Showing posts with label Logic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Logic. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Outline for "Logical Method and the Law"

This week's essay is, I think, one of the more difficult (sorry George!). So here's a brief outline of what I intend to talk about during class tomorrow. I'll work it in and around our discussion and come back to it at the end; hold me to this if something doesn't get covered to your satisfaction.

Dewey's Dichotomy: Logic vs. "Common Sense"

1. Logic (Standard View)
  • Universals/Principals/Major Premises
  • Particulars/Facts/Minor Premises
  • Conclusion
2. Experimental Logic (Dewey's View)
  • Universals
  • Particulars
  • Conclusion
  • Inquiry
  • Judgment & Justification
3. Relevance for Teachers
  • Are teachers technicians? Judges? Experts?