PHL100Y1 Study Guide - Logical Truth, Scientific Method, Turing Test

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Valid argument: impossible for premises to be true and conclusion to be false; determined by the form. Sound argument: all premises are true and conclusion is true. On the top of other parts of soul: spiritual- guardians (desire: honour & glory/emotions) Social (about what others think: appetitive- producers (desire: pleasure) Types of soul defines the type of action. The three causes: 1) origin & movement (soul made what is there), 2) end (soul made a purpose/goal), 3) essence of living body (soul shapes form/physical traits). Example: being told 1+1=3 and just accepting it without proving it myself. How do we believe in truth: correspondence with reality, result of a process (scientific method, agreement, individual truth (only for who is considered reasonable) Necessary (has to be true in all possible worlds) ex: triangle has 3 sides (always) Contingent (doesn"t have to be true in all possible worlds) ex: it"s cold out (not cold during summer)

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