PHI 1101 Study Guide - Final Guide: Cephalus, Deductive Reasoning, Presupposition

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

Document Summary

Deductively valid argument forms: hypothetical syllogism breakdown. Therefore, if p, then r: example, if you live in montreal, then you live in quebec. If you live in quebec, then you live in canada. Therefore, if you live in montreal, then you live in canada. Identifying the premises, the conclusion, and the relationship between them. If either is false, the other, by itself, would provide little or no support for the conclusion: v arguments, the premises work independently of each other. Housing and property arrangements for the auxiliaries and guardians. The auxiliaries and guardians must not become savage masters of the citizens. They are more likely to become savage masters if they live as moneymakers. On the other hand, they are less likely to become savage masters if they live as soldiers. If they acquire private property, they will live as moneymakers, not as soldiers. If they do not live and eat together, they will live as moneymakers, not as soldiers.