2nd SEMESTER

LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL STUDIES
2nd SEMESTER 2022/2023 ACADEMIC SESSION
GNS 125: LOGIC, PHILOSOPHY & HUMAN EXISTENCE/100LEVEL
S/N NAME/PHONE No. UNDERSTANDING PHILOSOPHY COURSE LEVEL DEPARTMENT UNITS
CODE SERVICED
1 1.1 Meaning and origin Philosophy GST 125 100level 2
1.2 Etymology: Philo, Sophia – Love of Wisdom, quest
for knowledge, continuously critical search, yearning
to reach and understand the ultimate truths of reality.
It is the critical reflection of human experience,
attempting to understand the fundamental principles
in reality, critically engaging the things in reality that
evoke wonder and incite human admiration and
thought.
1.3 Attribute/Features of Philosophy
PHILOSOPHY & CRITICAL REASONING/REFLECTION
2. 2.1 History of Philosophy, Philosophizing, critical
reasoning/reflection
2.2 Understanding philosophy from the lens of Socrates,
Plato and Aristotle.
2.3 Philosophy as continuous questioning, Socratic
dialectics, critical thinking, formation of arguments,
critique of arguments, assertions, and existing
knowledge
2.4 Branches of Philosophy – Aesthetic, Epistemology, Ethics,
Logic, Metaphysics, Ontology
2.5 Problems of Philosophy
THE CONCEPT OF LOGIC/LOGICAL REASONING
3. 3.1 The concept of Logic 100l
3.2 Logical Thinking/Reasoning
3.2 Components of Logical Reasoning:
3.4 Inductive & Deductive Reasoning
3.5 Reasoning process in Logic – Syllogism, Premise
(types – true/false) and Conclusion
3.6 Fallacies (formal/informal fallacies)
ARGUMENTS
4. 4.1 What are Arguments? +
4.2 Understanding Valid & Invalid Arguments
4.3 Premises and Conclusions of Arguments
4.4 Inferences (Weak & Strong Arguments)
4.5 Inferences and Identifiers
4.6 Creative and Critical Thinking
 PHILOSOPHY ON HUMAN EXISTENCE
5 5.1 Philosophy and politics
5.2 Philosophy and human conduct
5.3 Philosophy and religion
5.4 Philosophy and human values
5.5 Philosophy and character moulding
5.6 Philosophy and existence, etc