PHIL 1100 Study Guide - The Examined Life, Doxa, Epicurus
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Deductive validity conclusion cannot be false if the premises are assumed to be true. Soundness implies validity of the argument and all true premises. Plato was told by the oracle that he was the wisest man. Know thyself take care of himself at first. Says he has a daimon or conscience or god. He says it"s a matter of wisdom to know and understand life. Plato uses an argumentative and questionnaire way to prove others wrong. He never quite reaches or provides a full answer. Critical doubt is better than unjustified beliefs. A question of what justice is in the soul. Worse to have an unhealthy soul than body. Four truths: don"t fear god or the gods (avoid anxiety, don"t fear death (it"s inevitable and does not harm anybody, the good is easy to get (natural vs. luxuries, the bad is easy to endure (pain is temporary) The examined life, coinel west, ask a taylor(youtube)
