PHILO-120 Lecture 8: Philo 120 (spring) - C8

• School: Diablo Valley College
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHILO-120
• Professor: price

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An argument is a connected series of statements intended to establish a definite proposition (by writers of monty python, maybe? probably. but good definition) *when asked to assess arguments, not only assess conclusion, but also everything in between. 1) everybody who is not insane (biologically) very much wants to preserve her life and to secure it. 2) what is good for a person is what that person wants. E. g. if what you most want is survival, then what is good for you is survival, and the pursuit of your survival (whatever is necessary) will be good for you. 3) we are interested in the state of nature + society without government. 4) humans are equal in that: we are all vulnerable, we are all roughly equal in prudence (at predicting the consequences of our actions) The state of nature is a state of war . Doesn"t mean people are engaged in fighting;