PHIL 2003 Study Guide - Cetacea, Stipulative Definition, Blackboard
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Critical thinking notes: introduction to reasoning and critical thinking: We reason whenever we solve problems, fix anything, think or work. But, we don"t reason when we tell stories, take notes, daydream and experience feelings. Properties of reasonable beliefs: truth: truthfulness makes a thought more reasonable. You accept comments from a trustworthy engineer, unlike the comments of a normal engineer: goodness: if the belief is of more moral goodness (to humanity), it sounds more reasonable. {belief that other races are inferior racism (not reasonable): health: reasonable beliefs are known to be psychologically healthier than the unreasonable ones, and the unreasonable beliefs are often the cause of psychological problems. If you"ve done bad things in the past, this makes you a bad person. (this is unhealthy belief resulting in a deliberately sense of guilt). Also, if you believe that if you don"t pull down top marks in a course this makes you an invaluable person. (panic attacks and depression)}.