MODR 1770 Lecture Notes - Parchive, Monism, Panentheism
31 Jan 2013
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For article analysis: groups e/f/g/h will go on wed. march 6th, groups a/b/c/d will go on wed. march 13th. There"s a midterm (open book) wed. march the 20th. This isn"t a memorization test, but as long as we have the skills we will be fine. The final article analysis is due sunday march 31st. This is where you bring back the skills from argument and argumentation, conceptual analysis and determine how an author uses/defines a concept, and whether they have embedded assumptions and whether they"re consistent. We evaluate deductive/inductive arguments, and look for hidden premises and fallacies in arguments. We are not taking a position, instead we"re critical thinkers evaluating the authors position (remain neutral position: we should be in a position to publish after this. Step 6: keeping our own analysis in mind, examine the authors use of these same concepts. 3) are they used consistently or do they shift in meaning throughout the passage fallacy of equivocation.
