Republic of the Philippines SAMAR STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Catbalogan, City Telephone Numbers: (055)-542-8394/ (055)-251-2139 Website: www.ssu.edu.ph
UNIFIED AND UPDATED SYLLABUS Academic Year: Second Semester SY 2013-2014 I.
Course Number
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Humanities 2
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Course Descriptive Title
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Logic and Ethics
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Credit Units/Time Frame
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3 units/54 hours
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Course Pre-requisite/s
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None
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Professor/s
:
Nathalie Ann C. Alaga
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Academic Term and School Year
:
Second Semester; SY 2013-2014
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Time Allotment
:
54 hours
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Vision and Mission of SSU
: SSU VISION
The University commits itself to the development of human potentials and the fortification of human conditions as subsumed in the fundamental matrix of the life of the indigenous society and in the realities of global community. SSU MISSION The University shall primarily provide advanced instruction and professional training in the arts, philosophy, social sciences, agriculture and fishery, forestry, science and technology, engineering, education, law and other related fields. It shall also undertake research and extension services, and provide progressive leadership in its areas of specialization. Sec.2. R.A. 9313
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COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE (CAS) GOAL The College of Arts and Sciences commits itself to the following goals. 1. Develop through instruction, intellectual acumen and globally acceptable technology-based skills directed at the service of God, country, and fellowmen; 2. Foster a desirable attitudes towards research and promote continuing education as a means of achieving personal growth and development; 3. Encourage meaningful community involvement through innovative and responsive strategies geared towards national development, and 4. Instill positive productivity for gaining sustainable growth and self-sufficiency in a progressive and environment-friendly society.
X. PROGRAM OBJECTIVES Cognizant of these goals, the programs and activities of the college of Arts and Sciences are continuously geared towards the attainment of the following tangible objectives. • • • • •
Enhance professional competence of faculty in the different academic subjects; Facilitate the integral development and students by providing them relevant academic training; Enrich the curriculum keeping it abreast with the current trends in the different areas of study and making it more responsive to the changing environment. Enhance physical facilities so as to provide an atmosphere conducive to learning; Conduct extension activities and functional researches for the improvement of instruction.
On the whole, the college of Arts and Sciences aspires to foster academic community imbued with a zeal for Commitment, Achievement and Services.
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course deals with the systematic study and the definition and division of concept, the formulation of judgment, immediate and mediate, inference, and deductive reasoning with inclusion of philosophical reflection or moral experience and the ultimate foundations of moral value, theories of morality, philosophy and hierarchy of moral values. XII.
COURSE OBJECTIVES General Objectives: At the completion of each topic and suggested activities, the students are expected to: 1. To obtain in-depth knowledge of the science of human conduct; 2. To enhance, through study, the power of the mental faculty in knowing, comprehending, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and evaluating philosophical concepts and terms; 3. To appreciate the value of ethics and morality in human lives and their indispensable intellectual exercise. Specific Objectives: Students are expected to: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
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To be able to discuss the scope and meaning of ethics; To compare and analyze the different ethical theories and their implication on human conduct; To examine the ethical relationships between the individual and the state; To cite examples on the different levels of reasoning; To identify errors or fallacies in reasoning; To become familiar with the use of symbols in logic; To show appreciation on the importance of individual search for truth.
CORE VALUES a. Honesty and Integrity b. Kindness
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COURSE CONTENTS Topic/Unit of Work
Time Frame/Allotment (Hours)
Covered) PART I. LOGIC A. Introduction to Philosophy, Definitions B. Philosophical Forms and Symbols C. Introduction to Logic D. 1. What is Logic? (Meer, ) 2. Thinking 3. The Formal Object of Logic 4. Importance of Logic 5. Types of Logic 6. Art of the Mind: The Mental Operatives 7. What is Language?
2 hours 2 hours 2 hours 2 hours 2 hours 2 hours 2 hours
E. Concepts and Terms 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
What is a Concept? Types of Concepts What is a Term? What is a Supposition? What does Definition Mean?
1 hour 1 hour 1 hour 1 hour 1 hour
Remarks (Partially/Fully
F. Judgment and Proposition 13. 14. 15. 16. 17.
What is a Judgment? What is a Proposition? Symbols of Categorical Propositions Venn Diagram What is a Hypothetical Proposition?
1 hour 1 hour 1 hour 1 hour 1 hour
F. Reasoning 18. 19. 20. 21.
What is Reasoning/ Inference? Inference/ Syllogisms? What are Fallacies? Review of Symbolic Logic
1 hour 1 hour 1 hour 1 hour
PART II. ETHICS G. Introduction 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
The Foundation of Ethics (Montemayor, ) The Scope and Meaning of Ethics Fundamental Concepts Two Fundamental Questions Questions on the Norm of Morality Defective Norms of Morality Specific Determinants of Morality Baha’i Concept of Morality and Spirituality (Hatcher & Hatcher, 193-196) 9. Ethics and Law 10. Human Rights and Natural Law
2 hours 2 hours 2 hours 2 hours 2 hours 2 hours 1 hour 1 hour 1 hour 1 hour
H. Special Ethics 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
Ethics and Love The Individual and the State Moral Philosophy of Democracy Liberty and Law Ethics and Mysticism
1 hour 1 hour 1 hour 1 hour 1 hour
Sub-total no. of Hours Examinations Total no. of Hours XV.
51 hours 3 hours 54 hours
METHODOLOGIES/STRATEGIES a. b. c. d. e.
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Participative Method Socratic Method Lecture Discussion Reportorial Method Group Dynamics
EVALUATION PARAMETERS/MEASURES Midterm/Final Exams Class Participation Quizzes Term Paper/Project
40% 15% 20% 25% 100%
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REFERENCES Hatcher, John and William Hatcher. The Law of Love Enshrined. Oxford: George Ronald. 1999. Montemayor, Felix. Ethics: The Philosophy of Life. National Bookstore. 1994. Meer, Thelma, Lou S. Hualda and Lamberto M. Bamba, Jr. Basics of Logic. Trinitas Publishing, Inc. 2004. Cruz, Corazon L. Philosophy of Man, 3rd edition. National Bookstore. 2006. (Third Reprint Edition)
Prepared by:
NATHALIE ANN C. ALAGA Instructor/Professor Approved:
FLORABELLE B. PATOSA, Ph.D. Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
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