PHIL 210 Lecture 1: PHIL210_Lecture 1_FR020916
21 Feb 2018
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Office ferrier building room 462 textbook language proof and logic. Fitch register for conference www. mcgill. ca/tutoring/tutorial-service citation management software. Final grade two homework assignments 2 * 12. 5% one take-home midterm 25% final exam 50% Valid arguments e. g. of a valid inference all humans are mortal premise 1. Socrates is mortal conclusion horizontal line indicate the conclusion is coming the conclusion follows from the two premises why is this correct what it is exactly that the relationship of "following from" between sentences consists in. 4. the premises and conclusions are sentences the sentences are declarative so it makes sense to claim it is either true or false the conclusion seems forced upon us once we accept the two premises (we cannot deny it) If the premises are accepted (as true) then the conclusion must also be accepted (as true) 5. (as true) it seems that the inference must remain valid when we replace notions such as.
