PHI 1101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Existentialism, Jean-Paul Sartre

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

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Arguments may deal with difficult subject matter, be stated in obscure language, or be long and complex. The goal is to reach the point where we can evaluate arguments, asking questions such as are the premises true?" or is the inference logically successful?". First, however, we have to be able to clarify the relationships between the premises and the conclusion(s) To analyze arguments, we will put them into standard form. Arrange the claims so the premises come before the conclusion they support. Do this for intermediate conclusions and the final conclusion. Number the premises and conclusions in the revised order. After each conclusion, write the number of the premise(s) that support(s) it. (pg. For purposes for this class, we should pick out the conclusion first, and then order the premises. The conclusion: all men are mortal, socrates is a man, socrates is mortal. (1, 2) We can employ a diagram to show the connections among claims in complex arguments.