PHI 1104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Renaissance Art, Fallacy, Theogony
12 Jan 2017
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Phi1104 lecture 2 the history of philosophy. Assertion = attempt to prove this is true. Objection = attempt to justify the objection. Within the piece you see plato and aristotle, they are all talking and conversing. The history of philosophy is dialogue guided by reasoned argument that goes throughout time. Starting with the ancient world and ending with the 19th century. Reasoned conversation not just throwing out random unjustified reason, it is one big long argument where the first philosopher makes an assertion and also attempts to prove/justify it. We are often confronted with a choice between 2 or more ways to interpret what someone has said. Often these interpretations have different degrees of plausibility. The least plausible interpretation: often easier to show the statement is false. The more plausible interpretation: usually more difficult to show that the statement is false.
