PHL100Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Eleatics
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How to read (& write) philosophy read slowly see suites on bb. > one page, explain what the author is trying to get across and other page, personal responses to work then why and what no understood if done carelessly, could accidentally lead to plagiarism. What author is trying to get you believe and how author is trying to get you to believe it (reasons), how premises organized to reach conclusion (analysis of progression of premises) Athens miletus and elea important parts of philosophical greece. Parmenides there could not be any change of any kind reality all one and immovable not such thing as space, time and motion. Moral: no argument ever compiles you to believe its conclusion, even if perfectly valid and you have reason to believe it sound, because if one of premises if. With zeno the conclusion is absurd so one premise must be wrong turning it around can lead people to understand the falseness.
