3., sec. 5-8.
Metaphysical
11 Definition: Nature and Rules SL, ch. 4., sec. 1-2., FL., ch. 10.
12 Definition: Kinds and Limits SL, ch. 4., sec. 3-4., IL., 3.4-3.5.
13 Final Exam SL, chs. 1-4.