PHIL 1500 : PHIL 1500 - 3.docx

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHIL 1500
• Professor: Jay Drydyk

Document Summary

Phil 1500p contemporary moral, social, & religious issues. A claim is plausible if we have good reason to believe it is true. A claim is less plausible if we do not have or have less good reason to believe it"s true. Two types of reason to accept, or reject, premises. Ex: brothers are male siblings, and sue once told me that pat is her brother, so pat must be a guy. This means the person was in a position to clearly perceive what happened and that the same person has clear recollection of this memory. This means that sources are able to know what they are talking about (eyewitness, experience over time, expert knowledge, or public organizations that do any of the above) and there is no reason to doubt their honesty. Common knowledge (ex: earth is not flat. The balance of reasons approach is when you mist compare each claim with the contradictory claim.