PHIL 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Socratic Method, Sophist
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:lifted out of greek and put into english- philos + sophia. Socrates used this term to describe his work (469-399 bce) Socrates skeptical of sophists - their claims to wisdom is self-inflated. Soc didn"t have wisdom, he"s a philosopher- lover of wisdom. He was always seeking wisdom- thinks that"s what philosophy is all about. Philosophy = inquiry- seeking wisdom as opposed to thinking you already have it. Philosophy is the ungainly attempt to tackle questions that come naturally to children, using methods that come naturally to lawyers (david hills) An attempt to give reasons for holding a certain position. The reasons that you give for holding the conclusion. An argument is valid if its conclusion follows from its premises. All its premises are true: life has meaning only if god exists, god does not exist, therefore, life does not have meaning. People who believe in god will claim this to be invalid.
