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disciplines: Logic and psychology; Logic and gnoseology; Logic andMetaphysics. Brief historical survey.2. The operations of the mind: The mind; fundamental operations of themind; the grasp of knowledge.3. The uses of Language.4. Ideas and terms: The idea; the expression of ideas; the clarification ofideas; definitions.5. Judgements and propositions: The judgement; the proposition; propertiesof propositions.6. Reasoning and argument:Reasoning; expression and logical reasoning; the laws of argument; thecategorical syllogism and its eight laws; the figure of the categoricalsyllogism; moods of the categorical syllogism; establishing the validity of acategorical syllogism; establishing the validity of a categorical syllogism byreduction of the first figure.7. The Hypothetical Syllogism: the conditional syllogism; the conjunctivesyllogism; the disjunctive syllogism. Other forms of syllogistic arguments:the enthymeme; the epicherema; the polysyllogism; sorites; the dilemna.8. Laws of thought.9. Fallacies.10. Symbolic Logic.Bibliography:Aprangler, M. M., Logic: An Aristotelian Approach, University Press of America,1986; Copi, I. M., Introduction to Logic, Collier-MacMillan Co., London, SeventhEdition, 1986; Ennis, R. H., Ordinary Logic, Prentice-Hall Inc., New Jersey, 1969;Lemmon, E. J., Beginning Logic, Thomas Nelson and Sons, London, 1965; Mitchell,D., An Introduction to Logic, Hutchinson & Co., London, 1967; Toulmin, S. E., TheUses of Argument, University Press, Cambridge, 1969.PM 117 – Scientific Methodology (Sem I & II)1. What is Methodology?2. Its usefulness.3. Study: Aim at personal work in study. Dispositions for effective studies.Conditions for effective studies.4. Classes or lectures: Their usefulness. Limitations and dangers of classes.Conditions for effective classes.5. Scientific work proper: Sources and subsidiary works. Dispositions forscientific work; taking notes. Examples of scientific works: Term papers,Seminars, Dissertations and Theses. Choice of subjects. Basic tools forscientific work.6. Introduction to the use of the Library and different arrangements in aLibrary.
Bibliography:Albaugh, R. M., Thesis Writing: A Guide to Scholarly Style, Littlefield, Adams andCo., Totowa, N.J. 1968; Alexis, A. J., Methodology for Research: Guide for WritingDissertations, Theses and Scientific Papers, Bangalore, 1986; Fr. Dominic of St. Teresa,O.C.D., Methodology of Study and Scientific Work, 2 nd ed., Alwaye-3, India, 1965;Meynet, R., Norme Tipografiche per la Composizione dei Testi con il Computer, EditricePontificia Università Gregoriana, Roma, 2000;Henrici, P., Guida Pratica Allo Studio, Editrice Pontificia Università Gregoriana,Roma, 1997.PS 200 – Introduction to Scripture (Sem. 1 & II)This is an introductory course in Sacred Scripture; however, it is presumedthat at this stage the Seminarians already have a good knowledge of what theBible is, with regard to authorship, inspiration, canon, divisions. A quickrevision could be done, but the main thrust will be to introduce them to thevarious traditions behind the Old Testament writings and to enable them cometo grips with how and when the New Testament was composed and written.1. The Bible.2. The Books of the Bible.3. How to read the Bible.4. The Bible – the Word of God.5. The Old Testament analysed (Sources – (L), J, E, P, D, (B, H)).6. Inspiration.7. The Biblical Canon.8. Hermeneutics.In the second semester, the Seminarians will be introduced specifically to theBook of the Psalms as the prayer book of God’s people, then and now. Thevarious types of psalms will be studied together with the life situations thatoccasioned them. Selected psalms will be read as part of the course.1. Introduction.2. Numbering the Psalms.3. Division of the Psalter.4. The Psalter – A Prayer Book.5. Psalm Types.6. Christ in the Psalms.7. General Survey of the Psalter.8. Explanation of selected Psalms.Bibliography - Main Texts:Childs, B. S., Introduction to the Old Testament as Scripture, London: SCM Press, 3 rdImpr., 1987; Harrington, W. J., Key to the Bible, 3 vols., Makati, Philippines: 1987;
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