PHIL 201 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Foundationalism, Atomic Theory, Scientific Revolution

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Epistemology -> theory of knowledge (what is it to have knowledge?) Dualism- mind and body exist in the world. A view held by philosophy and scientists, etc. Contain 2 sets of sentences: premises, conclusion. How to distinguish between good arguments and bad ones. 2 requirements: true premises, premises served as reliable evidence for the conclusion. To find out if the premises is true you need to turn to common knowledge. Logic studies the connection/relationship of the premises and conclusion. Not if the premises or conclusion is true. We are looking specifically on the relationship of the premises and conclusion. 2 types of logical arguments: deductive arguments, inductive arguments. Premises 1 if the curry is spicy then i need some chutney. An argument is valid if it is impossible for all its premises to be true and the conclusion to be false. If both premises are true the conclusion must be true.

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