PHIL 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Euclidean Geometry, Likelihood Principle, Correspondence Theory Of Truth
29 May 2016
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We don"t know (or aren"t justified in believing) lots of things we thought we knew. One position: identical, mind is the brain, another position: dualism. Free will/action (hard determinism, we"re never free-its an illusion, others argue: yes, we are (at least sometimes) free. Determinism: specify all the facts at once, able to determine what will happen (moral responsibility) Connection between actions that are free and actions responsible for. Systematic examination of the rational grounds of our beliefs. Historically what philosophy is has changed over time. Answered by physics (scientific questions and philosophical questions were mixed together) 20th century separate off and go in own ways. Be as clear as you can with what you"re arguing. An argument contains one or more premises and one or more conclusions. Conclusion is the claim you"re trying to establish and premises are the evidence and reasons the conclusion is supposed to be true.
