PHIL 1F91 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Swami Vivekananda, Intentionality, Modus Ponens
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How to reconstruct complex arguments: figure out the conclusion, figure out the premises, place the premises in their logical order. Employ the principle of charity: just because an argument is not very clear, or well-structured does not mean that it cannot be presented clearly. There is not past or future even in thought, because to think it you have to make it present. The last part is somewhat confusing and it appears that there could be two meaning for to make it present. To think is always to be thinking of something: this is franz bretano"s thesis of intentionality: consciousness is always consciousness of something. While consciousness is always temporal thoughts take place in time. Therefor: neither the past or future exist. (modus ponens 5,6,7) First, we might ask: what does augustine mean by i should prefer nonexistence to miserable existence? .