PHILOS 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Disjunctive Syllogism, False Dilemma, Logical Consequence
8 Jun 2016
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Philosophy is abstract because there is no lab work. It is in the head and involves thinking. Love of wisdom (reflecting on one"s reasons) theory of knowledge- epistemology a person changing means a person is alive. We look at the intention, not the outcome. Arguments- series of statements where the last statement supposedly follows from or is supported by the first statements. Reasoning gets you from the premises to the conclusion. Deductive arguments- the truth of the premises guarantees the truth of the conclusion. Inductive arguments- the truth of the premises makes the conclusion. Likely, supports the truth of the conclusion but does not guarantee it. Deductive does not expand our knowledge while inductive does. Validity- if premises are true, the conclusion would have to be true. Soundness- argument is valid and the premises are in fact true. An argument is sound if it valid and has all true premises. Strength- how likely is the conclusion to be true.
