SSH 105 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Critical Thinking, Relativism
6 Jan 2014
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Jones believes the world is flat, it is justified because it looks flat and has been investigated, but this is false because the world is a sphere. This is unlucky: belief (they think the world/facts are a certain way), truth (the facts are right), Unjustified (not enough of the right kind of evidence)(not knowledge) Ex: jones believes he is 5 foot 12, it is true because he is actually 5 foot. 12, but has never measured himself and has no justification: this is a lucky guess, justification (lots of proof for the thing), truth (the thing is true and on their side), Ex: james does not believe people have been on the moon, even if there is lots of evidence and as a matter of fact we did. This is denial: critical thinking can help us to make sure that our beliefs are justified, which will mean they are more likely to be true.
