PHI 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Moo Shu Pork, Chicken Salad, Steak Tartare

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHI 1101
• Professor: Mark Brown

Document Summary

Causal analysis: method of agreement, if two or more occurrences of some phenomenon have only one relevant factor in common, that factor is likely the cause. The method of agreement involves comparing situations in which the same kind of event occurs. If the presence of a certain factor is the only respect in which the situations are the same (that is, agree), then this factor may be identified as the cause of the event. Three people share a dish of moo shu pork at a chinese restaurant. Afterwards, they have different desserts: the first has pie; the second has ice cream; the third, almond cookies. Later, all three develop headaches, mild sweating, and a feeling of tension in and around the temples. S1: moo shu pork, (a), pie (b) :illness (e) S2: moo shu pork (a), ice cream (c): illness(e) S3: moo shu pork (a), almond cookies (d): illness (e)