PHI 1050- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 28 pages long!)

• School: Wayne State University
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHI 1050
• Professor: Susan Vineberg

Document Summary

Conclusion: standard form, list premises followed by a line followed by conclusion. Accepting claims: reasonable acceptance may be based upon, empirical observation (under good conditions, reliable sources, good argumentation. Rejectable claims: reasonable rejection maybe based upon, empirical observation, reliable sources, careful reasoning (argumentation or counter example) Premises are not true but they support the conclusion. Abortion involves the deliberate killi(cid:374)g of a preg(cid:374)a(cid:374)t (cid:449)o(cid:373)a(cid:374)(cid:859)s fetus. Killing a human being is morally wrong (cid:894)e(cid:454)(cid:272)ept i(cid:374) (cid:272)ases of self defe(cid:374)se (cid:895). Abortion involves the deli(cid:271)erate killi(cid:374)g of a preg(cid:374)a(cid:374)t (cid:449)o(cid:373)a(cid:374)(cid:859)s fetus. Killing a human being (person) is morally wrong (except in (cid:272)ases of self defe(cid:374)se (cid:895). Abortio(cid:374) i(cid:374)(cid:448)ol(cid:448)es the deli(cid:271)erate killi(cid:374)g of a preg(cid:374)a(cid:374)t (cid:449)o(cid:373)a(cid:374)(cid:859)s fetus. Version c removes the ambiguity, but at the cost of having a very questionable third premise: philosophy 1050. The premises (offered as evidence) are listed above a line. The conclusion (the claim that is argued for) is placed below the line.