POL S212 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Ten Feet Tall, Academic Freedom, Political Philosophy

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POL S212
• Professor: David Kahane

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A series of propositions (premises) that, when taken together, lead to a conclusion. A(cid:374) argu(cid:373)e(cid:374)t is (cid:374)ot : a claim made especially loudly or aggressively (cid:862)just a(cid:374) opi(cid:374)io(cid:374)(cid:863) (cid:449)ithout e(cid:448)ide(cid:374)(cid:272)e or reaso(cid:374)i(cid:374)g to support it. Premise 2: all canadian citizens have the right to freedom of expression. Conclusion: mia has the right to freedom of expression. An argument is valid if its conclusion follows logically from its premises. Premise 1: david is over ten feet tall and has green hair. Premise 2: everyone over ten feet tall has magical powers, unless they have green hair. An argument is sound if its conclusion follows logically from its premises and all the premises are true. Pre(cid:373)ise 2: it is (cid:272)o(cid:374)strai(cid:374)ed o(cid:374)l(cid:455) (cid:271)(cid:455) (cid:862)su(cid:272)h reaso(cid:374)a(cid:271)le li(cid:373)its pres(cid:272)ribed by law as can be demonstrably justified in a free a(cid:374)d de(cid:373)o(cid:272)rati(cid:272) so(cid:272)iet(cid:455)(cid:863) The stud(cid:455) of politi(cid:272)s i(cid:374)(cid:272)ludes : understanding when an argument is valid.