PHL100Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Conjoined Twins, Political Philosophy, Christopher Hitchens
20 Sep 2016
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Lecture #1: philosophical study, ways to think about philosophy, & delusive arguments. Tuesday september 13th, 2016: the study of philosophy. The ability to cut through waffle; that is, the ability to see when people are obfuscating the meaning of what they"re saying, and to figure out what the true message is. The ability to spot errors in reasoning. The ability to make a point with clarity and precision. The ability to analyze complex issues and arguments. The ability to think independently and creatively. The ability to build a strong and rigorous case. Aesthetics: the study of beauty, particularly in relation to human art. Other philosophical branches: this includes legal philosophy, political philosophy, philosophy of sexuality, and all other miscellaneous fields that do not fit neatly into any of the preceding categories: ways to think about philosophy. This includes questions about questions, such as what is it to be good? and what is it to know something? .
