PHIL1002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Pragmatism, Albert Camus, Empiricism
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Phil1002: studies of philosophy: metaphysics, ontology, epistemology, logic, ethics and morality and aesthetics, part 1 [early modern philosophers]: Stresses abstract and universal experience: scepticism. The view that all our beliefs are doubtful to a certain extent: radical scepticism. Anything i cannot be certain of, i must doubt. Offering practical solutions to philosophical problems. (cid:858)practical(cid:859) empiricism: the fixation of belief. We do not inquire into our beliefs. Inquiry only occurs when we doubt: living without appeal: Ergo, there is no point and no further meaning to life as we experience it: part 2 [existentialism and phenomenology] Frantz fanon: structure of an argument: Premises [things we take or assume to be true] It is essential that the point of issue is agreed to in an argument otherwise it becomes pointless: argument maps: Argument maps are visual representations of inferential structures and are extremely useful for students in philosophy.
