PHILOS 1B03 Lecture 2: Lecture 2
19 Dec 2015
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Lecture 2: julie knows that the jays will win the world series - empirical, if julie knows that the jays will win the world series, then it"s true that the jays will win the world series. S knows that p only if: s believes p, s is justified in believing p, p is true. So, if s really does know that p, and then necessarily p must be true! Puzzling cases: popular vote less than 50, candidates all selected by gov"t russia, china, zimbabwe, tyranny of the majority john stuart mill; human rights. Consistent with concept of democracy violations; systematic minority discrimination. Philosophers mainly investigate two kinds of questions: abstract conceptual questions (is majority rule sufficient for, basis normative questions (is democracy the morally best form democracy?) of gov"t?) Caution: philosophers do often draw on empirical claims/evidence. But assessing empirical claims/evidence not a philosophical activity. Philosophy challenges beliefs and ideas taken for granted .
