PHIL 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Modus Ponens, Enumerative Induction, Modus Tollens

• School: York University
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHIL 1000
• Professor: Alex Manafu

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Philosophy is about fundamental ideas, those upon which other ideas depend. Fundamental belief logically supports other beliefs, and the more beliefs it supports the more fundamental it is: e. g. Supports other beliefs about morality, life after death, heaven, hell etc: fundamental beliefs can be true/false but they constitute the framework of your whole belief system, make up (cid:455)ou(cid:396) (cid:862)philosoph(cid:455) of life(cid:863). Philosoph(cid:455)"s g(cid:396)eatest p(cid:396)a(cid:272)ti(cid:272)al (cid:271)e(cid:374)efit: improve our lives by improving our philosophy of life: faulty philosophy of life can lead to a misspent/misdirected/meaningless life. (cid:862)a(cid:374) u(cid:374)e(cid:454)a(cid:373)i(cid:374)ed life is (cid:374)ot (cid:449)o(cid:396)th li(cid:448)i(cid:374)g(cid:863) socrates: scrutinize your life by practicing philosophy asking questions, searching for wisdom, philosophy = love for wisdom. Philosoph(cid:455)"s chief theoretical benefit: understanding for its own sake. Do humans have free will: epistemology the study of knowledge, e. g. Does knowledge require certainty: axiology the study of value, including both aesthetic value and moral value, ethics the study of moral value using the philosophical method, e. g.