PHL 214 Lecture 1: PHL Lec 1
24 Jan 2016
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Distinguish between content believed and the attitude of believing. = 3 different attitudes toward the same content. = 3 different beliefs in sense of content. **a belief is either true or false because it says if something is or is. Not the case** e. g. can"t evaluate a hope or a fear as t/f, but if i believe it is raining, can say false because it isn"t raining. If it matches reality, t. if not, f. Sherlock holmes is a detective is true within the fiction of acd. **a statement is an assertion that something is or is not the. It is raining vs omg vs is it raining? . I am cold is a statement because it can be true or false. If it is a description of needs, then it can be true or false. If it is another way of saying please close the window, then it"s not a statement.
