PHI 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Cloning
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1. 2 proposition judgements true or false. Claims: all humans (a) are mortal (b, socrates (c) is a human (a, therefore: socrates (c) is mortal (b) Argument: a set of claims one of which is meant to be supported by the others. Looking to see if one claim leads to another. Conclusion: is a claim meant to be supported nu reasons offered in the argument. No (cid:374)ew i(cid:374)for(cid:373)atio(cid:374), it"s refle(cid:272)ti(cid:374)g all the (cid:272)lai(cid:373)s i(cid:374) the argu(cid:373)e(cid:374)ts. Enthymemes: are arguments that have implicit (unstated) premises or conclusions. Complex argument: argument with one or more intermate conclusions that leads to one final conclusion. Every argument must have a final conclusion because if not it"s just a(cid:374) e(cid:454)pla(cid:374)atio(cid:374) 3 acts of intellect: concepts, propositions can be false or true based on observations, argument or syllogism statements that are valid/invalid. The snow is making driving conditions very dangerous. But i must still go out and vote even though my candidate has no chance of winning.
