PHL105Y5 Chapter Notes -Modus Ponens, Deductive Reasoning, Rule 21
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What is philosophy: a discipline, field of inquiry. Worldview: is a set of fundamental ideas that help us make sense of a wide range of important issues in life. Defines for us what exists, what should be, what we can know. It is a statement or claim, couples w/ other statements that are meant to support it. Statement meant to be supported is the conclusion. Statement meant to do the supporting are the premises. Premises are meant to provide reasons for believing: good arguments: that conclusion is true. Gives us good reasons for accepting a conclusion: bad arguments: Fails to provide good reasons: believing a statement for good reasons increases your chances of uncovering truth. Fundamental nature of the universe & the things in it. Both aesthetic & moral value: questions of interest: what makes an action right/wrong? (page 6, epistemology. Questions of interest: does knowledge require certainty? (page 6: logic.
