Teaching Logic in Philosophy

Using Syllogistics to Teach Metalogic

“… I do not mean to deny, of course, that introductory logic courses come with their own set of specific pedagogical challenges. Some students have a difficult time adapting to the use of mathematical symbolism to represent and analyze natural language arguments, and it has been argued that it might be more efficient to postpone the introduction of mathematical symbolism longer than is usually done (Griffith ; Faust ; Carrascal ).…”