PHIL 1110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Prime Number, Empiricism, Philosophes
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Justification - an appropriate connection between a person"s belief and the fact which m it true. Evidence - justification that i"ve gathered using senses. Reasons - justification that i"ve gathered without using senses. A posteriori knowledge - knowledge which depends (requires) use of the senses - tells us abou the world. Ex: the mets won the 1969 world series. A priori knowledge - knowledge which is independent of the senses (doesn"t require) - mathematical claims (1&2) and logical truths. Ex: if something is red, then it is colored. In order to properly sort into categories, you must truly understand what is being asked. Skepticism - a technique for raising doubts; usually it"s a consideration. h makes. French, mother died in child birth, father was a lawyer. Served army 2 years, law school w. degree but never practiced it himself. To cast doubt on beliefs, to treat every. Any belief surviving this blank will be th.
