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Logic

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:9.00
Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:30:11
Study Course Information
Course Code:JF_089LQF level:Level 6
Credit Points:2.00ECTS:3.00
Branch of Science:Law; Civil RightsTarget Audience:Juridical Science
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:Aivars Stankevičs
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:Faculty of Social Sciences
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szfatrsu[pnkts]lv
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)10Lecture Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Lectures20
Classes (count)6Class Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Classes12
Total Contact Hours32
Part-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)4Lecture Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Lectures8
Classes (count)1Class Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Classes2
Total Contact Hours10
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Legal Theory.
Objective:
Broaden students knowledge of logical thinking, its social contexts, key elements and application opportunities in legal science and research.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.TopicType of ImplementationNumberVenue
1The quest for truth – precondition of logical thinking.Lectures1.00auditorium
2Philosophical levels of logical thinking.Lectures1.00auditorium
3Topicality of logic in modern society.Lectures1.00auditorium
Classes2.00auditorium
4Interpretations of logic.Lectures1.00auditorium
5The concept.Lectures1.00auditorium
6Judgment.Lectures1.00auditorium
Classes2.00auditorium
7Conclusion.Lectures2.00auditorium
8Logic and dialectics.Lectures2.00auditorium
9The prognostic function of dialectical logic.Classes2.00auditorium
Topic Layout (Part-Time)
No.TopicType of ImplementationNumberVenue
1The quest for truth – precondition of logical thinking.Lectures1.00auditorium
3Topicality of logic in modern society.Lectures1.00auditorium
6Judgment.Lectures1.00auditorium
8Logic and dialectics.Lectures1.00auditorium
9The prognostic function of dialectical logic.Classes1.00auditorium
Assessment
Unaided Work:
Report, written assignments, literature analysis, collection of information on the Internet, case analysis. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal.
Assessment Criteria:
Passed tests. The final assessment consists of a grade for the report that should reflect the analysis of literature, data on the information obtained on the Internet, carrying out a case analysis: 30%; completion of written assignments: 30%; an examination: 40%. The topics for reports and written assignments are given at the beginning of the course.
Final Examination (Full-Time):Exam (Written)
Final Examination (Part-Time):Exam (Written)
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:Students acquire knowledge of the subject of logic, certain semantic categories (terms, expressions, and operators), deductive and inductive conclusions, and the structure of the reasoning process and the diversity of the laws of logic.
Skills:Are able to deal with logical problems with terms and expressions, are able to use the rules of logic in recognising deductive conclusions, to find quickly arguments for theses to be substantiated.
Competencies:Are able to understand the laws of logic, develop arguments and conclusions, able to identify semantic categories of logic in legal texts.
Bibliography
No.Reference
Required Reading
1Daberts V. Loģika – I. – Rīga: LUMA, 2004. – 307 lpp.
2Daberts V. Loģika – II. – Rīga: LUMA, 2005. – 315 lpp.
3Vedins I. Loģika. – Rīga: Avots, 2009. – 399. lpp.
4I.Vedins, J.Golde. Uzdevumi loģikā. R., 1992., 53 uzdevumi.
Additional Reading
1Quine W.V.O. Grundzüge der Logik. – Frankfurt am Main, 1995.
2Daberts V. Saturiskais termins autoloģiskā lietojumā un metafora //Latvijas Policijas akadēmijas Raksti, Nr. 6, 1999, 21. – 34. lpp.
3Daberts V. Slēdzienu pareizība verifikatīvajā un alētiskajā aspektā // Latvijas Policijas akadēmijas Raksti, Nr. 7, 2000, 41. – 52. lpp.
4Бepкoв B.Ф., ЯcкeвичЯ.C., ПaвлюkeвиЧ B.И. Лoгикa. Mинcк‚ 1997
Other Information Sources
1Jurista Vārds