PHIL 221 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Electron Microscope, Nobel Prize In Physics, Theodolite
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A good objection engages with the argument it is objecting to, not just with the conclusion of that argument. A good argument should engage with the reason for. Some of the assumption x makes are implausible. X makes a implicit assumption that is undounded. X"s conclusion doesn"t follow from x"s assumptions. C"s argument trades on a terminological ambiguity. There is some form of interpretation of what philosophers say. Carnap does not explicitly discuss anti-realism in the reading. In order to show your interpretation, you should use i or my interpretation . From the many ways of interpreting a text, choose the interpretation that is the most persuasive and fair. Once this is done, a good persuasive objection can be formulated. Otherwise, if you have a unfair interpretation of the authors position, your objection will be seen as weak. Not a philosopher originally but rather a nobel prize physicist. His prize was awarded for his work on pressure.
