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Dive into the realm of logic and deduction with engaging group presentations on Friedrich Nietzsche and discussions on Socrates, syllogisms, and reasoning. Explore deductive processes and syllogisms, then put your skills to the test with games like Pico Fermi Bagels. Witness the art of deduction in action through a debate on the existence of God between Dinesh D’Souza and Christopher Hitchens. Prepare for next week’s moral issue discussions and logic exercises. Enhance your logical thinking and philosophical acumen in this interactive workshop series.
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Practicing & Observing Logic & Deduction Philosophy continued…
Yesterday’s Objectives • Wrap up with our group presentations by learning about Friedrich Nietzsche from Tom, Kayla, Levi • Gain more clarity on Socrates, syllogisms, inductive/deductive reasoning
Quick check / review • What’s a syllogism and how is it related to an argument? • What is the process of deduction?
Today’s Objectives • Practice deduction through Pico Fermi Bagels game • Watch two logical titans debate the existence of God – a debate held at University of Notre Dame – and capture how they use deduction to form their arguments • DineshD’Souza • Christopher Hitchens • Next week -- begin to look at a variety of moral issues and attempt to make logical arguments for your position about those moral issues; quiz towards the end of the week on philosophy
Practicing Logical Thinking: A Game • One person writes a 2-3 digit number • Another person guesses what that number is • For each guess, the number creator gives them a hint… • Pico Fermi Bagels • Fermi: there is a correct digit placed correctly • Pico: there is a correct digit placed incorrectly • Bagels: no digits are correct