PHIL 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Plausible Deniability, Omnibenevolence, Ad Hominem
4 Jul 2016
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Believes that the soul is (proabably) mortal. An attempt to show the falsity of a proposition by attacking a person who believes the proposition ex: the opposition leaders job creation plan is ridiculous. She has never had a real job in her life . Empirical ( a posteriori: knowledge acquired by means of the senses, ex: we know empirically that grass is green and that snow is white. Hume thinks not: by the mere light of reason it seems dif cult to prove the immortality of the soul . The light of reason = a priori. Hume: no a priori knowledge about matters of fact - plato doesn"t believe in the senses can be trusted. Empiricists believe that all knowledge about matters of fact (how the world actually is) is gained empirically. We can only have a priori knowledge about mathematics and other matters that are true by de nition. Ex: triangles have 3 sides and bachelors are unmarried men.
