PHI 1101 Study Guide - Final Guide: Wishful Thinking, Pathos, Relativism

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHI 1101
• Professor: Sascha Maicher

Document Summary

Whethere it is true or false is independent of whether people think it is true or false ex: life on mars- if we all believed there is life on mars it wouldnt make it happen. Based on one"s opinion but it is not indepenent of whether people think it is true or false. The idea that truth is relative to the standards of a given culture, no god"s eye view which says that one"s culture"s truth is better than the others. Presents a consideration for accepting a claim. Premise - provides a reason for accepting the other part (reason) Conclusion - what the premise supposedly supports or demonstrates (position) Skew our apprehension of reality and interfere with our ability to think clearly, process info accurately, and reason objectively. Belief bias - tendency to evaluate reasoning by the believability. Confirmation bias - tendency to attach more weight to evidence that supports our viewpoint.